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Prof. N. E. Hansen, (S. D.): The report is now in the 

 hands of the printer — would be altogether to voluminous to 

 read here. 



Mr. Wedge: I do not believe there is any necessity for 

 reading that report. It has been published in our report, por- 

 tions of it, although there would be some valuable discussion 

 brought out if the report was presented. I think work of this 

 kind might be of great value to kindred societies of the North- 

 west that are in this particular section. I think when the Da- 

 kota societies become organized and we "have occasional meet- 

 ings of representatives from the Northern Iowa societies, Min- 

 nesota society and Dakota society, it will be of great value 

 in helping us classify or systematize our seedlings, and also, 

 perhaps, native plums that originated in this section. I have 

 thought that some such meeting as this might be of great 

 value to horticulture in the Northwest if held occasionally, say 

 once in two or three years. 



The President: I think the work has been done well, and it 

 is a work that will be of great value to the Northwest. The 

 work has been very carefully and systematically done, and it is 

 a step in the right direction. 



Mr. Wedge: There is a question in my mind whether we 

 ought not as a society in some way to adopt this report. If it is 

 the opinion of the society that the work has been well done 

 and properly done, we ought to adopt it as a matter of author- 

 ity from this association. If any other society should adopt 

 this report it would have no special authority as a matter of 

 reference. We had hoped to do a work which would be an au- 

 thority and reference on nomenclature, especially in regard to 

 Russian apples. 



Mr. Elliot: We have full confidence in that committee, and 

 I think they would make no recommendation that is not good. 



Prof. Hansen: I will say that the whole report will be pub- 

 ; . . : [ urist." 



Keeping Apples Sound all Winter.— Take fine, dry sawdust, 

 preferably that made b}' a circular saw from hard wood, and place 

 a thick layer on bottom of barrel, then place a layer of apples, not 

 close together, and not close to the sides of the barrel. Put saw- 

 dust liberally over and around, and so proceed until a bushel and a 

 half or less are packed in the barrel. Keep in a cool place. No 

 bruised or mellow apples will be preserved, but they will not com- 

 municate rot to the other apples. This is an easier and quicker way 

 than to wrap each specimen in paper, and the apples would bring 

 fancy prices in the late spring. — Emma Clearn^aters. 



