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Our enthusiastic champion of small fruits, E. F. Peck, read a pa- 

 per on "Culture of Strawberries and Raspberries." He favors the 

 "hill" system and believes in using wood ashes as a fertilizer. 



"Sunshine and Flowers as Friends for the Shut-ins," by Mrs. J. 

 Freeman, was an inspiring paper on this topic. 



A large audience was present at the evening session. An elo- 

 quent address of welcome by Dr. Walker was responded to by 

 Clarence Wedge. Music and readings by talented citizens of Spring 

 Valley were enjoyable features of this session. A paper on "Nature 

 God's Picture Book," by Miss Lena Freeman, was well received. E. 

 H. S. Dartt read an original poem, "The Pioneer," which created 

 considerable merriment and called forth much applause. 



A very interesting feature of this session was the reading of the 

 essays on "How to Plant an Apple Tree," written by boys and girls 

 under sixteen years of age. The first prize essay being read by the 

 author. Miss Irene E. Warren, Spring Valley. 



A vote of thanks to the citizens of Spring Valley who had kindly 

 assisted on the program, and a parting song by the high school 

 male quartet, concluded the proceedings of this session. 



The report of committee on fruit list was adopted as follows: 



APPLES. 



Of the first degree of hardiness for planting in Minnesota: Duchess, Hibernal, 

 Charlamoff. 



Of the second degree of hardiness: Wealth j', Longfield, Tetofsky, Malinda, 

 Patten. 



Promising varieties for trial: Okabena, Peerless, Repka Malenka, Anisitn, 

 Nelson. 



CRABS AND HYBRIDS. 

 Best for general cultivation: Virginia, Whitney, Minnesota, Sweet Russet. 

 Promising varieties for trial: Dartt, Pride of Minneapolis. 



PLUMS. 

 Best for general cultivation: De Soto, Cheney, Wolf, Rollingstone, Wyant. 

 Most promising varieties for trial: Rockford, Ocheeda, Surprise, Aitken. 



GRAPES. 

 Concord, Delaware, Moore's Early, Worden, Brighton. 



RASPBERRIES. 

 Red varieties: Turner, Cuthbert, Louden, Miller. 



Black and purple varieties: Ohio, Palmer, Nemaha, Older, Columbia. 

 BLA.CKBERRIES. 



Ancient Briton, Snvder. 



CURRANTS. 



Red Dutch, White Grape, Victoria, Long Bunch Holland. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 

 Houghton, Downing, Red Jacket. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Pistillate: Crescent, Warfield, Haverland. Staaiinate: Bederwood, Wilson , 

 Enchance, Lovett, Splendid. 



NATIVE FRUITS OF SOME VALUE. 



Valuable for trial: Dwarf Juneberry, Sand Cherry, Buffalo Berry, High Bush 

 Cranberry. 



PREMIUMS ON APPLES. 

 Plate Wealthy— First, J B. Mitchell; second, J. C. Hawkins. 

 Plate Hibernal— First, J. B. Mitchell. 

 Plate Peerless— First, A. Hamlin. 



