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out the old growth after the fourth year, not suffering any wood to 

 grow except what is needed for fruit or to enlarge the bush. After 

 the third year a good forkful of barnyard manure should be put at 

 the roots of each bush every fall. 



After the first or second year cultivate shallow and not close up 

 to the bushes. Use the hoe around the bushes. 



If you plant the suckering kinds, like the Victoria, the suckers 

 should be pulled out about the time the currants are half set each 

 spring. Do not neglect this, if best results are expected, 



I have had good success with green clover mulching in currants 

 — it saves cultivation, keeps the soil cool, moist and mellow, and 

 the fruit clean. Try it. 



I will close by saying — plant only the best varieties, give them the 

 best of care, and your reward will be a fine crop of the best of fruit. 



BROWN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL CLUB. 



ARMAND PiSTRY, SECRETARY, NEW ULM. 



It is with great pleasure on my part that I can report to you today 

 the permanent organization of the " Brown County Horticultural 

 Club," which was effected at a meeting of a few friends of the aims 

 of your society, held yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr. Wm. 

 Pfaender, Jr. The informal meeting was presided over by Mr. Otto 

 Schell, assisted by Mr. Wm. Pfaendar as secretary. A constitution 

 with by-laws was adopted after the form indicated in the Report of 

 the State Horticultural Society for 1894, eight members signing it. 

 The permanent organization elected Mr. John Zeller as president, 

 and the undersigned as secretary and treasurer. A special meeting 

 of the club will be held in the near future, when President Zeller 

 will endeavor to have appear before it some of the able speakers of 

 your society. We expect to have a good meeting, which will lead to 

 swelling the number of our members to over twenty-five before the 

 first of the year, when we shall join your society in a body. 

 Dec. 12, 1898. 



JANUARY MEETING, BY E. H. S, DARTT. 



It was my privilege to attend a meeting of the Brown County 

 Horticultural Club at New Ulm, Jan. 10th. There was a fair attend- 

 ance. Members seemed earnest and energetic. Mr. John Zellar, the 

 president of the club, delights in being called a tree crank. He has 

 planted a young orchard of 200 or 300 trees, and cultivates small 

 fruits and vegetables between the rows. Orchard location, soil and 

 best varieties were discussed. They have faith in many varieties 

 that are quite likely to fail when our next very severe winter comes. 



Martin Penning, of Sleepy Eye, gave a list of best plums as 

 follows : Surprise, Stoddard, Wyant, De Soto and Cheney. The 

 Surprise is a new variety originated by Mr. Penning, and two trees 

 have been ordered for the Owatonna Tree Station. Mr. Penning 

 thinks the New Ulm is too soft for shipment. 



