ANNUAL MEETING, I9O2, MINN. STATE AGRI. SOCIETY. 69 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1902, MINN. STATE AGRICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



OLIVER GIBBS, MINNEAPOLIS. 



The State Agricultural Society and Stock Breeders' Associa- 

 tion (in joint session) closed another successful three-day annual 

 meeting, at the capitol in St. Paul, Thursday noon, January 16th 



The program as rendered, differing slightly from the one pre- 

 viously announced, was as follows, with lively discussions of the 

 addresses and papers: 



Address by Governor S. R. Van Sant. Paper on the growth 

 and development of the state agricultural resources, by E. D. 

 Childs, of Crookston. Paper by S. L. Moore, general freight agent 

 of the Northern Pacific railway, on the stock raising industry of 

 Minnesota from the standpoint of a railroad man. 



Address by M. F. Greeley, of South Dakota, on the develop- 

 ment of the sheep industry, and by Prof. A. M. Soule, of Tennes- 

 see, on the relative conformation sought in beef and dairy cattle. 



Supt. O. C. Gregg, of the Farmers' Institute, spoke on the im- 

 provement of Minnesota cattle, and Prof. W. M. Hays, of the 

 School of Agriculture, on the breeding of animals for intrinsic 

 qualities. 



Prof. Soule also read a paper on the influences affecting the 

 economic production of beef. 



On Wednesday afternoon the societies listened to an interest- 

 ing address by Mrs. Bramhall, of St. Paul, on the forestry reserve 

 question, and voted to indorse her plans by sending their resolu- 

 tions thereon to the Minnesota senators and representatives in 

 congress. 



Prof. E. S. Goff, of the Wisconsin School of Agriculture, read 

 a good paper on tillage as a preventive of drouth. 



The star effort of the day program was reserved for the last, 

 and that was the address of Farmer A. P. Grout, of Winchester, 

 drawings of the several types of profitable and unprofitable cattle, 

 on the hoof and as dressed beef. Mr. Grout was the only speaker 

 who succeeded in turning the entire audience to his view of the 

 subject; even the chairs in the assembly hall all turned that way. 

 It was a great scoop for Farmer Grout among so many learned pro- 

 fessors of agricultural science. 



Wednesday evening, the 15th, the boys and girls of the agri- 

 cultural school. Dean W. M. Liggett presiding, gave an enter- 

 taining program, as follows, receiving a handsome testimonial of 

 their proficiency in the applause of the audience at the time, and 



