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an extended description of cover crops as a fertilizer. Says farm- 

 ers should only grow for their own use; southern products have 

 ruined home market. Succeeds with nutmeg melons and gets 

 them early by starting' under glass. 



"Blight," Frederick Cranefield, was an excellent article on 

 the bacterial theory which aroused heated discussion but failed to 

 provide any practical remedy. Wet season most productive of 

 disease and spraying useless. 



Wednesday evening session. Reports from local societies show 

 they are in a measure successful when largely of a social nature. 



Reports of judges on fruit committee was followed by the pres- 

 ident's address delivered in a few well chosen words of encourage- 

 ment and recommending an appeal to the legislature for large 

 appropriation for making suitable exhibits at the Louisiana Pur- 

 chase Exposition. Secretary's and treasurer's reports followed. 



Election of officers resulted in all the old ones being re-elected 

 for another year. 



Thursday evening session. "Strawberry Culture," J. R. Rea- 

 soner, Urbana, 111., and "The New Strawberry," Geo. J. Kellogg. 

 Mr. Reasoner is originator of the Senator Dunlap strawberry and 

 is a careful, painstaking breeder. Mr. Kellogg and others highly 

 recommended this variety and praised its merits. 



"How to Grow Pears in Wisconsin," J. L. Schultz, Lake Mills. 

 He has succeeded to a remarkable extent. 



The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to three papers 

 by women, and, as in our own society, they proved the most inter- 

 esting and most ably written of all on the program, which goes 

 to show that in order to improve our societies we need more help 

 from the ladies. These essays were entitled, "The Open Road," 

 Mrs. Fannie Earle, Lake Mills; "Ideal Citizenship," Mrs. S. G. 

 Floyd, Eureka, and "Horticultural Work for Women," by Mrs. 

 Mae L. Bradt, Eureka. 



Thursday evening was devoted to memorial addresses bv Rev. 

 E. G. Updike, W. A. Henry, C. F. Cronk and A. J. Philips on the 

 life and work of Prof. E. S. GofT, and glowing tributes were be- 

 stowed on him as a horticulturist, as a business man, as an in- 

 structor and a Christian gentleman. This with the announcement 

 of the departure of E. H.- S. Dartt saddened an otherwise pleasant 

 occasion and concluded the sessions, which had been eminently 

 entertaining and instructive and will be long remembered by your 

 delegate. 



NOTES ON WISCONSIN MEETING. 



OLIVER GIBBS. 



Following the excellent report of Mr. Harris, as an observer 

 at the meeting, I will add an item or two. The York Imperial in 

 the Missouri apple exhibit appeared to be the running mate of 

 the Ben Davis; and variation due to environment was illustrated 

 by comparison of a Ben Davis from Pierce county, Wisconsin, 



