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The YE1.1.OW Transparent.— "Mr. Somerville told me he had a group 

 of Yellow Transparents from Mr. Tuttle, of Baraboo, stock that did not blight 

 at all, and another gioup from the Iowa Agricultural College that blighted 

 badly, both contiguous and in same conditions of age, soil and culture. Why 

 one group blighted and the other not may be a matter of conjecture, but where 

 this variety can be grown without blight we have nothing better of its class. 

 I grew it several years fruiting in South Dakota and found it the most profit- 

 able early market apple we had, coming in, as it did, ahead of all southern 

 early apples and before the Duchess." Oliver Gibbs. 



An Increased Appropriation for the Horticui<turai. Society. — 

 The state legislature just adjourned appropriated for the uses of this society 

 $500. annually hereafter. This is the amount which the society asked for, 

 and it was granted without a dissenting vote. This with the previous annual 

 appropriations of $1,000 and $500 respectively makes an aggregate of 

 $2,000 standing appropriation for ths uses of this society. In securing this, 

 as well as the increased printing appropriation, the society is under many ob- 

 ligations to its membership and to a host of earnest friends outside the 

 society as well. It is a special cause for self-gratulation that the modest re- 

 quests of this society were granted without opposition from any source. The 

 usefulness of this organization is generally recognized throughout the state. The 

 general confidence shown by these acts should strengthen us in our purpose to 

 be of still larger public service. 



The New Law Regulating Farmers' Institutes in Minnesota. -The 

 law enacted this winter by the state legislature makes a change in the time of 

 the beginning of the terms of the members of the Institute Board so that the 

 president of the State Horticultural Society becomes a member for one year 

 from the first day of August, I 903. Whoever is the president of the horticul- 

 tural society a year from that time, that is on the first of August, 1904, will 

 hold the position as a member of the Farmer's Institute Board for three years 

 thereafter, the regular terms of office on that board being three years. Ex-pre- 

 sident W. W. Pendergast having recently tendered his resignation as a member 

 of the Farmer's Institute Board the present president, Mr. C. Wedge, takes his 

 place as a member until August first next, when he will become a member 

 under the new law. Eighteen thousand dollars per annum has been approp- 

 riated under this act to meet the expenses of the farmer's institutes in the state. 



Reorganization of the Minnesota State Agricdltural Society. — 

 Among the important laws enacted by the state legislature this winter is an act 

 reorganizing and regulating the affairs of the State Agricultural Society and 

 giving them the necessary power to enforce police regulations, without a change 

 of venue, upon the fair grounds during the progress of the state fair. No im- 

 portant change is made by this law in the membership or make up of this so- 

 ciety. Hereafter the horticultural society, in common with similar associations 

 in the state, will be represented at the annual meeting by two delegates as well 

 as by the president. Heretofore we have had only the president as a represent- 

 ative. The title of the state fair property is hereafter to be vested in the state of 

 Minnesota, and the State Agricultural Society becomes a department^^of the 

 state government. This law has been drawn with great care and is expected 

 to correct effectually the weaknesses of previous legislation. 



