490 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. S. B. Green then gave an up-to-date history of "Apple 

 Experimentation at the Minnesota State Experiment Station." 

 (See index.) 



President Pendergast appointed the following committees: 

 Award of Premiums: Apples in cold storage, O. M. Lord; 

 apples not in cold storage, Clarence Wedge ; seedling apples, Wy- 

 man Elliot and Prof. S. B. Green : grapes, A. A. Bost ; flowers, 

 Mrs. A. A. Kennedy. Committee on President's Address. Oliver 

 Gibbs, Jno. Freeman, Andrew Wilfert. Committee on Obituary, 

 Dewain Cook, F. I. Harris, A. D. Leach. Committee on Final Re- 

 solutions, H. H. Pond, Alfred Terry, R. A. Wright. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock by the president. 



The President : This is the time when we are to hear the an- 

 nual reports. The president's annual address was given yesterday 

 morning on account of the crowded condition of the program, but 

 we still have three or four reports to hear. I will first call upon 

 Mr. Elliot for a report of the executive committee. 



Mr. Wyman Elliot, as chairman, then submitted the "Annual 

 Report of the Executive Board for 1902." (See index.) 



Mr. Elliot : I will say that under the present management 

 there is only one horticultural lecturer in the field with the farmers' 

 institute, and that leaves the other division without any. I do not 

 think that horticulture is receiving proper recognition in institute 

 work. The animal industry, the growing of grains and other things 

 are drawing the attention of the people, and horticulture, it seems 

 to me, is left in the background. I hope the members will give this 

 matter consideration, and at some future time during the meeting 

 will call it up if they see fit and have a committee appointed to draft 

 a resolution on this matter. 



The President : We will listen to the annual report of the sec- 

 retary. 



The "Secretary's Annual Report for 1902" was then read by 

 Mr. A. W. Latham. (See index.) 



Mr. Oliver Gibbs: I think I have got a right to say -that Sec- 

 retary Latham has now given us the best report that has ever 

 emanated from the secretary's ofifice, and after his twelve years' 

 service as secretary I think we may justly say in the words of 

 Edwin Parker, "Age does not dim nor custom stale his infinite 

 variety." Mr. Elliot is one of the committee on printing, and I 

 would especially request him to see to it that the secretary does not 

 draw his blue pencil through this portion of the proceedings. 



The President : Now, following the annual report of the secre- 

 tary we will call upon the treasurer. Mr. Lyman, for his report. 



The "Annual Report of the Treasurer for 1902" was then 

 presented by Mr. Latham. (See index.) 



The President : Now we have one more committee to report, 

 that is the legislative committee, and I will again call upon Mr. El- 

 liot. 



