492 MINNESOTA STATE HOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The President : While we are waiting for the other officers 

 who have reports to appear we will put in our time on the program, 

 and I will call upon Mr. Moyer for his paper. 



Mr. L. R. Moyer then read a paper upon the subject of "Ju- 

 dicial Mindedness in Horticultural Experimentation." (See in- 

 dex.) 



Discussion. 



Mr. Geo. H. Whiting, of Yankton, S. D., then read a paper on 

 "The Effect of Shelter Belts on Productiveness." 



Discussion. 



We have with us here today Mr. F. I. Harris, and he has a 

 report to make on the trial station at La Crescent. We are all de- 

 lighted as a society and individually to have him come in with the 

 intention of keeping up that station, carrying it on from where his 

 father left it, and letting us know here year by year the results of his 

 work there. It has been one of the most promising and one of the 

 most ably managed in the state, and I have no doubt it will go right 

 on with its usefulness the same as it has heretofore. 



Mr. F. I. Harris : While I am very grateful for this introduction 

 the president gave me, I am sorry that he has given the encourage- 

 ment that I shall continue the work my father began ; first, on ac- 

 count of inability and, again, on account of the incompleteness of 

 the work. Some of the records being missing a great deal of the 

 work has gone to waste, and while I could not in justice to myself 

 and the society throw up all the work, I have not accomplished what 

 I know the society has hoped for. Still I shall do what I can to 

 keep up the work. 



Mr. F. I. Harris then submitted his report of the La Crescent 

 trial station. (See index.) 



The President: We are all very glad to hear this report from 

 Mr. Harris and glad to know that the work is going on so well. 



Mr. Leach was another one who was not present when his name 

 was called, and for that reason we take up his report at this time. 



Mr. A. D. Leach, of Excelsior, then submitted his report as vice- 

 president of the Fifth Congressional District. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President: Now we will come back again to the reports, 

 and I will call upon Mr. Parks as I see he is present. 



Mr. J. S. Parks, of Pleasant Mounds, then submitted his report. 

 (See index.) 



The President: The next few papers are by men who are out- 

 side the state, men who are not always with us, and I will call on 

 them now and then take up those reports that have been omitted. 

 I will first call upon Mr. G. H. Purdy of Mason City, Iowa, who 

 will speak to us about "Fruit Growing as a Business Proposition." 

 (See index.) 



Discussion. 



On motion of Mr. Lord the meeting adjourned. 



