28 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Harris memorial tablet i lo. oo 



Assistant librarian lo.oo 



Discounts on annual memberships 148. 10 



Deposits in Hennepin Count}/- Savings Bank 268 . 56 



Insurance 8 . 00 



Sundries 6 . 87 



$2,311.83 



GENERAL STATEMENT. 



For Year Ending Dec. i, 1903. 



Debit : 



Total receipts of office $2,131 .35 



Received from societ}^ treasurer June 22, 1903 1,783.46 



Received from society treasurer Nov. 30, 1903 546.37 



Balance on deposit in Hennepin County Savings Bank, Dec. 



I, 1902 913.72 



Deposited in Hennepin County Savings Bank, Dec. 6, 



1902 268 . 56 



Interest on deposits in savings bank during the year 40.72 



Total $5,684.18 



Credit : 



Total disbursements of office .$2,311 .S .'^Jk 



Paid to society treasurer June 22, 1903 1,603.0^^ 



Paid to society treasurer Nov. 20, 1903 546.28 



On deposit in Hennepin County Savings Bank, Dec. i, 



1903 1,223.00 



Total $5,684.18 



GIDEON MEMORIAL FUND. 



Contributions received to Dec. i. 1903 $344.93 



Interest on deposits 10 . 03 



Total $354-96 



Strawberry Notes. 



Machine planting does not firm the plants sufficiently, must go over and 

 put the heel on most of the plants unless rain follows planting. 



DUNLAP, if restricted to 16 in. width of row and plants not nearer than 

 4 in., will lead my list of sixty tried varieties To let it run wild will be a 

 disapp-^intment. 



With friend Brackett's short handled hoe I don't think anyone need think 

 of machine planting. 



Of the new varieties of strawberries I have great expectation of Oom Paul, 

 Commander, Velvet. Dornan, T. T. Lyon, Lester Lovett and Midnight. 



In June, 1903, 1 rated the following varieties according to value : Dunlap, 

 restricted, 1st; Warfield. restricted, 2nd; Klondike, 3d; Enormous, 4th; 

 Brunette, 5th. Aroma I think should be 2d. The following come about 

 together: Splendid, Wood, Lovett, Glen Mary, Gandy, Clyde, Enhance, 

 Windsor, Margaret, Jessie for clav soil. Sample, Gladstone, Haverland, Cres- 

 cent, Kansas, Wm. Belt, etc. 



Geo. J. Kellogg, Lake Mills, Wis. 



