150 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



$1,000 offered by the State Horticultural Society and not let it go 

 to Iowa. 



The paper prepared by C. M. Jensen was here read by Secre- 

 tary Highby, as Mr. Jensen was sick and could not attend. The 

 paper was upon "Good Varieties of Fruit for the Farmers to 

 Grow." 



Mr. Friedholm wanted to know how to get the Columbian 

 raspberry to grow up and not fall over, and Mrs. Massee said 

 that it could not be prevented as the Columbian is cultivated 

 from the tips. 



Mr. Prescott said he clipped the top when the cane is as high 

 as he desires and let branches -come out. 



H. F. Hanson said it did not make much difference whether 

 the canes stand up or fall down, as it usually winter-kills and 

 all can be taken out in the spring. 



Mr. Wedge defended the Columbian and said it did very well 

 for him, while Mr. Bertleson said he had had good results from 

 them. 



"Horticulture for the Farmer's Son," by Clint L. Luce, was 

 here read, and after its reading a motion requesting its publica- 

 tion in the Albert Lea Tribune was carried. 



A committee on preserving the big trees in California was 

 named as follows : L. P. H. Highby and Clint L. Luce, the report 

 to be in for the evening meeting. 



A committee on nominating of officers was here named, and 

 it consisted of Clarence Wedge, P. Clausen and H. F. Hanson. 

 The committee reported in favor of the following: President, 

 O. W. Moore, Spring Valley ; vice-president, J. C. Hawkins, Aus- 

 tin; secretary and treasurer, L. P. H. Highby, Albert Lea. The 

 report was adopted, each candidate being elected separately and 

 by ballot. The meeting was then adjourned until 7:30 p. m. 



The evening session of the society was held in the municipal 

 court room of the city hall, and the attendance was not as large 

 as had been expected, but those present were of "the elect" in 

 horticulture. 



The first number on the program was a paper upon "Top- 

 grafting" by J. A. Jensen, of Rose Creek, Mower county. He 

 was not present, and the paper was read by Clarence Wedge. It 

 gave the results of experiments in top-grafting that Mr, Jensen 

 had had. 



In reply to a question Mr. Patten stated that the stock and 

 graft did not of necessity have to be both sweet or both sour, 

 still the matter is largely experimental. 



Mr. Wedge then gave some experiences he had gone through 

 in top-grafting, some of them being very successful and others 

 not so much so. He said he expected to grow all the Jonathan 

 he wanted, the king of fruits, by top-working them upon the 

 Hibernal. 



P. Clausen gave the result of his work in top-grafting, espe- 

 cially as regards Malindas. 



