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on the effect of different kinds of feed on the pork products and pork 

 markets, his observations in Europe, etc. ; J. W. Scott's "Experience 

 of a Young Stock Breeder ;" "Dairying in Minnesota," by Prof. T. 

 L. Hecker ; the brilHant talk of L. H. Kerrick, of IlHnois, on breed- 

 ing and feeding beef cattle; and the evening session at the capitol 

 with the students of the School of Agriculture, demonstrating the 

 progress and influence of training in farm business, including 

 domestic economies at that school. 



The business session Thursday morning resulted in the re-elec- 

 tion of Hon. John Cooper as president, and Thos. H. Shevlin, of 

 Minneapolis, and Chester R. Smith, of St. Paul, as vice-presidents ; 

 Col. W. M. Liggett to succeed himself as a member of the board of 

 managers for three years, and Mr. W. G. Sawyer, of Partridge, Pine 

 county, to succeed J. H. Letson in a similar capacity, the latter de- 

 clining to serve longer in the position he has filled with zeal and 

 fidelity for a long term of years. 



The utmost harmony prevailed in all the deliberations of the 

 meeting, and its results augur well for the future success of the 

 state fair, whose conduct it is especially the province of this 

 society to foster. 



The meeting wound up with a resolution instructing the board 

 to make arrangements to report the next annual meeting and have 

 its proceedings printed. 



ANNUAL MEETING, NORTHEASTERN IOWA 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1900. 



E. F. PECK, AUSTIN, DEIvEGATE. 



Believing that the trite saying, "It's the early bird that catches 

 the worm," might with a great deal of truth apply to the early dele- 

 gate in news-gathering, we boarded the 7 :45 p. m. train at Austin 

 and arrived at Iowa Falls, and subsequently at the Woods hotel, 

 shortly after one o'clock on Tuesday morning, Nov. 27th. After dis- 

 playing our best sample of chirography on the register, we called 

 for a bed and were somewhat taken aback by the announcement 

 "Everything here is full." 



We were shown to a room two l)locks away, where with J. B. 

 jMitchell, the veteran horticulturist of Cresco, and F. G. Barnard, 

 district director, of Waukon, we passed the balance of the night. 



The society held no session in the forenoon, and we shook hands 

 and got acquainted with the district directors and many other prom- 

 inent horticulturists and were made to feel that we were at home, 

 and this feeling stayed with .is during all the sessions, and we con- 



