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ed for Minnesota culture. Thus far, the Suprise, Aitkin and 

 DeSoto seem to be the best growers and best suited, at least to his 

 part of the state. 



In the absence of Col. Liggett, who was to give some words of 

 welcome, the members were called upon to give some accounts of 

 experiences that might be helpful. J. M. Underwood responded by 

 telling of his trouble with cut worms this season. A whole block 

 of young plum trees had been practically wiped out by them, to the 

 tune of two or three hundred dollars. So he began investigating 

 methods of combating the worms. In some of the agricultural bul- 

 letins (which, by the way, he said should be read by all interested in 

 agriculture or horticulture, as they contain much valuable informa- 

 tion, and so condensed that the busiest men can find time to read 

 them,) he found suggested remedies which he tried. First, clover 

 treated with a solution of Paris green was strewed around the trees, 

 but without much effect. But another mixture of bran and Paris 

 green had been eaten quite readily by the worms, and they were 

 greatly thinned out. In talking xyith Mr. Elliot of his trouble, the 

 latter offered to give him a remedy, which proved to be the same as 

 already tried and found helpful — Paris green and bran — but sweet- 

 ened by the addition of molasses. 



Following Mr. Underwood, Dean Liggett, in his hearty and 

 genial way, welcomed the horticulturists and made them feel per- 

 fectly at home at the agricultural school, assuring them of his hearty 

 appreciation of the encouragement and help they had always been 

 to the school, and of a continued welcome if they would come year 

 after year for their summer outing. 



Prof. S. B. Green gave an interesting review of the work of the 

 agricultural school and station, speaking somewhat as follows : 



"I came to this school and station in 1888. Since then the hor- 

 ticulturists have had their annual summer meetings here, with one 

 or two exceptions, making this their twelfth or thirteenth summer 

 meeting here since my connection with the faculty. In looking back 

 to see what has been accomplished in this time, I recall that there 

 was not a student in the school of agriculture in 1888; the very 

 name of "experiment station" excited wonder. We finally estab- 

 lished a class, which numbered twenty-seven pupils. But this ef- 

 fort was only a little thing away off in a corner, a byword, and 

 looked upon with almost contempt. We have grown from nothing 

 in 1888 to an enrollment last year of 541 students. I remember of 

 saying to some one at that time that my idea of the work of an agri- 

 cultural college was that it should turn out men who would go onto 

 the farms, and the glory of this institution would consist in the num- 

 ber of boys sent out into the country and onto the farms. The IMin- 

 nesota agricultural school has signallv succeeded in this direction. 



