C!ecretary's (®ori^er. 



Cottonwood County Fruit. — At the Cottonwood County Fair, Mr. De- 

 wain Cook showed seventy kinds of apples, forty of plums and several pears. 

 The people of that prairie region should begin to be satisfied they can grow 

 fruit there. 



Minnesota Horticulture at the Bufealo Exposition. — The turret 

 of apples exhibited by the Jewell Nursery Co. at the Minnesota State Fair has 

 been duplicated at the Pan-American Exposition, and is flying our state ban- 

 ner. Mr. John Nordine, of Lake City, superintended its erection, and its sub- 

 sequent care is in the hands of Mr. Thos. Redpath, of Long Lake. The turret 

 carries forty-six bushels of apples and nearly as many are displayed on the 

 shelves below it, making an attractive exhibit. 



A Good Showing for an "Off Year." — "As a result of cultivation, 

 girdling and spraying, I have already sold 605 bushels of apples this off year, 

 and have about 200 bushels left. Apples have been sold mostly at home and 

 have brought 50 cents to {^1.25 per bushel. I regard spraying as an absolute 

 necessity."— E. H. S. DarTT. 



Our Delegate at American Pomological Society Meeting. — Prof. 

 S. B. Green represented our society at this meeting in Buffalo the middle of 

 September, and reports a occasion of sufficient interest to hold him there every 

 session. His report of the meeting is to be found elsewhere in this issue. He 

 was honored with the chairmanship of the committee on seedling fruits, per- 

 haps in recognition of the interest he and the society he represented there are 

 taking in the subject. 



Seedling Apples at the Winter Meeting. — There will be an unusual 

 show of native apple seedlings at the coming annual meeting. Mr. Lyman 

 will exhibit a large collection of his Wealthy and other seedlings. Mr. A. 

 Wilfert, of Cleveland, will exhibit the seedling varieties shown by him at the 

 late state fair. Bring out the seedlings! Special premiums will be offered. 

 See Secretary's corner, November number. 



Fortunate Kansas. — "The fruit crop of the State, comprising apples, 

 pears, peaches, plums and grapes, is very promising, and, with good weather, 

 will be abundant in all fruit-growing counties. Some have more than ever in 

 their history. Apples, and in fact all fruit, is freer from insect depredations 

 and fungous diseases than usual. There will be a larger proportion of first 

 grade apples than ever. Trees generally in excellent condition, mainly owing 

 to the excessive spring rains." 



Topeka, Kan., August 21, 1901. William H. Barnes, Sec. 



Fruit Prospects THIS Year in Manitoba. — "Our currant and goose- 

 berry crop was poor, also our red raspberry crop. Blackcaps were good; straw- 

 berries fair. Crab apples were very good. Large apples are an extra heavy 

 crop for the age and size of the trees; I think we will have about twenty-five 

 bushels of fine, large, clean apples. These are composed of about eighty vari- 

 eties, but the heaviest croppers are Hibernal, Anisette, Blushed Calville, 

 Repka Kislaga, Patten's Greening, Wealthy and Red Cheek. Our plum crop 

 is very good, our heaviest croppers being Cheney, Yosemite, Wood, Wyant, 

 Bixby and RoUingstone. We have a large number of plum seedlings bearing 

 fruit this year for the first time. Some of them I think of some promise. Our 

 Compass Cherry trees are also fairly well loaded with fruit that is coloring up 

 nicely."— A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Manitoba. 



