492 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 9 o'clock by the president 

 and the regular program was at once taken up. 



Judge L. R. Moyer, on behalf of the committee on president's 

 address, presented the following report : 



"Report of Committee on President's Address." (See index.) 



On motion of Mr. O. M. Lord the report of the committee was 

 unanimously adopted. 



"Varieties of Apples for Southern Minnesota." R. W. Chap- 

 man, Plain view. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



"Varieties of Apples for Central Minnesota." D. F. Akin, 

 Farmington. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



"Commercial Orchards for the Northwest." J. S. Trigg, Rock- 

 ford, Iowa. (See index.) 



"Varieties of Crabs for Minnesota Planting." Ditus Day, Farm- 

 ington. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



Mr. O. M. Lord : I would like to introduce the following reso- 

 lution. It has been said that horticulture is not related to agri- 

 culture, but horticulture in our state has been largely fostered by 

 our university, and now if we are friends of agriculture we would 

 like to assist them in some of their wants. I will put before you 

 one of their necessities and ask you to assist them in securing what 

 they wish : 



"Whereas, The growing needs of various departments of the agricul- 

 tural portion of the state university require a general or main building to 

 supply immediate requirements and to provide for further growth in the 

 school and experimental work ; therefore, be it 



"Resolved, That the regents of the university be urged to request the 

 state legislature to provide the necessary funds for such a building, and that 

 the state legislature be urged to make such appropriation as will provide a 

 building which will supply the needs of the institution and shall be a monu- 

 ment to agriculture and rural life." 



On motion of Mr. C. W. Merritt the resolution was unanimously 

 adopted. 



Mr. Oliver Gibbs : I want to call the attention of the society 

 to a matter of business. A few years ago, I do not remember the 

 year, a rule was established by this society that provides that ex- 

 hibits similar to ours from beyond the limits of our state would be 

 welcome at our fruit exhibitions, ahd we practiced that for a number 

 of years. I understand from Secretary Latham that rule has been 

 broken or has gone into disuse, and I know the impression is abroad 



