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that their fruit is not welcome here and for that reason it is not 

 sent. It is but a little way to the state line, and their fruit should 

 be welcome on our tables. The point I want to bring before the 

 society is to find out whether that old regulation ought to stand or 

 whether it should be considered obsolete. Living as I do in Wis- 

 consin, it would not be proper for me to say any more. 



"The Transcendent on Trial." J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis. 

 (See index.) 



"Varieties of Plums for Minnesota." Wyman Elliot, Minne- 

 apolis. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



On motion of Mr. Elliot the meeting adjourned. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by the president at i 130, and the 

 morning program taken up and concluded. 



"Varieties of Strawberries Suited for Minnesota." F. F. Farrar, 

 White Bear. (See index.) 



"Varieties of Grapes Best Adapted to T^^Iinnesota." J. W. Mur- 

 ray, Excelsior. (See index.) 



"Small Fruits in Northern Minnesota." H. H. Chapman, Grand 

 Rapids. (See index.) 



The President : I take great pleasure in introducing to you at 

 this time Mr. Tucker, the principal of the school of agriculture. We 

 are glad to welcome him here and hope he will be a great help to us, 

 and now we will ask him to say a few words to us. 



Mr. Tucker : Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : I feel 

 as though I were a sort of an interloper, you have so much to do, 

 and I should not take up any of your valuable time, but President 

 Pendergast wished to introduce me to you and asked me to say a 

 few words. I attended the morning session on Tuesday and enjoyed 

 it very much indeed. I would have been pleased to attend all the 

 meetings, but could not spare the time as I wished. I had the ad- 

 vantage when I first came here in the fall of attending the state fair, 

 which was just being held at that time, and the first department I 

 visited was the horticultural department, and I was surprised at flie 

 great results of your work apparent there. I am feeling that you 

 are a company of heroes like the heroes of old that used to battle 

 with the elements. You have battled with the elements of this climate 

 and have conquered. I believe I am one of the newest members of 

 your society, and I hope to meet you personally from time to time. 

 We are greatly interested in the department of your work, and we 



