ANNUAL MEETING. 9 



most any five acres of farming' land in Minnesota and the marketing 

 a yearly crop of potatoes to the value of about $2,000,000 from an 

 area about the size of a Western township, calls for methods of 

 intensified farming- as novel as they are interesting. 



An exhibition of stereopticon views of appropriate subjects by 

 Prof. S. B. Green brought to a fitting close a meeting which can be 

 safely denominated "a grand success." 



In the exhibition rooms, while there were some exhibits of flower- 

 ing plants, canned fruits, honey, grapes, plums, etc., the chief place 

 was of course given to apples, of which there were over 400 plates 

 upon the tables. Among the individual exhibitors, J. S. Harris of La 

 Crescent, lead with 90 plates, of 70 varieties, while extensive displays 

 were also made bj' Messrs. Wedge, Parker and Somerville. 



From the agricultural college at Ames, la., was a special exhibit 

 of Russian apples, of about 75 plates. 



While the tables presented an attractive appearance and the fruit 

 was much admired by the general public, still, there were manj"-, 

 who, perhaps remembering the remarks of a speaker at a previous 

 meeting in regard to some California fruits, that "they were as large 

 as pumpkins and tasted a good deal like one," expressed a desire to 

 satisfy themselves as to the actual flavor of Minnesota apples. In 

 view of this fact it has been suggested that a sufBcient supply of 

 Wealthy and other toothsome varieties be sent by orchardists to the 

 next winter meeting so that those truly interested in the matter 

 may test the value of oxir state's product for eating out of hand. 



Not only were the different sections of our own state well repre- 

 sented at the meeting, but from other states many old and some 

 new faces were seen as delegates from sister societies, and they 

 were gladly invited to participate in our discussions and were listen- 

 ed to with interest and profit. 



Among them maybe named Mr. H. M.Dunlap of Illinois; Messrs. G. 

 J. Kellogg, D. C. Converse, A. J. Philips and Chas. Hirschinger, of 

 Wisconsin; Prof. N. E. Hansen of Brookings College, South Dakota; 

 Mr. J. Sexton in charge of the Iowa Exhibit; and Messrs. C. F. 

 Gardner, W. H. Sherman and C. G. Patten from the Northeastern 

 Horticultural Society of Iowa. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS. 



At the Annual Meeting, 1890, of the Minnesota State Horticultural 



Societj'. 



APPLES. 



Article. Exhibitor. Premium. Amount. 



Gipsy Girl W. S. Widmoyer. Dresbacli Second $ .25 



Renin's Prolific " First 50 



Rollin's Pippin " First 50 



Bode " First 50 



White Transparent " First 50 



Transcendent J. W. Murray, Excelsior First , 50 



Whitney " First 1.00 



Briars' Sweet " First 1.00 



