500 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Elliot submitted the following report, which was gener- 

 ously applauded: "Annual Report of Executive Board." Wyman 

 Elliot, Chairman. (See index. ) 



Sec'y Latham: I move you Mr. President, that this interest- 

 ing report be referred to the committee on president's address, 

 to bring before the society for such action as the committee may 

 deem fit. 



Pres. Underwood: It is so referred unless there is objection, 



Pres. Underwood: The next will be the annual report of the 

 secretary, Mr. A. W. Latham. 



Mr. Latham then presented the following report: "Annual 

 Report of Secretary. A. W. Latham, Minneapolis. (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: We will now listen to the report of the 

 treasurer, Mr. A. H. Brackett. 



Mr. Brackett: Unfortunately,! have not my report with me, 

 so I must defer the reading of it until tomorrow. 



Pres. Underwood: The next number on our program will be 

 a paper by Mrs. O. C. Gregg on the" Ideal Farmer's Home." 



Mrs. Gregg then read the following paper, which was listened 

 to with the closest attention and at its conclusion was freely ap- 

 plauded: " An Ideal Farmer's Home." Mrs. O. C. Gregg, Lynd. 

 (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: The next on our program is a paper by 

 Mr. Andrews, which, no doubt, will interest us all. 



Mr. Andrews read a paper on the following subject: "Med- 

 icine for Tree Sharks." J. P. Andrews, Faribault. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



Pres. Underwood: We could spend an hour or more discussing 

 this question, but we must pass on to the next topic. We will 

 now listen to a paper by Mr. Webb, editor of " The Northwest- 

 ern Farmer." 



Mr. Webb then read the following paper, which was received 

 with much applause: "The State Press and its Relation to 

 Horticulture." E. A. Webb, Ed. Northwestern Farmer. (See 

 index. ) 



Pres. Underwood: We will now listen to a paper by Mr. 

 Kimball. 



"Ninety-six as a Schoolmaster." F. W. Kimball, Austin. 

 (See index. ) 



Pres. Underwood: The general subject of the program for 

 tomorrow morning is "Apples," and we have arranged the pro- 

 gram very much as we had the program of this afternoon on 

 strawberries. Now, if the members will notice the programs 



