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carefully, they will see that it is best in discussing these differ- 

 ent topics not to run the various topics into each other, but to 

 stick to the text, and if you will familiarize yourselves with 

 the program I think you will see better how to take up the work 

 tomorrow. 



I will now appoint the following committees : On president's 

 address — F. H. Nutter, Clarence Wedge and L. R. Moyer. 



Obituary— J. S. Harris, A. K. Bush and E. H. S. Dartt. 



Final Resolutions — C. L. Smith, Dr. Leonard and Dewain 

 Cook. 



Committee on Awards — Apples, C. F. Gardner. Grapes, A. 

 D. Leach. Flowers, J. S. Harris. Honey, W. H. Putnam. 



We will now stand adjourned till 9 o'oclock tomorrow morn- 

 ing. 



Wednesday Morning Session. 



Pres. Underwood: I hope you will all provide yourselves 

 with programs, so that you may become familiar with the way 

 in which we take up this apple question. There are fourteen 

 papers on the program, with a general paper by Mr. Wedge, 

 and we must be careful to keep right on the subject and keep in 

 sight the particular point under consideration, so we do not 

 keep in advance of the subject to be discussed. So, if you have 

 studied your programs, you will know what is to come before 

 we begin school this morning, and you will know how to take 

 up your lessons. The first thing is the report of the committee 

 on apples. I will call on Prof. Hansen as the first member of 

 the committee. 



Prof. Hansen then submitted the following report: 



Report of Committee on Apples. Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brook- 

 ings, S. D. (See index). 



Discussion. 



Pres. Underwood: Before taking up the principal paper on 

 orchards, I think we will give a little opportunity for all the 

 members to get here — possibly by ten o'clock there will be more 

 people here — and we will pass the principal paper of the morn- 

 ing for the present; and as some of those who are on the 

 program are out, I will ask for Mr. Harris' paper, which is No. 

 2 on the program. Let me request all speakers to come for- 

 ward and face the other end of the room, so that listeners in 

 the back part of the room can hear. There is very little satis- 

 faction to sit back there and strain one's ears and neck in 



