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flower department. Read it over carefully and see if there is not 
something growing on your place you can exhibit. If you show 
the best you have, you will be surprised to find your things are as 
good as other people’s, and the premiums you will take will repay 
you well; besides, it will do you lots of good to meet fora time those 
interested in acommon cause. Two of the older exhibitors, whose 
faces have been familiar at the state fair for many years have died 
during the past year, and many are growing old in the service. 
Others must come in to take their places and fill up the ranks. If 
you have anything in our department, bring or send—even if you 
never have before—and you will be cordially welcomed and find a 
new pleasure. 
$150.00 PREMIUMS FOR SWEEPSTAKES APPLE EXHIBITS AT THE 
STATE FAIR.—This large sum should insure a number of fine exhib- 
its, including every species and all the valuable seedlings growing 
in the state. Please note that the plan of dividing the premiums 
insures every exhibitor a premium. For description of this offer, 
see page 43, of state fair premium list. It will repay your careful 
perusal, especially if you live in an apple growing region, Pros- 
pective exhibitors for these premiums are requested to notify Sec’y 
Latham at an early day asto the number of plates likely to shown, 
that adequate space may be secured; otherwise there may be dis- 
appointment in this particular. A sufficient number of labels will 
be sent to each applicant for use on the plates, as required by the 
rules. 
TROUBLE IN THE HEDGE AND WIRE FENCE COMPANY.—Accord- 
ing to late press dispatches several suits have been begun against 
this company by those farmers who have bought stock in it, because 
they have not gone ahead, as expected, and demonstrated by plant- 
ing miles of it that the system is a success, the seed furnished for 
this purpose proving a failure. It will be remembered that our op- 
position to this scheme was based upon the fact that the plant to be 
used, the honey locust, is not sufficiently hardy to make an endur- 
ing fence in most localities of this state. Something might be said 
also as to the advisability of a hedge fence at all, but this phase has 
not been considered. Thisisa good opportunity for the planters 
of the state to take second thoughts and note again the attitude of 
this society on this subject. It is probable the buckthorn or some 
other hedge plant might stand here for such a purpose, if you want 
a hedge fence, but experience has shown the honey locust to be un- 
reliable. 
STORE FRUIT FOR THE WINTER MEETING.—While preparing for 
the state fair, do not overlook the regular show of fruit for our win- 
ter meeting, to be held the first week in December. You will do well 
to send all the fruit intended for exhibition on that occasion to the 
cold storage provided here. (Send to Secy Latham for shipping 
labels anddirections.) This storage will cost the exhibitor nothing, 
and the fruit will be delivered, without cost, also, at the place of 
meeting. The exhibitor has only to gather and pack the fruit, take 
it to the express office and prepay the charges to Minneapolis, and 
