ecretary’s (Yorner. 
COME To THE STATE FAIR.—If you aren’t interested in the finest 
fruit display ever made in Minnesota, there are horses and “things” 
as well. Give the boys and the rest a chance to.see the best fair 
ever held in the northwest. 
Is YOUR ORCHARD CULTIVATED?—From the information coming 
into this office, the writer is led to believe that it is the cultivated 
orchards that are bearing the nice fruit this year. It may beso 
next year also,a prophecy it is suggested that the fruit growers 
ponder upon. 
A. K. BUSH A PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATOR.—We are glad to hear of 
the nomination of Mr. Bush as a candidate for the next legislature, 
and as the party tendering him this compliment is the dominant 
one in his section, his election is reasonably assumed. It is pleas- 
ant to havea special friend “at court,’ but as to that horticulture 
has so many in the state that it would be impossible to elect a legis- 
lature not made up of that sort. 
Mr. DARTT’S COLD STORAGE.—In his largest orchard, Mr. Dartt has 
constructed an underground cold room in which he has stored 
some 1,000 bushels of apples, mostly Duchess. Ice by the ton goes 
into a compartment overhead, and the cooled air slips below and 
reduces the temperature of the fruit stored there. This is a practi- 
cable and not expensive scheme. We must get him to tell us about 
its construction and workings. 
Mr. DARTT’S APPLE GATHERING PLATFORM.—This is a cheap and 
ingenious devise consisting of a two wheel push cart with long 
handles and a support under the end of each, on which is con- 
structed a light staging of convenient elevation having a platform 
on its top where the picker standsin gathering apples. With his 
kodak he may give usa picture of this later in his report. In the 
meantime get two light wheels and make one ready for harvesting 
next year’s crop. 
THE FRONTISPIECE.—The photograph from which the frontispiece 
of this number was made was taken by Prof. S. B. Green three years 
since—while Mr. Andrew Peterson, whose figure appears therein, 
was still hale and hearty. The picture shows a portion of a row of 
Lieby apple trees he had planted some twenty-five years before. 
They were and are yet very thrifty and vigorous trees and at that time 
carried a load of fruit, though on account of the small scale used it 
does not show well in the engraving. Our readers will recall the 
death of Mr. Peterson, which took place last year. 
BRING YOUR FRUIT TO THE STATE FAIR.—It is hoped this number 
may not come too late to remind you that perhaps you may have 
overlooked making entries for exhibiting your fruit at the state 
fair. If you have never shown anything there, do so this year and 
plan to spend a day or two there, whether or not, looking over the 
F 
