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ANNUAL MEETING, 1897. : 489 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 
The President: In this morning’s program we had the re- 
port of the committee on fruit list. This afternoon we have 
left over a paper on ‘‘ Nuts for Minnesota,” by Hon. H. E. Van 
Deman, of Va. Then we have the reports of superintendents 
of trial stations. Prof. Green prefers not to make a report at 
this time, as he will hand in a written report for publication, 
and it will save considerable time, as we can at once get to our 
afternoon’s program, which is very interesting and necessary 
to take up. If there are cthers who have reports to make on 
trial stations we will take them upnow. If not we will take up 
the subject of the afternoon, ‘‘Plums and Grapes.” I will first 
eall on Mr. Doughty. 
“Best Three Varieties of Plums for Home Use and Market.” 
J. Cole Doughty, Lake City. (See index). 
The President: We will now listen to a paper by Mr. Lord, 
the plum man. 
‘‘Varieties of Plums for Home Use and Market.” O. M. 
Lord, Minnesota City. (See index). 
Discussion. 
The President: We will next have a paper on the propaga- 
tion of plums by Mr. Nordine. 
‘‘Methods of Propagating the Plum.” John Nordine, Lake 
City. (See index). 
Discussion. 
Mrs. S. J. Beardsley and Miss Hallie Latham enlivened the 
occasion by the rendition of a vocal duet, entitled ‘‘Alabama 
Coon,” 
Mr. Dartt: I understand that the reports of the experiment 
station have been passed by. I am here with my report and 
am ready to report. The station that I have is the only paid 
station in the state, except the central station, and I have tak- 
en pains to review the work of the station to some extent. The 
paper is not lengthy, and it refers to some of the matters that 
were passed over yesterday, and I think probably a majority 
of the members here would like to hear the report. If so, I 
will ask the secretary to read it. 
The President: It was the request of tne society that we 
take up the discussion of the subject under consideration for 
this afternoon, and I think we had better finish this topic first, 
and then we can take up Mr. Dartt’s report. 
‘*Plums on the Village- Lot.” L. R. Moyer, Montevideo. 
(See index). 
