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‘‘Planting and Cultivation of the Plum Orchard.” Oliver 
Gibbs, Jr., Minneapolis. (See index). 
Discussion. 
The President: We have with us Prof. Goff, of Wisconsin, 
who represents the Wisconsin society. He spoke to us this 
afternoon on this subject of plums. We would like to hear 
from him the summing up of this plum question. (See index). 
The President: The plum question has now been pretty 
thoroughly discussed, and I think if there is no objection, be- 
fore taking up the next subject on the program we will take 
up the reports of trial stations, such as may be here to make a 
report. I have been requested to sing ‘‘The Monks of Old,” 
and as it might relieve the audience to rise I will ask you to do 
so while I sing. 
Mr. Underwood then sang ‘‘ The Monks of Old,” which was 
highly appreciated, judging from the applause which followed. 
Report of Owatonna Trial Station. E.H.S. Dartt, Owatonna. 
(See index). 
Discussion. 
Report of Montevideo Trial Station. L. R. Moyer, Monte- 
video. (See index). 
Report of Sauk Rapids Trial Station. Mrs. Jennie Stager, 
Sauk Rapids. (See index). 
Report of Committee on Fruit List. (See index). 
Mr. Wedge: Our report is very short as the list remains 
practically unchanged, but we would like to have an expres- 
sion by the society on the various kinds named in the list, or 
in other words, a vote taken, which can all be done in ten min- 
utes. 
The President: We will take it as the sense of the meeting 
that you would like to have this expression taken at this time. 
Mr. Wedge: It is not the idea of the committee to get only 
the expression of those who have tried the fruit on their own 
grounds, but also of those who have knowledge of its being 
tried elsewhere in their localities, and then also get an expres- 
sion from those who would recommend the different varieties. 
On motion of Mr. J. S. Harris, Lyman’s Prolific crab was 
placed on the list of crabs for trial. 
The President: We will now take up our regular program 
again, and this brings us to the subject of ‘‘Grapes.” The 
author of the first paper is not present, so I will call on Mr. 
Leach. 
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