70 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



George J. Kellogg', of Janesville, read a paper on strawberries and 

 presented a list of 86 varieties, and gave his opinion as to the best. 

 Among others he named Parker Earle, Enhance, Gandy. Smith, 

 Bederwood, Warfield and Crescent, and for heavy clay soil Crawford 

 and p;)ureka. 



A paper entitled "One Year's Experience with Small Fruits," was 

 read by J. L. Herbst, of Sparta. He said that Mr. Van Deman did bet- 

 ter with him than any other. He recommended the Nemaha black- 

 cap as being the best raspberry for shipping; the Cuthbert and 

 Marlboro for red raspberries, and Ancient Briton for a blackberry. 



Mr. Stickney spoke of currants, that being the only fruit he was 

 cultivating for market. He recommended Prince Albert and Long 

 Bunch Holland. From four acres planted with currents 5x5 feet, 

 Mr. Sticknej- has received in four years between $2,600 to $2,700. He 

 recoinmended severe pruning, leaving only the largest and strong- 

 est growth. 



Wednesday evening, Mr. G. B. Smith, of Green Bay, gave one of the 

 best papers I have ever heard on market gardening. The discussion 

 brought out that soijietimes (very seldom) manures are used to 

 excess for garden vegetables. 



Prof. W. A. Henry was called for and spoke of the location and 

 surroundings, and of the duty of fruit growers and gardeners to 

 furnish the great cities with fruit and vegetables. 



On Thursday morning the committee on fruit list made their re- 

 port, and the following list was adopted: Apples: Duchess, Hiber- 

 nal, Longfield, Wealthy, McMahon, N. W. Greening, Newell, Yellow 

 Transparent and Switzer; for trial, Avista and Patten's Greening. 

 Crab apples: Transcendent, Hyslop and Virginia. 



Strawberries. For shipping: Warfield, Bederwood, Crescent, En- 

 hance, Parker Earle and Van Deman; for home use and near mar- 

 ket: Crescent, Bederwood, Jessie, Bubach, Haverland and others. 



Grapes: Moore's Early, Worden, Concord, Delaware, Brighton - 

 and Moore's Diamond. 



Black raspberries: Ohio, Nemaha, Gregg and Older. Red rasp- 

 berries: Cuthbert, Brandywine, Marlboro and Shaffer's Collossal. 



Blackberries: Ancient Briton, Snyder and Stone's Hardy. 

 • The superintendent of the Wisconsin exhibit at the World's Fair 

 made his report, thanking the members of the society for their aid. 

 About sixty-five varieties of apples were exhibited and about fifty 

 varieties of grapes. 



Mr. Wade Hewett, of Waupon, read a paper on trimming nursery 

 trees. 



By invitation from Prof. Henry and Prof. Goff to visit the state 

 universitj', we met at the Capitol at 1:30 p. m. and were convej-ed to 

 the university by way of carriages. We first went to the horticul- 

 tural building, where Prof. Goff spoke regarding the building and 

 his work and what his students were doing. We also visited all the 

 other buildings belonging to the university. It was a visit never to 

 be forgotten. 



The evening session was* occupied by Prof. Goff, who made his re- 

 port on trial stations, and also made some remarks about localities 

 and treatment of soil for raising apples. 



