SUMMER MEETING, 1893. 209 

 STRAWBERKIES. 



Crescent Wm. Mackintosh & Son .. . 1 2.00 



Chas. Downing- Wm. Macintosh & Son I 2.00 



Warfield J. M. Underwood 1 2.00 



Belmont J. M. Underwood 1 2.00 



Jessie J. M. Underwood 1 2.00 



Sharpless J. M. Underwood 1 2.00 



Collection J. M. Underwood 1 3.00 



Capt. Jack , L.E.Day 1 2.00 



Parker Earle J. R. Cummins 1 2.00 



Martha Wm. Lyons 1 2.00 



Wilson Wm. Lyons 1 2.00 



Crescent Wm. Lyons 2 1.00 



Bubach Wm. Danforth 1 2.00 



Warfield Wm. Danforth 2 1.00 



Monarch Wm. Danforth 1 2.00 



Nichols Early Wm. Danforth 1 2.00 



J. S. Harris, Conmiittee. 



Lost $200,000. — In his practical lecture, held in Minneapolis, Fri- 

 day morning-, Feb. 23, before the Farmers' Institute, Hon. Geo. T. 

 Powell, speaking on " Fertility of Soil," dwelt with great earnestness 

 upon the absolute necessity of planting forest trees for the purpose 

 of enriching the soil with the fertilizing properties of decayed vege- 

 tation, and with inoisture, which the farmer must have for his 

 plants or fail of a crop. He also emphasized the commercial value 

 of trees, constantly rising in price all over the countrj^ owing to the 

 almost universal scarcity; and illustrated his statement with an 

 incident that occurred in Indiana. 



In early years when the farm was developing to be somethings 

 the farmer referred to, planted four young black walnuts. Under 

 proper treatment they grew well and at last became magnificent 

 trees, vast and clean in trunk and limbs, bearing delicious nuts 

 every year. About this time a lumber-dealing gentleman, having 

 observed them, one day offered the owner fifty dollars each, if he 

 would cut them down for market. Though hard pressed for mone}', 

 the farmer declined the offer. A few hours after, returning- home, 

 the fanner said: 



"Wife, I have lost $200,000 to day." 



"How can that be," she laughed, "when j'ou never had so much in 

 your life?" 



"Here he related the offer of the lumberman, adding, "If when I 

 planted those four walnuts, I had been sensible enough to have 

 planted four thousand such, don't j'ou see I would today be worth 

 ^200,000?"— Brogressive Age. 



