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amateur exhibits of from one to three varieties. >Ir. Thajer carried 

 off the blue ribbon on greatest and best variety and Mr. Kellogg- the 

 red one. Mr. Thayer was also awarded first on best variet}'^ for gen- 

 eral cultivation (Warfield), and Mr. Bost first premium for. best 

 quart of any variety, the Jessie being the luckj^ variety. The first 

 premium on new seedling never before exhibited went to Mr 

 Herbst, of Sparta. The varietj^ is a cross between the Warfield and 

 Jessie, has a perfect blossom, is a vigorous grower, very productive 

 and promising in many other desirable qualities. 



Among varieties shown, the Van Deman held its place as the most 

 promising very early variet5^ Other most promising of the newer 

 varieties, were Haverland, Bederwood, Crosby's No. 27 and Stay man 

 No. 1. Reports from exhibitors and delegates placed the crop as 

 considerablj' below the average in quantity and quality, and the 

 outlook for a fair crop of other fruits is not verj^ flattering. 



A noveltj' of this meeting was the offering of prizes for the best 

 report of the meeting by pupils of the public schools. The first 

 prize was awarded to a girl of thirteen, and the second to one four- 

 teen years old. A portion of the second day was spent on a steam- 

 boat excursion through the dells of the Wisconsin river ; and alto 

 gether the meeting was a pleasant and profitable one, and the hospi- 

 tality of the people of Kilburn City will be long and pleasantlj- 

 remembered by visiting members. 



ANNUAL MEETING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY, DEC. 11-13, 1894. 



ALFRED TERRY, DELEGATE, SLAYTOX. 



The annual meeting of the South Dakota Horticultural Society- 

 was held at Vermillion, Clay count}^ S. D., Dec. 11, 12 and 13, 189-t. 



The attendance was very small, but among them your delegate 

 noticed such persistant fruit growers as Hon, Geo. H. Whiting-, of 

 Yankton; H. C. Warner, of Forestburg; Prof. L. C. Corbett, of Brook- 

 ings (who. by the way, expects to attend our own meeting in Janu- 

 ary, 1895); E. D. Cowles, of Vermillion, and many others whose names 

 will live in the horticultural world long after they have passed into 

 eternit3^ 



There was a magnificent show of chrysantliemums, from the most 

 delicate shades to the darkest varieties. These were all cut flowers, 

 and formed an object lesson for Mr. H. C. Warner's talk on their 

 propagation and care. This excellent talk made your delegate de- 

 termine to add to his present small collection this hardy and beau- 

 tiful flower, the queen of the autumn. 



On another table was an array of preserved fruit, not large in 

 quantitjs but perfect in quality. Then came the long table of fruits. 

 This was a sight to behold. Think of it! Away off in the state of 

 South Dakota— the land said to be (r) the land of drouth and of bliz- 

 zards, and where summer is said to enter onlj- when winter waits to 

 catch a second breath. Right in her midst, home grown, fine sam- 

 ples of about fifty varieties of apples, many of plums and other 

 northern fruits. Such an exhibition is a convincing argument that 

 the state can and will stand a peer of the best state in the Union. 



