482 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PROGRAM. 

 TUESDAY MORNING SESSION— 10 o'clock. 



General Subject— Small Fruits. 



Prayer. 



Opening remarks by the president. 



Appointment of committee on credentials. 



Report of committee on small fruits— M. W. Cook, Rochester; E. E. Harris, La 

 Crescent; Wm. Robinson, Hastings; B. C. Yancey, Edina Mills; O. M. Lord, 

 Minnesota City. 



Suggestions on Small Fruit Culture— M. ^Y. Cooli, Rochester. 



New Strawberries— J. G. Kellogg, Janesville, Wis. 



Profits of Small Fruit Culture— C. W. Sampson, Excelsior. 



Entry of exhibits. 



TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION— 2 o'clock. 

 General Subject— Grapes, Plums, Cherries and Irrigation. 



Report of committee on grapes— P. H. Perry, Excelsior; H. J. Ludlow, Worthing 

 ing; M. Pearce, Chowen. 



Report of committee on plums and cherries— Jos. Wood, Windorn; Mrs. A. A. 

 Kennedy, Hutchinson; H. Knudson, Springfield. 



Native Plums and Their Development— O. M. Lord, Minnesota City. 



The Sand Cherry as a Stock for Plum and Cherry— Prof. N. E. Hansen, Ames, la. 



Conservation of Moisture in the Soil— Prof. S. B. Green, St. Anthony Park. 



Irrigation in Minnesota— Hon. S. M. Emery, Bozeman, Mont. 



Irrigation Applied to Minnesota— A. W. Sias, Pueblo, Col. 



TUESDAY EVENING SESSION— 7:30 o'clock. 

 General Subject— Addresses and Annual Reports. 



Address of welcome— W. H. Eustis, Maj'or of Minneapolis. 



Response to address of welcome— W. W. Pendergast, State Supt. of Schools. 



President's annual address— J. M. Underwood, Lake City. 



Annual report of secretary — A. W. Latham. 



Annual report of treasurer — Ditus Day, Farmington. 



Annual report of librarian— (The library is at room 2, 427 Nicollet avenue, Minne- 

 apolis)— A. W. Latham, librarian: E. A. Cuziier, assistant, Essex and 27th avenue 

 S. E., Minneapolis. (The assistant has charge of the reports stored at Pillsbury 

 Hall, State University.) 



The Horticulturist as a Reformer— Wm. R. Dobbyn, Minneapolis. 



Wind-E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna. 



The Climate Changes of Minnesota— Prof. C. W. Hall, State University. 



Report of committee on legislation- J. H. Stevens, Minneapolis; Wyman Elliot , 

 Minneapolis; F. G. Gould, Excelsior. 



Appointment of committees on fruit list, award of premiums, president's ad- 

 dress, obituaries and linal resolutions. 



WEDNESDAY ?IORNING .SESSION- 9 o'clock. 



General Subject— nipples and General Fruits. 



Prayer. 



Report of committee on apples (including crabs, hybrids, Russians, etc.)— 

 D. K. Michenor, Etna;G. W. Buft'uin, Owatonna; W. L. Parker, Farmington; Wtu. 

 Duffus, Lake City; W. S. Widrnoycr, Drcsbach. 



Laying Out an Orchard— S. D. Richardson, Winnebago City. 



Report of committee on seedling fruits— J. S. Harris, La Crescent. 



Report of committee on general fruits— 



1st Congressional Dist.— C. Theilmann, Theilmanton; R. C. Keel, Rochester. 



2d Congressional Dist.— J. S. Parks, Pleasant Movinds; F. S. Livermore, Fair- 

 mont. 



3d Congressional Dist.— D. F. Akin, Farmington; Pv. J. Cutts, Howard. 



4th Congressional Dist. — M. C. Bunnell, Newport; J. G. Bass, Ilamline. 



5th Congressional Dist.— H. L. Crane, Excelsior; D. \'. Plants, Long Lake. 



(ith Congressional Dist.— J. M. Doudna, .\lox;indria ; John Hunter, Anoka. 



7th Congressional Dist. -N. P. Aspinwall, Harrison; Erik Anderson, Lake Park. 



