500 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ' 



Prof. C. W. Hall, of the State Universit3^ then delivered a verj- 

 interesting' and instructive lecture on '^Climatic Clinnges Minne- 

 sota." (It is to be regretted that on account of the want of needed 

 charts this cannot be reproduced here). 



The meeting- was' then adjourned until 9 o'clock, Wednesday. 



SECOND DAY. 



Morning Session, Wednesday, January 10, 1894. 



The meeting- was called to order promtly at 9 o'clock bj'^ President 

 Underwood, and was opened with prayer by Clarence Wedge of 

 Albert Lea. 



The first matter on the program was the report of the cominittee 

 on apples. Reports were read b}' Secretary Latham from W. S. 

 Widmoyer, Dresbach, (See index) and W. L. Parker, Farniington. 

 (See index.) 



Following- these reports, Mr. S. D. Richardson presented a short 

 but verj^ interesting paper on the subject of "Lajdng Out an Or- 

 chard." (See index.) 



A long and interesting discussion followed. 



Mr. J. S. Harris: Mr. Chairman, Mr. C. Patten from Iowa, and Mr. 

 Wm. Toole from Wisconsin are with us, and I would like to have 

 them recognized as delegates. I move you that they be invited to 

 participate in our deliberations and that they be made honorary 

 members for one year. 



The motion was seconded, and on being put to a vote was carried. 



Next on the program was the report of the committee on seedling 

 fruits, presented by Mr. J. S. Harris, La Crescent. (See index.) 



Col. J. H. Stevens: Mr. President, I move that the committee on 

 seedling fruits be continued another year, and in making that mo- 

 tion I would like very much if they would travel through a portion 

 of the country out in Houston countj^ or throughout that section. I 

 know of several new seedlings in Carver county of great merit, also 

 in Sibley, and one in Le Sueur, and the society is abundantly able 

 to pay the expenses of this commission; and in thus making the 

 rounds they will probablj^ gather up new seedlings that are worth 

 more than anything we have received j^et; and I would include in 

 my motion that the expenses of the commission be paid by the 

 society. 



The motion was seconded bj^ Mr. D. F. Akin and carried. 



Afternoon Session, Wednesday, January 10, 1894. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock by President Under- 

 wood, and the deferred program of the morning- session was taken 

 up, calling for the reports of committees on general fruits from the 

 various congressional districts of the state. 



Mr. C. Theilmann, of Theilmanton, from the first cong. district 

 read his report. (See index.) 



This was followed by the report of Mr. R. C. Keel, of Rochester, 

 representing the same district. ^See index.) Some discussion 

 followed this. 



