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able extent, by our changeable winters, poor locations, non-adapted 

 varieties, poor or no culture and making pastures for stock of our 

 orchards. He told what kind of a site to select, how to fit the ground 

 for planting, what varieties and kinds to plant, and how to plant and 

 care for them, and the general management that with him brought 

 success. Among other things was to guard well against mice, rab- 

 bits and insect enemies. 



One of the best papers presented was, "Hardiness versus Quality," 

 by Prof. E. S. Goff, of the Agricultural College and Experiment Sta- 

 tion, in which he repeated the arguments of some that it was against 

 a law of nature that the best quality of fruits could ever be grown in 

 these northern latitudes, because great hardiness and superior 

 quality could not exist in the same variety. A very animated dis- 

 cussion followed the reading of the papers, but the majority- believed 

 with Mr. Goff that a hardy race of fruits could be originated for this 

 climate without the sacrifice of quality. 



Xore than usual attention was given by this meeting to the sub- 

 ject of forestry. Cranberries were pretty thoroughly discussed. 

 Altogether the meeting was a great success and the attendance 

 much larger than the average. 



The election of officers resulted in retaining >I. A. Thayer, presi- 

 dent, and B. S. Hoxie, secretary'. Visiting delegates from other states 

 were >I. J. Wray and W. A- Burnap, Iowa, O. F. Brand and J. S. Har- 

 ris, Minnesota, and a good representation of agricultural press re- 

 porters from Chicago, 111. 



The exhibition of fruit was not as large as it has been on some pre- 

 vious years, owing to the very general failure of the crop from leaf 

 blight and scab in the lake shore region, which usually furnishes a 

 good share of the longest-keeping varieties. There was a very good 

 exhibit of new seedling apples. Sixteen varieties were shown bj* 

 Wm. Stamners, of Ontagonie county. Some of them were very fine. 

 One variety by O. C. Cook, of Oconto county, -were fine specimens and 

 choice desert fruit. The original seeds were supposed to have been 

 planted by French or Indians, about fifty years ago. in Marinette 

 county". The size is four by our scale; form, round oblate: color, 

 ground light 5-ellow, splashed with varj-ing shades of red ; flesh, 

 verj- white and fine grained ; flavor, excellent. Three good seedling 

 varieties were shown by F. H. Chappel, of Origen. All averaged 

 about size five and showed good keeping qualities. Four seedlings 

 of the Alexander were shown by Wm. A. Springer, of Fremont, and 

 one choice dessert apple and a good keeper was shown by Phillip 

 Watrus, Wezanwej'a, Wis. Size three. 



