ANNUAL MEETING. 7 



in the course of the year in the Horticulturist. At the election 

 there was no contest whatever, and all of the retiring ofiicers were 

 re-elected. The wisdom or the chan<^e in the constitution a j'ear 

 ago, throwing the tnanagenient of the society upon the executive 

 board, was demonstrated by the occupation of ahnost the entire 

 time by papers and discussions upon horticulture. The consider- 

 ation of ways and means by the society necessarily detracts from 

 the real interests of the tneeting and are seen to be more wisely 

 left to a trusted few. 



Subjects of especial interest at the meeting were the joint report 

 of Prof. Green and Mr. Wedge on the orchards of the state and the 

 consideration of the subject of top-working, the discussion of 

 which was lead by Secretary Philips. 



The sentiments of those in attendance were well stated in the con- 

 cluding words of a description of the meeting which appeared in 

 " The Wisconsin Agriculturist." "Taking it all in all, the Minnesota 

 people had a very pleasant meeting; no let up, — at the hall, on the 

 street, at the hotel table, after going to bed or on the train, and it 

 lasted until onlj- one horticulturist was left." 



NOTICE OF FORESTRY MEETING. 



The 20th annual meeting of the Minnesota State Forestry Associa- 

 tion will l)e held in the parlors of the Commercial Club, Minneapolis, 

 Tuesday, Jan., 14 and lij, 1890. The first day, commencing at 2 o'clock 

 p. m., will be devoted to preliminary business of the association. 



PROGRAM. 



WEDNESDAY, 15th, 10 O'CLOCK A. M. 



1. Condition of our Forests, by S. M. Owen, President of the As- 

 sociation. 



2. Work done for the Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires, 

 by C. C. Andrews, Chief Forest Fire Warden. 



3. Stump Lands, bj' H. B. Aj-ers. 



i. Value of our Forests from a Commercial Standpoint, by O. F. 

 Brand. 



5. Old and new Forestry, b^' John H. Stevens. 



6. Esthetics of Forestry, by Wm. R. Dobbyn. 



2 O'CLOCK p. M. 



7. Forest Protection to Fruit Plants, by Wm. Somerville. 



8. What Trees shall we Plant? by L. R. Moyer. 



9. Work done for Forestry by the Experiment Station, by Prof. 

 S. B. Green. 



10. Relation of Forests to our Reservoirs, by W. A. Jones, Lt. Col., 

 Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 



11. Influence of Forests upon the Weather, by Edw. A. Beals, U.S. 

 Weather Bureau. 



12. Forestry as a Factor of Agriculture, by Prof. W. M. Hays. 



13. Secretary's report and election of ofiicers for the ensuing year. 

 The members of the association are earnestly solicited to attend 



this important meeting, and every other friend of forestry is cor- 

 diallj- invited to engage in the discussions upon the various sub- 

 jects of consideration. A greater work than ever is before us. Let 

 us prepare for it. J. O. Barrett, 



Secretary, 



