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Can't You send in a new member in April? Our roll should be 

 doubled, and you beinj;^ the one benefited are the person to do it. 



Grape Crop of 189") in the Lake Erie Region.— A little idea of 

 the mag-nitude of the grape growing industry in the North may be 

 gathered from the fact that in round numbers 4,170 car loads of 

 2,5(X) ten pound baskets each were shipped in 189.5 from the region 

 around Lake Erie. These are the grapes that come to the Minnesota 

 markets. No wonder the price of Minnetonkas is "down." 



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Lend A Hand! — The growth of our society comes largely from the 

 individual efforts of its members. Can'i you send the secretary at 

 least one new member during the month of March? By doing this 

 you would be entitled to a copy of Prof. S. B. Green's "Amateur Fruit 

 Growing," a book j'ou should certainl}- own. The increase of the 

 society means increased benefit to you and every other member. 



A Wisconsin MOxNTHLY.— Our sister society has decided to try its 

 fortunes as publisher of a .32 page monthly. I do not know all the 

 details of the plan yet, but if Secy. Philips is editor, as is probable, 

 the enterprise is sure to be pushed with his usual vigor. They re- 

 port a "good" meeting at Madison; all the old officers were re-elected. 

 E. H. S. Dartt, our delegate, will give us a report of it for the April 

 number. 



Death ok Secy. D. N. Reed, Nehraska.— News has just come to 

 me of the sudden death, by accident on the railway in September 

 last, of D. N. Reed, of Blue Springs, Neb., secretary of the Nebraska 

 State Horticultural Society. He was elected the winter previous to 

 succeed Prof. Taylor, who had held the office with marked efficiency 

 for several years. Mr. Reed's wife filled the office till the annual 

 meeting, at which J. H. Hadkinson, of Lincoln, was elected. 



Horticultural Literature at the Farmer's Institutes.— Mr. 

 Clarence Wedge is supplementing his work as lecturer on horticul- 

 ture at the farmer's institutes by distributing, at the same time, the 

 fruit lists of the society and sample copies of our magazine. Fifty 

 of the latter and 4<»0 of the former have been sent from thi.s office 

 to each appointment wlu-re Mr. Wedge has been present during the 

 winter, and we believe much good is being accomplished in this 

 way. 



A. W. Sias.— For sketch of his life, prior to 1890, see report of 1891, 

 page 92. His portrait appeared as frontispiece in the last number. 



Mr. Sias emigrated to Pueblo, Col., in December, 18't(), where he re- 

 mained for three years, employing the most of his time in imi>rov- 



