Secretary's ^ori^er. 



A Well Earned Vacation.— Prof. S. B. Green has gone to New 

 England to enjoy his summer vacation. 



Destroying the Leaf Hopper.— W. C. Strong, in his "Fruit Cul- 

 ture," says that "Carrying lighted torches through the vineyard will 

 attract and burn the mature winged hopper." At an earlier stage 

 "syringing with tobacco water, hellebore, etc., is serviceable." 



Cold Storage for the State Fair.— This will remind you again 

 of the free cold storage provided in Minneapolis for fruit intended 

 for exhibition at the state fair. Tags, etc., for this purpose can be 

 had of Secretary Latham, and any information wanted on the sub- 

 ject can be secured from the same source. 



Have You Made Your State Fair Entries? — It is a great ad- 

 vantage, both to you and the management, to decide early what you 

 w^ill exhibit and make the necessary entries. Show the best you 

 have. As a rule, others do not grow better fruit than you. If you 

 have no premium list, send to Sec3\ E. W. Randall, Hamline, Minn., 

 for one and give it carefull study. 



Sub-Dividing the Fruit Exhibit.— The plan adopted at the last 

 state fair of placing the different classes of fruit exhibits by them- 

 selves worked so satisfactorily that it will be continued this year 

 with, perhaps, some slight inodifications; the professional exhibitors 

 will occupy different tables from the atnateurs, and all the single 

 plate entries will be put by themselves; also seedling apples, plums, 

 grapes, etc., in separate locations. 



Seedling Fruits.— Samples of all new seedling fruits of value 

 should be sent to the seedling fruit committee of this society, Mr. 

 J. S. Harris, La Crescent, Minn., for examination, to be reported on 

 later through the magazine. Fruit so sent should be allowed to ap- 

 proach maturity on the tree and can be sent safely by mail by 

 wrapping in cotton and putting in a strong pasteboard box. It 

 should be accompanied by a description and histor3r of the parent 

 tree. 



The Law vs. Nursery Products. — The American Association of 

 Nurserymen at its late meeting in Chicago, June 10-11, devoted con- 

 siderable attention to this subject and finally adopted the following: 



"Resolved, That all laws enacted by states, discriminating against 

 nursery products shipped into such state or states, are herebj"^ con- 

 demned by this association as unfair and unjust to interstate com- 

 merce and in every way objectionable, and we ask the repeal of all 

 such laws " 



Girdling for Early Productiveness.— Mr. E. H. S. Dartt is 

 continuing this year his experiments in this direction in his orchard 

 with such satisfactor3'^ results that, as he writes, he expects to have 

 many specimens at the state fair produced by this process. All our 

 fruit growers are interested in these experiments, and we look for a 

 report from Mr. Dartt covering his larger experience therein with a 

 hope that it may suggest something of general practical benefit. 



