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feet in length. Tlie new variety is bound to become popular, owing to its remark- 

 able bearing qualities, and also because it matures cabbage within two months 

 from date of planting. 

 In response to a letter of inquiry the following reply came: 



Lake Park, Iowa. Sept. 22, 1896. 

 A. W. Latham, Minneapolis, Minn.: 



Dear Sir:— In reply to yours of the 8th, will saj' the cabbage story is a fake — 

 there is no truth in it whatever. 



Yours, in the interest of honest horticulture, 



S. K. BUFFUPI. 



Moral. — Go a little slow on new things. Their value may rest on 

 a basis nearly as unsubstantial as the above — and yet, "prove all 

 things and hold fast to that which is good." 



THE FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETS. 



At the last moment we are enabled to publish an account of 

 the meeting held at the secretary's office Sept. 29th. Four mem- 

 bers of the committee proper were in attendance, Chairman D. R. 

 McGinuis, Capt. J. N. Cross, Prof. S. B. Green and Prof. W. W. Pen- 

 dergast. The following gentlemen were present by invitation and 

 participated in the deliberations, Gen. C. C. Andrews, Fire Warden; 

 Mr. Wyman Elliot, Secretary J. O. Barrett, of the Forestry Associa- 

 tion; Secretary E. W. Randall of the State Agricultural Society; Mr. 

 T. J. Klein, representing the T. B. Walker Lumber Co.; Pres. J. M. 

 Underwood and Secretary A. W. Latham of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Tlie committee was organized by the election of A. W. La- 

 tham as secretary. 



At the outset the following resolution was adopted as voicing the 

 unanimous sentiment of those present as to the purposes to be ac- 

 complished in the organization of this committee. 



Resolved, That the object of the forestry movement in the state of Minnesota 

 and all legislation sought by it, is not to in anj-way hamper or interfere with the 

 use of the merchantable pine or other timber in this state, or to tie up agricul- 

 tural lands. But its purpose is to protect life and property from forest fires, to 

 increase a knowledge of the value of growing timber, to save the young growth 

 on cut-over timber lands from fire and to protect the sources of our streams from 

 drying up, so that we may have a continued supply of timber and fuel for the 

 needs of our farming and manufacturing interests and a regular water supply 

 for power and navigation. 



The session was devoted to a general consideration of the subject 

 in its inany phases, in which all present took part. There was ap- 

 parent a unanimity of sentiment as to the needs of our state in the 

 direction of the subject under deliberation and as to the general 

 means to be used in providing for them, and only the question of 

 details remained to be considered. As the best way of accomplish- 

 ing this, it was decided that the chairman should appoint a com- 

 mittee of three to prepare a draft of a bill to be presented at the next 

 meeting for discussion and final action. 



This committee will be announced later. 



It was deemed advisable to increase the general committee by ad- 

 ding a member from the Miller's Association, which will increase the 

 number to eight. It is the intention in the preparation of this bill 

 to have a representation of the principal interests involved, so that 

 as completed it may represent their common sentiment as to what 

 is possible, desirable and practicable in the beneficent end sought 

 to be attained. 



