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Dr. M. M. Frisselle: We are certainly under obligations to 

 Mr. Collins for this kind invitation, but I do not think he told us 

 the most important part, and that is, where to come. 



Mr. Collins: I will be here to conduct you personally. 



Mr. Birch then read the following: 



"A City Orchard." H. R. Birch, Minneapolis. (See index.) 



Prof. Green then read the following report of the excursion 

 made by Mr. Clarence Wedge and himself through the orchards 

 of the state: 



"The Orchards of Minnesota in August, 1895," Prof. S. B, 

 Green, St. Anthony Park. (See index.) 



The reports of vice-presidents were then presented in their 

 order, as follows: 



E. H. S. Dartt, First Congressional District, Owatonna. (See 

 index.) 



S. D. Richardson, Second Congressional District, Winnebago 

 City. (See index.) 



Mrs. A. A. Kennedy, Third Congressional District, Hutchinson. 



Mrs. Kennedy: We did not have fruit enough to pay for 

 writing a report. It was about an entire failure. 



J. O. Barrett, Sixth Congressional District, Brown's Valley. 

 (See index.) 



Mrs. Jennie Stager, Seventh Congressional District, Sauk 

 Rapids. (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: It is now past 12 o'clock, and perhaps it 

 would be w^ell to adjourn now and take up the balance of the 

 reports after recess. On motion of Mr. Smith the meeting 

 adjourned to 1:30 p. M. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Wednesday, December 4th. 



Pres. Underwood: The meeting will please come to order, 

 and* we will resume the morning's program. 



The remaining vice-president's reports were then presented. 



R. S. Mackintosh, Fourth Congressional District, St. An- 

 thony Park. (See index. ) 



Col. J. H. Stevens, Fifth Congressional District, Minneapo- 

 lis. (See index.) 



Mr. Harris was then called upon for the following: 



"Before and Behind the Scenes," J. S. Harris, La Crescent. 

 (See index.) 



Prof. S. B. Green then presented the annual report of the 

 central experiment station, as follows: (See index. ) 



