132 ANNUAL REPORT. 
The motion was carried, and Messrs Elliot and Dart were ap- 
pointed. — | Ce, 
A motion was made that the President have power to fill 
vacancies in the delegation. 
The motion was carried. 
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HONORARY MEMBERS. 
A motion was made that Mrs. C. O. Van Cleve, of Minneapolis, 
be elected an honorary member of this Society. Carried. 
A motion was made that Miss Hortense Share, of Rosemount, 
be elected an honorary member of this Society. Carried. ) 
SUMMER MEETING. 
A motion was made to dispense with a Summer meeting this 
year. Carried. 
REPORT OF MR. CARTER. 
The report of T. G. Carter, Esq., St. Peter, of the General 
Fruit Committee, was read and ordered on file for publication. 
The following is the report in full: 
St. Peter, Nicollet Co., Minn., Jan. 16, 1877. 
Prof. Chas Y. Lacy, Secretary State Horticultural Society : 
Small Fruits. 
DeaR Sir: I cannot give a report covering the whole district, but will 
confine it to what has come under my observation in this county, an one 
orchard in LeSueur county; which, by the way, is notin my district. Last 
winter seems to have been hard on strawberry vines more than one year 
old, whether covered or otherwise. The young vines from the last year’s 
runners were all right. The strawberry and raspberry crops were not up 
to the average, I think; some not half a crop. Of black-cap raspberries, 
the Doolittles constituted the main crop, other kinds being but little culti- 
vated. With me, however, the Mammoth Cluster and Seneca were the most 
productive, and the fruit the largest. The Philadelphia red bore a very fair 
crop. With me they came through the winter better than the blacks, and 
yielded 100 per cent. better. The markets in this vicinity were better sup- 
plied than in former years, and prices consequently lower; more people 
having engaged in the business of raising small fruits than ever before. 
Of strawberries, I think the Wilson yielded best. The drouth cut both 
crops short. 
