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Mr Harris. I am ready to distribute cions of the Julia if the 
stock is not lost as I fear it may be from an accident to the tree. 
Jefferson County. 
Mr. Hart, I have an apple called Jefferson County. I think it 
a good one. Ne 
Mr. Wilcox. I got some cions of it from Mr. Hart and it has 
borne with me several years. Am much pleased with it. 
Mr. Jordon. It has not succeeded with me. 
‘PROFESSOR LACY’S PAPER. 
Professor Lacy’s paper on ‘“ Education for Farmers” was then 
presented. After the reading a vote of thanks was passed and a 
copy requested for publication. 
The following is the paper in full :— 
(Copy of the paper has not been furnished.— Printer.) 
MR. HARRIS’ REPORT. 
The discussion on Game, Trespass and other Laws was passed 
over and the paper of J. 8S. Harris on the Horticultural Exhibit at 
the State Fair was called for. 
After the reading it was moved to file for publication: The mo- 
tion was seconded and carried. The following is the paper : 
THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT AT THE STATE FAIR OF 1877. 
Mr, President and Gentlemen of Minnesota State Horticultural Society: 
Our worthy Secretary has chosen me to furnish a report of the Horticultural 
exhibit at the State Fair, I assure you that I am not able to prepare such a 
report in time for this meeting. However I will endeavor to be ready with onc 
before our transactions go into the hands of the printer. Asa whole the last 
State Fair, held in Minneapolis, Sept. 3d to 8th, 1877, was very satisfactory. 
Financially it was a grand success, not only paying all expenses but furnishing 
a surplus sufficient to enable the Society to pay the whole indebtedness of the 
previous Fair of 1876. Weshould like to attribute the success to the unpar- 
allelled display of horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, grains, vegetables, fruits, 
flowers and fine arts, but honor and justice forbid. A share of the credit must 
be given to the enterprising city where it was held, to the remarkably fine weather 
which prevailed at the time and to the liberality of the visitors, for the exnibition 
was not remarkable for a State of our resources, where all the people are noted 
for pluck and enterprise. Several of the departments were not filled up to the 
standard of previous years, and more especially was it the case with the Horti- 
cultural department. The causes of this deficiency were mostly such as are 
