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President Elliot said there was a bill now before the present 

 legislature to reorganize that society, and hoped the present 

 Agricultural board would have these matters in mind and try- 

 to bring about a wholesome change in the desired direction. 



On motion the meeting then adjourned till 9:30 o'clock 

 Thursday morning. 



MORNING SESSION. 



Third Day, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1887. 



The meeting was called to order at 9:30 o'clock Thursday 

 morning by President Elliot. 



The following communications were read: 



FEOM EUSSIA. 



St. Petersburgh, Aug. 21, 1886. 

 S. D. Sillman, Secretary, etc., 



Dear Sir: Please accept my best thanks for the transactions 

 of your Society, that you have had the kindness to send me. 

 I have read the papers and discussions about the Eussian apples 

 with great interest, and have the intention to prepare a paper 

 upon this subject, with the intention to attract the attention of 

 our gruit growers to the intelligent labors of the members of the 

 Minnesota Horticultural Society to create a variety that could 

 stand the cold and dry climate of your state. I mail you a 

 report of our department of agriculture and horticulture, about 

 the state of horticulture in Eussia. It is written in Eussian. 

 If you wish to have an extract from it, I can make one in Ger- 

 man and send you, knowing too little English to make it in this 

 language. You can translate i^ from the German into the 

 English. With great respect. 



Yours, 



G. DOPPELMAIR. 



Petrosabodsk, Govr. Olonetzk, I 

 Eussia, ¥ov. 13, 1886. j 



S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc.. 



Dear Sir: Your welcome letter of the eighth of July received. 

 Please inform me when your next meeting shall take place, and 

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