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Mr. L. L. May. Mr. President, if I am in order and you 

 will allow me; yesterday, I understand, there was quite a discus- 

 sion arose on the mode of doing business, conducted by L. L. 

 May & Co., of St. Paul? 



President Elliot. Yes, sir. 



Mr. May. I am here to-day to open up the discussion — not 

 knowing anything of the meeting; only injustice to myself I feel 

 that this association should allow us the privilege of counteract- 

 ing some of the charges which have been indicated by Mr. 

 Gideon and others. If any special time could be appointed that 

 would be convenient for the meeting I should be glad to have 

 the time set. 



President Elliot. This is Mr. May, I take it ? 



Mr. May. Yes. 



President Elliot. We are happy to meet you; it is a question 

 that interests us all and I hope we can give the time for it. If 

 there is no objection we will set it for the opening discussion at 

 2 o'clock. 



Mr. May. Thank you, that will suit me. 



The following paper was then read : 



THE NEW STRAWBEERIES. 



By Geo. J. Kellogg, JanesviUe, Wis. 



Mr. President and Members of the State Sorti cultural Society: 



By request of your secretary, I write a few thoughts and facts. 

 Since the advent of the Wilson, nothing has had the deserved 

 boom until the Crescent. There have been McAvoy's, Agricul- 

 turist, Boyden, Great American, which measured fourteen 

 inches, Triomph de Gand, Jucunda and Sharpless, and one hun- 

 dred and forty-nine others of local merit, and the other two 

 hundred are coming. Y^ou may just as well count out your two 

 dollars a dozen and go in with the tide. Many new kinds are 

 already disseminated and partially tried; many of them are a 

 success. Of the more recent kinds, I think May King the best 

 mate for the Crescent yet sent out, and Parry for Jewel; but I 

 will not cumber this paper by mentioning the kinds we have on 

 trial. We must try all kinds, and ' ' hold fast that which is good." 



THE "JESSIE." 



Your secretary asked me to say something about the '^ Jessie," 

 one of Mr. F. W. Loudon's group of over fifty varieties of 

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