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I Mr. Dartt. Let us have everything that is sweet, but perhaps we 

 can save the necessity of having a bee association. 

 ^4Mr. Harris. Horticulturists will certainly favor the honey bee, as 

 it has an important office to perform in the fertilizing of fruits. 

 '-lOn motion of Mr. Dartt the meeting of the Association was then 

 adjourned. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1888. 



President Elliot stated upon the adjournment of the Amber Cane 

 Association that the business of the Society would be resumed for a 

 short session. 



It was decided to take up the subject of forestry. Following is 

 the paper prepared by Mr. Smith upon .the topic : 



THE STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 

 Bf/ C. L. Smith, Minneapolis. 



Mr. President^ Ladies and Gentlemen of the Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society : 



Your Secretary has asked me to say something about the work of 

 the State Forestry Association. We have very little that is new to 

 report. The appropriation made in 1883 was only partly expended; 

 10,000 copies of the Forest Tree-Planter's Manual, prepared by Mr. 

 Hodges, were printed, and nearly all have been distributed. 



A bill was presented to the last legislature asking for an appropria- 

 tion of $3,000 for the Forestry Association, but it failed to become a 

 law, and consequently we have had no money to do with. If we had 

 received the appropriation the board of directors intended to publish 

 a revised edition of the manual for general distribution, and to have 

 kept the secretary busily engaged in the work of collecting and dis- 

 seminating information on the subject of forestry. Although we have 

 had no money, we have done something for the forestry interest. 

 During the year 1887 nearly 1,000 copies of the manual have been 

 distributed at farmers' institutes, county fairs and through the mails. 

 I have answered over four hundred letters of inquiry from planters, 

 or those who contemplated planting. I have written over two hun- 

 vdred articles on the subject for the various news and agricultural 



