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enjoyable repast. After dinner short speeches were made upon 

 various topics by specialists in their particular lines of work. 

 Prof. Porter uttered very enthusiastically the bright prespects 

 of the new farm school which was to be started in October, and 

 the flattering outlook for the future experiment work of the 

 station. Prof. H. W. S. Cleaveland, the veteran landscapist, 

 spoke as a devotee only can of the natural beauties of the coun- 

 try surrounding the twin cities of this great and beautiful state; 

 the many beautiful homes, parks and driveways, that were each 

 year being improved and embellished into graceful beauty and 

 ornamentation, recommending more thought and consideration 

 be given to aesthetic adornment by our citizens, rather than in 

 encouraging prize fights and base ball contests. 



Dr. Lugger having just returned from a very successful cam- 

 paign against the grasshoppers in the northern part of the state 

 gave us a "hopperish" kind of talk that was very amusing; he 

 also outlined some of the prospective work in the entomological 

 department of the station. 



Prof. Green having jnst returned from work with the farmers 

 institute, spoke of the great good that was being accomplished 

 by the instruction that was being given to the farmers of our 

 state; the teaching was very simj^le and plain and must of neces- 

 sity bring in the near future grand results. Speeches were made 

 by several prominent visitors and all felt well repaid for the 

 visit, voting the exhibition a grand success; but like the wine 

 spoken of in the Good Book, the best was kept until the second 

 day of the feast. 



The excursion to Lake Minnetonka the following day, was a 

 new departure and very entertaining. The ride on the cars was 

 first to Excelsior, where we were met by Bro. Gould. His beam- 

 ing countenance was all aglow with the kind welcome he was 

 prepared to extend from the citizens of that beautiful lakeside 

 town, in their hospitable entertainment. Everything seemed to 

 have been arranged to make this visit most enjoyable, and in our 

 yearly gatherings to be a bright spot long to be remembered. 

 The splendid field of hybrid, perpetual and June roses of Bro. 

 Gould was a revelation to many of us in floriculture, few know- 

 ing that many of the kinds here grown out of doors were hardy 

 enough for this climate. One of the instructive features of this 

 visit was A. W. Latham's finely kept vineyard, where vine and 

 fruit gave evidence of fine cultivation and care, and great prom- 

 ise of a fruitful harvest. 

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