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A communication from Mr. William Ward was read and ordered 

 placed on file. 



J. G. Miller, of Dodge City, Eice county, sent in a report on 

 seedling apples, which was read and ordered placed on file. 



The Peerless and Willis seedling apples were raised by him, 

 and were highly spoken of in the discussion. 



The meeting then adjourned to meet at 7:30 in the evening. 

 At the evening session the president read his annual address, 

 which was ordered published. It called out considerable dis- 

 -cussion, during which Messrs. Gaylord, Harris and Moon made 

 some very interesting remarks. 



J. S. Harris read a paper on the "Present Outlook for Apple 

 •Culture in Minnesota." It was ordered placed on file for pub- 

 lication. 



A paper from D. W. Beadle, of Ontario, Canada, was read, en- 

 titled " Evergreens in Ontario." 



The meeting then adjourned to meet at 9:30 the next day, 

 Jan. 3, 1889, 



The report of the chairman of the fruit committee, Mr, Dewain 

 •Cook, was the first paper read. 



He considered the Snyder blackberry the best in cultivation, 

 quality considered; while the Windom dewberry was very pro- 

 ductive; but those who were at his place and saw Windom dew- 

 berry, and tasted the fruit, said that they could not see how any 

 blackberry could be better in quality. 



Mr. Gaylord said that, during the j)ast season, at his place 

 plum cuttings had taken root and made quite a growth. 



H. W. Stedman said that gooseberries were one of his favorite 

 fruits, and that an agent of L. L. May & Co., of St. Paul, was 

 selling in Eochester a mammoth vaiiety, which he said grew as 

 large as plums. President Sias also leaned favorably toward the 

 gooseberry. One year he had raised and sold in Eochester 

 twelve bushels. He had grbwn the Mammoth, or English goose- 

 berry, and had found it a shy bearer and liable to mildew. 

 Gooseberries need a rich, moist soil and clean cultivation and 

 frequent pruning. 



H. P. Moon, of Spring Valley, said that he grew a number 

 of varieties of gooseberries, and had once, at a high price, 

 bought some English roots; but did not find them to be any bet- 

 ter than those he already had, 



E. Gaylord then presented the subject of "Sun-scald and Its 

 Prevention." He showed samples of trees that had been killed 



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