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President Elliot, That is one of the lines to be tried by our 

 friend Dartt at the new experimental station at Owatonna. 



Mrs. Kennedy. I heard a gentleman say a short time ago tha,t 

 he visited his father in New York state where they had a lot of 

 potatoes that had laid in the cellar for seven years and they were 

 hard yet! (Laughter.) 



On motion of Mr. Cutler, the Society proceeded to the annual 

 election of officers for the ensusing year. 



a:n^nual election of officees. 



The following list of officers were duly elected: 



President — Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis. 



Vice Presidents — A. W. Sias, Rochester; Alfred Terry, Slay ton;: 

 M. Cutler, Sumter; M. Pearse, Minneapolis; J. O. Barrett, 

 Browns Valley. 



Secretary — S. D. Hillman, Minneapolis. 



Treasurer — Ditus Day, Farmington. 



Executive Committee — A. W. Latham, chairman, Excelsior; J.. 

 S. Harris, La Crescent; J. M. Underwood, Lake City; O. F. 

 Brand, Faribault; L. H. Wilcox, Hastings. 



Librarian — E. A. Cuzner, Minneapolis. 



Entomologist — Prof. O. W. Oestlund, Minneapolis. 



The committee on grape diseases presented the following:. 



GRAPE DISEASES. 



By J. S. Sarris, La Crescent. 



Of late years grape growers of Minnesota are beginning to meet 

 with greater difficulties in the way of growing this most valuable 

 fruit than did the old pioneers who demonstrated to a certainty 

 that our soil and climate in the earlier years of this industry 

 possessed in a high degree the most essential properties to fully- 

 develop the very best qualities of every variety that was early 

 enough to mature in this latitude. Formerly our vines were 

 absolutely free from every form of disease as well as the depre- 

 dations of noxious insects. The latter we expected would in 

 the course of time make their appearance, as it seems to be the law 

 of nature that insects follow upon the track of every species of 

 fruit tree and plant, as soon after it has been introduced in new 



