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contiguous to the tree claim. I" succeeded well with my trees, 

 owiug to the policy of growing them in that form. 



A word in regard to windbreaks. My friend Mr. Terry has 

 exalted the Mulberry to a higher degree than I was willing to 

 accord it, but I am willing to try it a little more thoroughly 

 than I have. I want to recommend the sand cherry. That 

 plant is generally ignored. I grow it on our grounds with fine 

 success. It is a very beautiful plant, the leaves resembling those 

 of the willow. If the suckers are allowed to grow they come up 

 thick and are entirely hardy, at least on my grounds. When in 

 blossom they look like plumes waving in the wind. The fruit is 

 fair to eat without cooking. 



Mrs. Campbell. How large is it I 



Mr. Barrett. The fruit is a little larger than the black cherry, 

 and when cooked for jellies is delicious. My wife has made some 

 very excellent pies from the fruit of the sand cherry. It is a 

 prolific bearer. It makes a fine windbreak and it pays to raise 

 it. I also am trying to make use of the buffalo berry. It grows 

 native, as I stated yesterday, along the shores of the Minnesota 

 river. I would recommend that also for a windbreak. 



Mr. Cutler. I wish to say a word in regard to setting trees 

 close together. In grasshopper times I set some soft maples. 

 When they were about three years old I transplanted part of 

 them and left a good many where they were grown from the 

 seed, where they stood pretty thick. Those left in the rows un- 

 disturbed are the nicest trees and are the most symmetrical. 

 Soft maple is apt to split, but those left where originally sown 

 are well formed and are a good deal taller than those that have 

 been transplanted. I believe the best way to have good trees is 

 to sow the seed and afterwards mulch the rows to keep the young 

 trees moist during the summer. I have seen trees set on timber 

 claims that were too far apart and they were generally in poor 

 condition. I refer to some timber claims I have noticed at Hec- 

 tor and Bird Island. Where the trees are set close together 

 there are some nice groves. Cottonwoods may be set some dis- 

 tance apart. 



Mr. Harris moved that visiting delegates from adjoining 

 states be made honorary members of the Society for five years. 

 The motion was adopted. 



Col. Stevens moved to add to the list of honorary life mem- 

 bers of the Society, the following names, to- wit: Messrs. Dartt, 

 Gould, Latham, Brand and Smith. The motion was adopted. 



