28 ANNUAL REPORT 



TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING 



OF THE 



IN JOINT SESSION WITH THE 



MINNESOTA BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Held at Town Hall, Excelsiok, Minn., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

 and Friday, January 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1890. 



FIRST DAY, TUESDAY. 



MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at ten o'clock by President 

 Elliot, and Rev. J. Lamberton of Excelsior, offered prayer. 

 Mr. Gould. 



Mr. President, Visitors and Members of the State Horticultural 

 Society : 



Some of our young ladies and gentlemen have volunteered to 

 enliven our sessions with some music. They will be the enter- 

 tainers of the delegates, and visitors, and members of the State 

 Horticultural Society, and in this manner season our discussions 

 with pepper and salt, and make them interesting. The selection 

 this morning will be a song entitled, "The Rising of the Stars." 



President Elliot. I think that is very good pepper and salt, and 

 I hope we may have some more of it. 



The following paper was then read by Prof. Green of St. An- 

 thony Park. 



STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 

 By Samuel B. Green, St. Anthony Park. 

 Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen: 



I have been limited in time for this essay, therefore, I have no 

 time for a lengthy introduction. 



LOCATION. 



I would prefer to locate the strawberry bed on a gentle north- 

 east slope. The soil should be very fertile and rather open in 

 texture, but not sandy for most varieties; though some few varie- 

 ties grow best on heavy soil. The land selected should have been 



