38 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



RECORD OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEET- 

 ING OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY, 



Held in the Northwestern Guaranty Loan building, Minne 

 apolis, Minn., Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, 

 January 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1891 . 



FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20. 



MORNING SESSION. 



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

 Elliot, and Rev . Smith Baker, of the Park Avenue Congrega- 

 tional Church, opened the session with prayer . 



President Elliot: — We will begin the program with a paper 

 on Blackberries West of the Big Woods, by M. Cutler, of 

 Sumpter . The following paper was then read by the author : 

 " Blackberries West of the Big Woods," by M. Cutler, Sumter. 

 (See index.) 



An instructive discussion followed the reading . 



The following paper was then read by the secretary: "Small 

 Fruits in Otter Tail County," by F. H. Fiedler, Perham, Minn. 

 (See index. ) 



A discussion followed the reading. The secretary then read 

 the following reports: " Report on Small Fruits," by Dewain 

 Cook, Windom, Minn; and a "Report," by Sidney Corp, Ham- 

 mond, Minn. (See index.) 



A discussion succeeded the reading of these reports . 



President Elliot: — If you have nothing further to offer on 

 small fruits we will pass on to the paper of Mr. Wicker - 

 shein. 



The secretary then read the following paper: "Fruit Growing 

 in Lincoln County,"by J.Wickershein, Idlewild,Minn. (Seeindex.) 



A short discussion succeeded the reading. 



President Elliot: — We will devote the rest of this forenoon 

 to reception of members, arrangement of exhibits, etc., and 

 we will meet again at half past one, sharp. 



Adjournment. 



