ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 39 



AFTERNOON SESSION, TUESDAY, JAN. 20. 



President Elliot: — Fellow members, I have the honor of in- 

 troducing to you Mr. George J. Kellogg, the noted small fruit 

 culturist of Janesville, Wisconsin. 



George J. Kellogg: — Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: 

 As I said to you this morning, I am very happy to meet with 

 you at this annual gathering. I came prepared to almost 

 freeze to death, but one of your members says you are going 

 to grow oranges here; I do not know but what you may; you 

 certainly can grow small fruits. 



Mr. Kellogg then read the following paper: " Strawberries," 

 by Geo. J. Kellogg, Janesville, Wis. (See index.) 



A long and interesting discussion followed the reading of 

 this paper. 



President Elliot — Before we pass on to the next topic I would 

 say we have a gentleman here who wishes to say a few words 

 in regard to the regulation of weights and measures in selling 

 fruits and produce, Aid. J. S. Gray. 



Aid. J. S. Gray: — A communication came to the city 

 council some two weeks ago from the commission men 

 and from grocers asking that an ordinance be prepared 

 regulating weights and measures. When we came to look 

 up the state law we found this city had no authority 

 in this matter to regulate weights and measures, and 

 we found further that there is no state law. About the only 

 thing it says is this, that if a man sells more than sixty pounds 

 of potatoes for a bushel he shall be fined. (Laughter). Now 

 it occurred to me that this society was a representative body of 

 men from all over the state of Minnesota, and we simply held 

 off a few days until this society met to ask you, if the matter is 

 of sufficient importance, to appoint a committee to work with 

 us in getting up a general law covering this matter that would 

 require certain weights and measures to be used in the sale of 

 fruits and produce. 



The city of Minneapolis has become a great shipping point; 

 a great many carloads are sent out every fall, especially pota- 

 toes and onions, but if a man puts in a pound more than sixty 

 pounds in a bushel he is prosecuted; if fifty pounds it is all 

 right. 



I should like you gentlemen to take the matter up, and if you 

 will appoint a committee to work with us we shall be very glad 



