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organization. It seems to me there should be a good horticult- 

 ural society in every county, and if it could be, in every town, 

 and if such societies would subscribe for the leading agricult- 

 ural and horticultural papers, and if they would apply to the 

 different state authorities for their reports, and have other 

 reading matter circulating among the farmers or the members, 

 it would certainly be a great benefit. By organization a great 

 many benefits might be derived. Let me give you one. In an 

 organization of that kind the farmers or others who were de- 

 termined to plant small fruits for their own use could order 

 their plants for that purpose as a society; they could ask a nur- 

 seryman or small fruit dealer to furnish them at thousand rates. 

 They would be glad to do it. I have a price list from eastern 

 nurserymen, from which, to set the quarter acre that I recom- 

 mend, it would cost §52.50, while under the plan I proposed 

 any leading nurseryman of your state would furnish that garden 

 for §12.00, a saving to every individual of 840. 50, and to ten 

 persons who would join in such a society, it would represent a 

 saving of over four hundred dollars. That is only one of the 

 benefits you would receive from organization. 



The question of how we can best do the work, or best get this 

 horticultural information before the people is something I want 

 •to know, and at our meeting the first week in February we 

 shall try in Wisconsin to devise some means by which that 

 work can best be done, and we would be very glad, indeed, to 

 receive any information on that point from our friends in Min- 

 nesota. We also wish to follow you in your plans for legisla 

 tion. or anything else that may be useful to us. I am here to 

 learn these things at this time. (Applause. ) 



J. S. Harris: — I want to say that the people in Wisconsin are 

 just as hungry for horticultural information as they are in Min- 

 nesota, and I hope that institute will get around and give it to 

 them. I was a short time ago called, expecting to give them a 

 talk on the small fruit garden, but the hog and the horse 

 monopolized the whole thing and I did not get a chance on the 

 floor. 



The Committee on Constitution then reported in favor of the 

 adoption of the following amendment to Article III of the con- 

 stitution: 



"Local or county horticultural societies and kindred organi- 

 zations may become auxiliary to this society by sending three 

 delegates to the annual winter meeting, who shall be entitled 

 to all the rights and privileges of membership upon furnishing 



