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thing about it, but very little about raising fruit, except the 

 way the farmers raise it, plant a tree and trust it to take care 

 of itself. I have tried that plan, but it does not work very well. 

 I am glad to see you gentlemen so much interested in raising 

 fruit, especially in this state, and I am glad to see the progress 

 made in this direction. In your meetings annually I suppose 

 you exchange ideas, go back home with new plans and come 

 back next season to show the results of your experience. I 

 understand there is to be a meeting of the American Nursery - 

 mens Association in this city, and I have been requested by 

 the park board to confer with your president with a view to 

 entertaining these gentlemen when they come here, and I shall 

 take pleasure in doing all I can to make it pleasant and agreea- 

 ble for them while in the city of Minneapolis. Ladies and gen- 

 tlemen, I thank you. (Applause.) 



Pres. Elliot: We have just passed a set of resolutions 

 inviting them to come to Minneapolis, and providing for the 

 appointment of a committee of twenty-five from our society to 

 act as entertainers with a like committee from the city. We 

 have a paper that we have passed on forestry. It is by Mr. 

 Chas. Luedloff, and we had to have it translated, and have no 

 time to take it up to-day, but I would suggest that it be re- 

 ferred to the publication committee to revise and put into our 

 record. It will be so referred unless objection is made. 



The committees on awarding of premiums then presented 

 their reports. (See index.) 



Pres. Elliot: The treasurer is ready at any time to pay off 

 these awards whenever you find him. 



The following paper was then read: "Elementary Principles 

 of Manuring," by Prof. Samuel B. Green, St. Anthony Park, 

 Minn. (See index. ) 



A very interesting discussion ensued upon the reading. 



Pres. Elliot: If there is no further discussion on this sub- 

 ject we will take up the next topic on the program, which is a 

 paper by Prof. Hayes. 



Prof. Hayes: Prof. Green asked me to prepare a paper on 

 the relation of horticulture to agriculuture, but in connection 

 with our maps here I want to say a little about our winds and 

 what they are doing for our farmers. 



Prof. Hayes then read the following paper: "Relation of 

 Horticulture to Agriculture," by Prof. W. M. Hayes, St. 

 Anthony Park, Minn. (See index.) 



