108 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Pres. Elliot: If there is no discussion, we will next have a 

 paper by Mr. Wedge. 



Mr. Wedge responded with the following: "Horticulture 

 on the Farm," by Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea, Minn. {See 

 index . ) 



The reading was followed by a discussion of the paper. 



Pres. Elliot: I want to make this proposition to you. We 

 have now reached the end of our program this morning, except 

 the question box is yet to be considered, and if we stay right 

 here for an hour and a half we can get through so we can go 

 out to Mr. Mendenhall's, also to Mr. Busch's place; one grow- 

 ing flowers and the other vegetables, and I think the friends 

 will be exceedingly well pleased with the trip. When we made 

 up the program we had nothing of that kind in view, but I 

 have been talking with some of the members and they would 

 very much like to make the trip. 



J. S. Harris: It strikes me we might hold an evening 

 session. 



E. H. S. Dartt: It occurs to me that the most important 

 work of the session is now before us, and I would rather go on 

 with the business than go on a junket. We have yet to hear 

 the reports from the experiment stations and I think all the 

 members should hear those reports and they should be dis- 

 cussed. Now I have a report that I want to present, and I 

 want it discussed, and I want some instruction from the society, 

 and if you leave those reports you leave the most important 

 work of the session. 



Pres. Elliot: The most important thing we have on hand 

 now is the reports from experiment stations, and I have been 

 talking with Secretary Green and we thought we could take up 

 those reports now and dispose of them. 



E. H. S. Dartt: It has been my opinion always that experi- 

 ment stations were of little value unless the work was recorded, 

 and I have secured the printing of one thousand copies, and 

 will distribute them as far as I am able to those whom they will 

 do the most good. I believe in getting to the attention of the 

 people anything that will be of benefit to them. 



Mr. Dartt then read the following report: "Report from 

 Owatonna Experiment Station," by E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, 

 Minn. {See index). 



Pres. Elliot: Mr. Benner, the president of the Minnesota 

 Poultry Association, is here and would like to say a few words 

 to you 



