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for the two dollar per dozen strawberries, the two dollar per plant grape, 

 etc. The result is generally disappointment. The dearest plants ever 

 bought were the Jumbo, paying five dollars for fifty. The cheapest, the 

 Crescent, at one dollar per hundred. Another cause of failure is, rushing 

 into the business before you have learned the details. The growing of 

 fruit in the country for market requires good judgment and as much 

 brain work as to run a bank or store, besides lots of muscular work. 



EVERGREENS. 



I desire to call your attention to this highly useful and ornamental tree, 

 thousands of which have been set out in our county and but few are liv- 

 ing. I believe they can be successfully grown here by observing the fol- 

 lowing simple rules: 1. Set no trees sold by peddlers who have brought 

 them from the woods. 2. Send to a reliable nurseryman and get trees 

 that have been transplanted at least three times. 3. Have them come 

 to you early in the spring. 4. Do not let sun or 'wind get to the roots. 

 5. Mulch the ground around the trees. 



In conclusion, I hope and trust that this meeting has been a profitable 

 one to you all, and that it will be the means of awakening new interest in 

 horticultural work. 



MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION. 



BY WAYLAND STEDMAN, SEC'Y. 



The annual winter meeting of the Southern Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society was held in this city February 19th, 1891. 



The following officers were elected: 



President— Win. Somerville, Viola. 



Vice President— M. L. Tibbetts, St. Charles. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Wayland Stedman, Rochester. 



Executive Committee— M. W. Cook, R. C. Keel and L. McLain. 



Mr. R. C. Keel presented a paper telling of his fruit crop in 1890. He 

 raised over two thousand bushels of apples and found ready sale for them 

 all. He has two hundred varieties, but believes that there are only about 

 ten varieties that are profitable in this climate. 



Mr. W. N. Herrick said that the Wealthy apples that he bought of Mr. 

 Keel were the. best and prettiest and most salable apples that he ever 

 saw. He was sorry that they were not winter apples. 



President Somerville said that some of the Russian varieties were winter 

 apples and believed that as soon as they were generally planted, that we 

 would raise our winter apples in this part of our state. He was asked to 

 name the ten varieties that farmers of Southern Minnesota ought to plant. 



The following is the list, named in order of their maturing: Apples for 

 Southern Minnesota, Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Red Anis, White 

 Pigeon, Russian Green, Cook's Anis, Wealthy, Longfleld, Repka Melinka, 

 Hibernal, Red Queen. 



Red Queen apples, raised in this county, have kept until May. 



Mr. Somerville also recommended the Crab Whitney No. 20. 



Mr. M. W. Cook said that he still believed that the Crescent Seedling, 

 properly fertilized, is the best variety of strawberries, both on account of 

 hardiness and productiveness, quality and continuous bearing. 



