ANNUAL MEETING, 1916. 5 



As usual the climax of the meeting was the banquet, at 

 which 210 sat down. The program follows : 



T. A. Hoverstad, Minneapolis, Toastmaster. 

 Grace — Rev. C. D. Blaker, Minneapolis. 



1. Song - Trafford N. Jayne, Minneapolis 



2. S. P. Crosby, St. Paul— "Would You be Happy? Do Something for Us." 



3. Whistling Solo ... Bertha Maud Pratt, Minneapolis 



4. Miss Emma V. White, Minneapolis — "A Jingle at Your Expense." 



5. Reading - - - - - - - Bertha Maud Pratt 



6. Dr. E. F. Clark, Minneapolis — "We Have the Earth — What is Left 



for the Other Fellow?" 



7. Song - Mrs. Grace U. Bergen, Minneapolis 



8. Rev. T. E. Archer — "Right Adjustment is the Condition of Success." 



9. Song _-.-_-- Trafford N. Jayne 



10. Rev. John M. Walters, St. Paul— "The Fun of Being a Farmer." 



11. Reading - Bertha Maud Pratt 



12. N. A. Rasmussen, Pres. Wis. State Hort. Society, Oshkosh — "Keep 



Smiling"— Why Not? 



13. Song - - - - - - • - Mrs. Grace U. Bergen 



14. Rev. C. D. Blaker, Minneapolis — "Friends Must Part, but We Meet 



Again." 



15. Song __-.--.- "America" 



Some of our membership do not succeed in getting out to 

 this annual banquet. If they want to know just what they miss, 

 consult those who do come, and plan to be with us at this annual 

 feast another year. 



The premiums awarded at this meeting amounted to $596.27, 

 details of which may be found in another place in this number of 

 our monthly. 



Fresh Vegetables During Winter. — Few people realize the number 

 of vegetables that may be kept in the fresh state for winter use. 



The essential conditions for the storage of all root crops, including 

 such vegetables as potatoes, beets, carrots, horseradish, parsnip, winter 

 radish, rutabaga, salsify, turnip, kohlrabi and also cabbage, are that 

 they be kept cool and moist, away from air currents. Storing should be 

 done as late as possible, avoiding freezing. 



These conditions may be met in several ways. The simplest for home 

 use, where only a few of each are to be stored, is to place them in a box 

 of moist sand or soil in layers and leave in a cool part of the cellar. 



Where larger quantities are to be kept, they may be put in what is 

 known as an out-of-door pit. Only whole specimens free from disease 

 should be used. The method is as follows: The vegetables are placed in 

 a conical pile on the surface of the ground in a well-drained location. A 

 covering of six to eight inches of straw or litter is then placed over them, 

 and a covering of as much soil, commencing at the bottom and working 

 toward the top. In severe climates a later covering of manure may be 

 necessary as soon as the soil freezes. In this way, vegetables may be kept 

 in perfect condition until well along in the spring. — J. J. Gardner, Col. Agri. 

 College. 



