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the state as would be interested to receive our literature, plant and seed pre- 

 miums, and contest for prizes to be offered for best work along their club 

 lines. It is planned also to offer to these young people in a general way the 

 expense of a visit to the next annual meeting of the society for the ten 

 ranking members in a prize contest, five of whom will appear upon our 

 program in recital of their experience in growing and canning garden prod- 

 ucts. The details of this plan are not yet fully worked out, but-undoubtedly 

 will be without difficulty as the movement develops. 



Horticultural Program at University Farm. — Farmers Week at 

 University Farm, located at Midway between Minneapolis and St. Paul, this 

 year will be January 1-6. Every branch of agriculture will be given atten- 

 tion at this gathering. The large corps of professors and instructors at the 

 Farm School, assisted by practical workers in the field, make up a course of 

 study almost ideal. We hope that many of our members may have the 

 opportunity of spending the week at the Farm and secure the fullest benefit 

 from this splendid service. 



Horticultural subjects will be discussed as follows: Orcharding, Tues- 

 day, January 2, 1:15 to 4:00 p. m.; Small Fruit Growing, Wednesday, Jan- 

 uary 3, 1:15 to 4:00 p. m.; Vegetable Growing, Thursday, January 4, 10:00 

 a. m. to 12 noon, 1:15 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. ; Garden Flowers, Friday, Janu- 

 ary 5, 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon, 1:15 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. 



Lunches can be had at the boarding hall there, and to a limited extent 

 we understand those in attendance can find accommodations for the night 

 as well. 



Gideon Memorial Contest 1916. — There were four students from Uni- 

 versity Farm who delivered addresses at the annual meeting as contestants 

 for the prizes awarded in connection with the Gideon Memorial Fund. The 

 following three students were successful in this contest, viz.: 



Robert McGowan, School of Agriculture, first prize, $12.00. Subject, 

 "The Codling Moth." 



Henry Kaldahl, College of Agriculture, second prize, $8.00. Subject, 

 "Roses for the Border." 



Robert C. Shaw, College of Agriculture, third prize, $5.00. Subject, 

 "Windbreaks." 



These addresses were given before an audience of about one hundred 

 fifty members of the Horticultural Society, were all well rendered and 

 proved to be a very interesting feature of the meeting. 



The following gentlemen acted as judges: 



Prof. F. W. Broderick, Winnipeg, Man. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D. 



Prof. Thomas McCall, N. W. School of Agri., Crookston. 



The Proposed Horticultural Building.— On page six of this number 

 will be found an article descriptive of the horticultural building which it is 

 hoped to secure from the action of the present State Legislature, and a brief 

 account of what has been done so far to bring this about. The attention 

 of every member of the society is especially called to this subject, and par- 

 ticularly so as an appeal will soon be made to the membership to use their 

 utmost endeavors to secure action on the part of their representatives in 

 the legislature favorable to this end. The plan as at present developed con- 

 templates the erection of this building on that part of the University Farm 

 grounds which is near the Como-Harriet street car line, so that our meet- 

 ings and exhibitions may be readily accessible to the thousands of attend- 

 ants, young men and young women, at the Farm School, and further that 

 the Farm School may have the advantage of the use of the splendid halls 

 this building contains for any useful purpose connected with their work at 

 such times as the Horticultural Society does not need them. Some agree- 

 able co-operative arrangement will be made between the Horticultural 

 Society and the management of the University Farm looking to these ends. 

 Think of this matter, dear fellow member, and plan to render all the assist- 

 ance possible that this first year following the semi-centennial celebration 

 of our society may see it provided with a suitable home, to which the splen- 

 did work of the society fully entitles it. 



