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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



the state, is composed of nineteen girls who have grown their 



gardens and have canned some 1,500 quarts of their products. 



They have been encouraged by a mothers' club which has canned 



several thousand quarts. 



The ten young gar- 

 deners who stand high- 

 est in the work next to 

 the five named, and who 

 are on this account en- 

 titled to membership in 

 the Minnesota State Hor- 

 ticultural Society, have 

 all made splendid rec- 

 ords and are as follows: 

 1. George Anderson, 

 of St. Peter. George is 

 a member of a Boys' 

 Garden and Canning 

 Club of eighteen mem- 

 bers. This club of boys 

 grew splendid gardens, 

 held an exhibit where 

 was shown more than 

 200 lots of vegetables, 

 fresh and green. The 

 boys arranged for a can- 

 ning contest in spite of 

 the fact that a circus 

 was in town the same 

 day. 



2. Leona Buss, Spring Valley. Leona is a member of a 

 club of Spring Valley, from which the state champion comes. 

 Each member grew one-tenth acre of tomatoes. Leona has 

 canned 100 quarts and made a profit of more than $50.00. 



3. Olaf Anderson, Fergus Falls. Olaf comes from a com- 

 munity which is making garden work a very important part of 

 their schools. Seventy-five young folks have grown gardens and 

 learned how to can their products for 'winter use. 



4. Freda Maurer, Mora. Freda is a member of Kanabec 

 County Boys' and Girls' Club, which in 1916 had 200 hustling 

 members. Club members here grew large gardens, 50x150 feet. 



Helen Rich, of Maple Lake, champion canning 

 girl of the State. 



