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EEPOETS OF DELEGATES. 



EEPORT OF DELEGATE TO SOUTH DAKOTA HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



C. W. H. HEIDEMAN, NEW ULM. 



The South Dakota Horticultural Society held its fourth annual meet- 

 ing at Yankton, South Dakota, Dec. 13, 14 and 15, 1892. Your delegate 

 soon after his arrival met President Warner and others of the little band. 

 Several times he lost his breath, and nearly fainted away listening to 

 descriptions of the wonderful climate, soil, and fruits of South Dakota; 

 however, within a few hours he was on good terms with them, having 

 been sworn into the service, renounced all allegiance to Minnesota as a 

 state to live in, became a full-fledged Dakotian,and could tell as many 

 fish stories as any of them. 



The exhibit of fruits and flowers was varied and very fine. Apples were 

 there in great variety, also a large collection of canned fruits, native and 

 cultivated. A plate of Soulard crabs were as fine as I have ever seen. 

 Your delegate was made an honorary member and pressed into service, 

 being placed on the committee on awards and president's address. 



The sessions, while not largely attended, were very interesting, and the 

 papers read covered the general field of horticulture. The discussions 

 that followed brought out many points. The committee on revised fruit 

 lists made the following report: 

 Mr. President and members of the South Dakota State Horticultural Society: 



Your committee on revision of list of recommended fruits for South 

 Dakota beg leave to submit the following report, viz: That we have 

 divided the state into three districts, in such manner as seems to us 

 will best represent the different climatic conditions. 



For the north district, comprising all of that part of the state lying 

 north of a line running east and west along the north line of Beadle, coun- 

 ty, we would recommend the following: 



Apples— For trial, Duchess, Hibernal, Wealthy and Whitney's No. 20. 



Crabs — Early Strawberry, Briar's Sweet, Minnesota, Orange, Transcen- 

 dent, Hyslop and Quaker Beauty. For trial, Snyder and White Arctic. 



Plums— Desota, Forest Garden, Rollingstone, Wolf and selected natives. 



Cherries — Dwarf Sand. 



Grapes — For trial, Clinton and Janesville, with winter protection. 



Currants— Victoria. Long Bunch Holland, Red Dutch, White Grape and 

 Cherry. 



Gooseberries — American Seedling and Houghton. 



Raspberries— Reds; Turner and Philadelphia, with winter protection. 



