22 ANNUAL REPORT. 
PROCEEDINGS 
AT THE 
Bay Nei: VICE, EoD alan 
HELD AT MINNEAPOLIS, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 
JANUARY 18, 19 and 20, 1881. 
PROGRAMME. 
TUESDAY MORNING—2 O'CLOCK. 
Opening exercises. Payment of membership, dues, &c. 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
1. Address by the President, J. T. Grimes, of Minneapolis. 
2. Appointment of the Committees on the subjects of the address. 
3. Discussion: What is the experience the past season with new varieties of 
Fruits * 
4. Appointing committees on articles on exhibition, on final resolutions and 
auditing committee. 
TUESDAY EVENING. 
1, Strawberry Culture for Market; paper by Mathew Crawford, Cuyahoga 
Falls, Ohio. 
2. Discussion on same. 
5. Apple Trees and Climate; paper by J. W. Boxell, Valley Creek, Minn, 
4. Discussion on same and the effect of the winter of 1879 and 1880 on fruit 
growing. 
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
1. Grape Culture; paper by John 8. Harris of La Crescent. 
2. Discussion on same, and the botany of Minnesota foresfry and its relation 
to fruit culture. 
