34 ANNUAL REPORT. _ 
great Creator's name. And who of us to-day is prepared to say that they are 
not now singing in our very ears the same songs and the same tunes that the 
angels use in making melody around the throne of God? Yonder bright lumi- 
nary that rises so majestically above this world of ours, dispensing light, heat, 
life and blessings to every creature, plant or thing beneath the circuit of his 
course, to you and J must soon go down, beneath the closing gates of heaven, 
and then, we shall see. ; 
At the close of the address a vote of thanks was tendered Presi- 
dent Grimes and a copy of the same requested for publication. 
Upon motion of Mr. Latham, a committee of four were appoint- 
ed upon the subject of the president’s address, as follows: A. W. 
Latham, O. Gibbs, Jr., G. W. Fuller, A. W. Sias. 
On motion of Mr. Harris the report of the general fruit commit- 
the was taken up. 
G. W. Fuller reported that his county had but little fruit and 
that he had but little to report. Thought the severe winter of 
‘79{and ‘80 did more damage in sheltered timbered situations than on 
open prairie. He had a good crop of apples, especially of Tran- 
scendants and Wealthy. Thinks the Duchess of Oldenburg and 
Wealthy are the only apples that can be relied on in Meeker 
county. Has a few early Strawberry and Meader’s Winter. 
Thinks the Tetofsky not hardy in Meeker county. 
Mr. Harris reported for Houston county as follows: 
LACRESCENT, Mrnn., Jan. 18, 1881. 
Secretary of Minnesota State Horticultural Society. 
In the absence of the member of the general fruit committee for this district 
it devolves upon me to furnish a report for Houston county, for 1881, whjch 1 
will do as briefly as I can, taking the various fruits grown in their ordtr of 
ripening: 
First Strawberries. 
The crop of this fruit was very light (less than a half crop) and of a very in- 
ferior quality. The cause may be attributed to the absence of snow during a 
part of the winter, and a consequent partial winter killing of the vines and also 
the condition of the plants before winter set in, they having started into growth 
late in the autumn, some of them even coming into bud and blossom. They 
were also injured by the great storm that visit usin June. The variety suffer- 
ing the most was Wilson's Albany; the variety fruiting the best, Chas. Down- 
ing. Newer varieties on trial were generally a failure, and more so than the 
Sharpless. 
Raspberry. 
Blackcaps were usually less than a half crop; the reds nearly a total failure. 
