STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIEIY. 25T 



For the second five years, payable annually, 1st best, $25; 2nd best^ 

 >; 3rd best, $15; and the 5tli year, in addition to the foregoing, 

 the following to the variety winning the highest cash aggregate 

 of the premiums of the five years, provided the final standard of 

 excellence is reached, $50C; 2nd best, $300; 3rd best, $200. 



If either of said varieties fail in the foregoing qualities, and yet 

 remain in the rank of 1st, 2nd or 3rd best of all varieties 

 entered, it will be awarded a reasonable premium according to its 

 merit at the discretion of the society. 



Entries must be made annually with the Secretary of the soci.-'ty 

 in writing on or before the 1st day of September in each year, and 

 specimens of fruit and wood of the tree, and cions for distribution; 

 be furnished under such regulations as may be hereafter prescribed^ 

 and one or more experts to be appointed by the President or by the 

 society will examine all trees so entered and report on them before 

 the award will be made. 



The Society has already a reserve fund of $600 at interest to 

 meet their premiums when due, $200 more already due from the 

 State to add to it; and in 1885 will reserve the remaining $200 to 

 make up the $1000. The interest at six per cent, pays the annual 

 premiums on the scheme as offered, and leaves a surplus to be 

 be added yearly to the principal. 



The other business done by the committee at this meeting wa» 

 as follows : 



On motion of J. T. Grimes, seconded] by J. M. Underwood, the 

 salary of the secretary was increased from $200 to $400 per annum, 

 commencing with the first of January, 1884. 



Arrangement of program for summer meeting referred to Presi- 

 dent and Secretary. 



Secretary authorized to continue his Portfolio in the Annual 

 Report, and use his discretion as to matters of interest to be printed 

 therein, relating to Agriculture or Horticulture, within the es- 

 tablished limits as to number of pages of the report. 



The list of experimental stations and their superintendents, and 

 the rules governing them, were revised and adopted as follows: 



University Farm, College of Agriculture, Minneapolis, Prof. 

 Edward D. Porter. 



State Experimental Fruit Farm, Excelsior, Peter M. Gideon. 



Alexandria, Douglas Co,, Fred Von Baumbach. 



Lake City, Wabasha Co., Underwood & Emery. 



Northome, Hennepin Co., M. Pearce. 



Litchfield, Meeker^Co., G. W. Fuller. 



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