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If we subscribe for this paper and make it our own, and make 

 it the medium for the advancement of agriculture, we can ad- 

 vance it almost as fast as we can in our annual meetings. Col. 

 Stevens, of Minneapolis, who has been the head and front of 

 agriculture in the State of Minnesota, who sowed the first wheat 

 sown in Hennepin County, and who went to McLeod County and 

 opened a farm in the Big Woods, is the agricultural and horti- 

 cultural editor of the paper, and this society I know indorses 

 the colonel. Don't let us let the paper die out because we don't 

 lend a helping hand. 



Prof. Porter. There are a • number of persons who have ap- 

 plied for membership of the State Amber Cane Association; 

 those who wish to hand in their subscription can do so, and they 

 will be entitled to a copy of our report of the proceedings 

 when published. 



President Smith. I wish to announce that we have received 

 a telegram from l^ew Orleans in regard to our grapes, and Prof. 

 Porter, who is here, will give us an account of our fruit exhibits 

 immediately after the meeting is called together, or imme- 

 diately after the election of officers this afternoon, and I 

 think there can be nothing of more interest to the members ot 

 this society than the professor's statement. 



Mr. Sias. I want to say one word in regard to this new paper. 

 I have been very much interested in this paper. I have taken 

 it from the start. I think the first copy was issued about the 

 first of November, 1883, and I have read every copy up to the 

 present time. I think every member should have a copy. 



On motion the meeting then adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 Thursday, January 22, 1885. 



The meeting was called to order by President Smith at 2 

 o'clock p. M. 



Col. Stevens. Mr. President, in view of the probable change 

 of the commissioner of agriculture at Washington, I would 

 move that this society and the State Amber Cane Association 

 recommend the appointment of ex-Governor Norman J. Colman, 

 of St. Louis, for commissioner. 



