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tion with all the States of the Union and all leading countries, Min- 

 nesota was honored by being the only State that got the grand dip- 

 loma for the best educational exhibit. France received a diploma 

 but Minnesota stood at the head. In fact we stood head and should- 

 ers above all other States of the Union. In our educational exhib- 

 its and educational work we took many other premiums. They 

 were not given through favoritism, because I tell you it was a bad 

 place to show any favoritism when we had forty-five States and Ter- 

 ritories which were represented by shrewd, keen men and each just 

 as anxious to excel as the other. I tell you everything had to stand 

 on its own merits. 



Mr. Smith. Prof. Porter, before you sit down I would like 

 to ask in regard to the plants and trees received from Prof. Budd 

 this spring? 



Prof. Porter. If you will excuse me I will present a short report 

 of our Experimental Farm to-morrow, and I shall be very glad at 

 that time to make a statement of the work we are doing in that 

 line. 



Mr. Smith. We have had a communication here from Prof. Budd. 

 You will recollect that at the last annual meeting a resolution was 

 passed commendatory of Hon. Norman J. Colman. Mr. Gibbs has 

 spoken of the influence of our Society and I think in justice to the 

 horticulturists of the west and to Prof. Budd, we should pass a res- 

 olution commending his work; I therefore oflfer the following if it 

 it would be in order: 



Reaohed. That it is the sense of this Society that Prof. J. L. Bndd ia doing a good work for the 

 horticultural interests of the Morthwest. 



Resolved. That we respectfully ask^the Commissioner of Agriculture, Norman J. Colman, to 

 render such assistance to Prof. Budd as is necessary to secure to the people of the Northwest the full 

 benefits of his work. 



Resolved- That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Commissioner of Agriculture 

 and to Prof. Budd. 



Prof. Porter, in seconding the motion for the adoption of the 

 resolutions, said: 



Perhaps it would be well to make a short statement of 

 the work that Prof. Budd is doing. Perhaps some may not know 

 the fact that Prof. Budd, in connection with Mr. Gibb, of Que- 

 bec, three years ago this summer undertook an experimental tour 

 through Russia, for the purpose of making a personal examination 

 and investigation of the fruits of Russia and their adaptation to 

 the corresponding soil and climate of this country. They visited 

 section^ of Russia having precisely the same natural topographical 

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