90 ANNUAL REPORT. 



Mr. Pearce. We have a place for all that come, and at the proper 

 time they may come to Mr. Elliot, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Grimes, Mr. 

 Lyons and myself. As soon as we adjourn this forenoon, if visitors 

 will come to the committee, we will designate a place for each of 

 them. 



President Smith. There is a committee to appoint on awarding 

 premiums, on finance and others; I would announce as a Committee 

 on Awarding Premiums, Messrs. M. J. Hoag, of Rochester, W. E. 

 Brimhall, of St. Paul, and F. G. Gould, of Excelsior. 



The Committee on Finances is already appointed, as by the con- 

 stitution of the Society, the Executive Committee, with the exception 

 of the President, Secretary and Treasurer, compose the finance com- 

 mittee. 



As a committee on Final Resolutions, I will appoint Messrs. J. S. 

 Harris, of La Crescent, Col. J. H. Stevens, of Minneapolis, and G. W. 

 Fuller, of Litchfield. 



The committee on Obituaries should now be appointed; has any- 

 one any suggestions to make with reference to that committee ? 



Mr. Harris. I would suggest that Col. Stevens, and the Secretary, 

 Mr. Hillman, and Mr. Sias be on that committee. 



The Chair accordingly appointed Col. J. H. Stevens, A. W. Sias 

 and S. D. Hillman as a Committee on Obituary. 



Mr. Harris. Mr. President, I think it would facilitate business 

 somewhat, to appoint committees on the different branches of fruit, 

 to recommend varieties for cultivation and for trial; for instance, a 

 committee on grapes, and a committee of three on Russian apples. 

 Of course, these matters will be discussed by the Society, but we will 

 hardly have time to revise our whole list in these discussions; and, 

 for that reason, I propose the appointment of committees. There are 

 questions that should come before committees, and not before the 

 Society; for instance, taking the Russian varieties, they are but little 

 known by the mass of the people, and there are members here who 

 are familiar with them. I would move that a committee of three be 

 appointed to select a list of Russian apples, of eight or less varieties 

 for general cultivation, and also eight varieties, or less for trial, and 

 let the report of that committee be the action of the Society. 



President Smith. I should be opposed to recommending eight va- 

 rieties of those apples. I think, as we have our Experimental Stations 

 and University Farm, we had better let them have a longer trial, and 

 be thoroughly tested before committing ourselves by recommending 



