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Mr. Tuttle stated that he would exhibit specimens of the Russian 

 apples at the next State Fair. 



Mr. Latham. I would like to see them exhibited, with a section of 

 the wood, showing three or four years' growth. I have no doubt that 

 man}' Russians are doing well, and winter well. I had a few bushels 

 this year that were almost worthless for eating; my family would not 

 eat them; they took apples from the market instead. And so I say let 

 us have the Russian apples from this section with specimens of the 

 wood, so that we can see what the apple is as grown here. 



President Smith. I would suggest that we oflFer premiums on apples 

 with samples of the wood accompanying. 



Mr. Elliot. It seems to me that we have taken a good deal of time 

 for this Russian apple discussion, and we ought to get to our premium 

 list pretty soon. 



President Smith. The next order of business will be discussion of 

 premium list at the State Fair. 



THE PREMIUM LIST. 



Mr. Harris. Mr. President, it has been impossible to get anything 

 like such a premium list at our State Fair as we ought to have. The 

 whole time of the executive board of that association generally is con- 

 sumed in looking after the interest of the blooded horse, the Short-horn, 

 and Jersey cattle, and when they get down to the premium list of 

 fruits, it is the last thing and the money is about exhausted. I think 

 we ought to appoint a committee of about three to prepare a premium 

 list on fruits, and demand an audience with the executive board of the 

 State Fair association. 



President Smith. I am tenacious upon this point. If we go in with 

 that Society, with the state appropriation entirely in their hands, we 

 have nothing to expect from them. I hold that this Society should at 

 this meeting make out a premium list, or instruct our Executive Com- 

 mittee to make out a premium list, present it to them at their meeting 

 next Tuesday, and ask them to furnish funds to pay these premiums. 

 If they expect us to join hands with them, they should understand that 

 we, as the oldest society in the State, areentitled to this consideration. 

 Let us make our premium list liberal enough so that it will be a benefit 

 to the whole State of Minnesota, and not one that will benefit one or 

 two nurserymen, and exclude everybody else. Let us have premiums 

 on single plates, and upon articles of merit; and present a premium 



