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came to my place claiming to represent the Jewell Nursery Co., of Lake 

 City, and stated that he had been down in Kansas. I think he said his 

 name was Ambrose; that he had written to the "old man," as he 

 called him, (I suppose he meant Mr. Emery) and told him if they 

 would allow him to work the budded-fruit dodge through there upon 

 the farmers he could make it pay well. He took out a letter and read 

 from it: "We do not propose to place a club in your hands to beat 

 our own brains out." Those were the words which he claimed to 

 have received from the Jewell Nursery Co. This same agent also 

 stated to one of my neighbors, who gave him a large order for forest 

 trees, — some 2,300 I think — the games that he practiced upon the far- 

 mers of Kansas to get their orders; and he replied that he didn't want 

 him to try to work any such games upon him. It has been suggested 

 that the farmers should attend the horticultural societies, but it is very 

 difiBcult for a large part of the farmers to leave their business at home. 

 Furthermore, these agents work up some new device each year. 



ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



President Smith announced the next business in order the election 

 of officers for the ensuing year. 



The following officers were then elected : 



President — Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis. 



Vice Presidents — Messrs. A. W. Sias, Rochester; E. H. S. Dartt, 

 Owatonna; M. Cutler, Sumter; F. Gr. Grould, Minneapolis; and G. W. 

 Fuller, Litchfield. 



Secretary— S, D Hillman, Minneapolis. 



Treasurer — J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis. 



Executive Committee — J. S. Harris, chairman. La Crescent; J. M. 

 Underwood, Lake City; Truman M, Smith, St. Paul; Ditus Day, 

 Farmington, and M. Pearce, Minneapolis. 



Librarian — E. A. Cuzner, Minneapolis. 



Entomologist— 0. W. Oestlund, Minneapolis. 



The following were named as a Committee on Publication : Col. 

 J. H. Stevens, C. L. Smith, and S. D. Hillman. 



On motion of Mr. Cutler, the President was instructed to appoint a 

 committee of from one to three, according to the condition of the 

 treasury, to visit the blackberry plantations of Mr, Hamilton, of Ripon 

 Wis., the coming season, and report to this Society, at its next 

 annual meeting. 



