STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 407 



In reporting the proceedings of the first meeting above referred to 

 the Glencoe Register, says : 



The first regular meeting of the McLeod county horticultural soci- 

 ety was held at the court house hall last Saturday. The society organ- 

 ized by electing the following list of officers: 



President — Milon Cutler, Sumter. 



Vice President — Wm. Getchell, Glencoe. 



Secretary — H. I. Corson, Glencoe. 



Treasurer — J. Nobles, Glencoe. 



Executive Committee — Carl Hagan, Sumter; Dr. Benjamin, Hutch- 

 inson, and Jacob Koous of Penn. 



Mr. Pearce of Minneapolis, addressed the meeting upon the subject 

 of the best varieties and the best methods of cultivating small fruits, 

 such as strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, giving his own 

 experience in handling the different varieties. There was but a small 

 number of the farmers present, not over twenty, as it was a bad day, 

 but all those who were present expressed themselves as having been 

 richly paid for their time and trouble in getting there. We predict 

 that the horticultural society will become a useful, as well as credit- 

 able institution. The president gave each of the members present a 

 copy of the annual report of the State Horticultural Society. After 

 adopting a constitution and by-laws for the government of the society, 

 it adjourned to meet at Armory hall on the last Tuesday in March. 



MINNESOTA VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Granite Falls, Minn., March 1, 1886. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc. 



Books received all right, just in season for our meeting. Please 

 accept the thanks of Minnesota Valley horticultural society, for the 

 same. 



Our adjourned meeting occured to-day and was a grand success. 

 We try to make the social element an enjoyable feature of our meet- 

 ings. We had a basket dinner in the hall which was enjoyed by all. 



The subjects discussed were as follows : Spring Care of Small Fruit 

 Plants, Planting of Fruit Trees, Ornamentation of School Grounds, 

 Streets and Highways, followed by a miscellanous conference on gen- 

 eral horticultural topics. 



The discussions were lively and interesting. Following the discus- 

 sion of Ornamentation a resolution was passed that each member 



