ecretary’s (Yorner. 
APPRECIATED.—It is always pleasant to know that our work is well 
received and so we are glad to note these cheering words from the 
“Utah Church and Farm” published in Salt Lake City, Utah: “We 
appreciate your paper here very much.” 
PICTURES OF STATE FAIR.—It was the intention to publish some 
engravings of the state fair in connection with the description in 
this number; but a delay in getting them necessarily postpones 
them till November. 
APPLE SEEDLINGS IN AITKEN CouNTy.—Prof. Green is just back 
from a short trip in Aitken county to look up some promising seed- 
lings. That is a good way north for the apple, but he speaks of a 
number of varieties of the Russians looking well there. 
SECRETARY’S OFFICE HoURS.—It has been found convenient, on ac- 
count of the pressure of other duties, to change the hours at the sec- 
retary’s office from 9 to 12 in the forenoon, as heretofore, tol to 4in 
the afternoon. The office days—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday— 
remain the same, but friends calling will likely find the secretary 
in almost any afternoon. 
FRUIT FOR THE WINTER MEETING.—Quite a quantity of fruit has 
been placed in cold storage for this purpose anda good deal more is 
stored in the cellars of the members at home, and we may expect a 
greater show than we have ever had before at a winter meeting. Be 
sure and save any good specimens you have and bring or send them. 
PROF. E. S. GOFF, MADISON.—It was a pleasure to meet at our 
state fair, Prof. Goff, horticulturist at the experiment station, Madi- 
son, Wis. His sunbrowned face indicated the practical character of 
the work he is doing. Evidently he is found much in the fields. Our 
members have probably noticed the article on irrigation in the last 
number by Prof. Goff. He is doing further work in that line of 
which we may hope to hear soon. 
SOIL FROM THE ORCHARDS.—It has been suggested by Mr. Wyman 
Elliot that it would add much to the interest of the discussion of the 
orchard question next winter if members would bring, with them 
samples of the soil and subsoil of the ground on which their apple 
trees are growing, arranged, if possible, as to order and depth as 
found there. This is especially desirable from the orchards that the 
society committee, Prof. Green and Mr. Wedge, visited lately, and 
upon which special reports will be made. Will members please 
note this and as far as possible arrange to bring such specimens to 
the winter meeting? 
