ANNUAL MEETING, JAN. 1895. 481 
_ pump him and find out whatheknows. And now, ladies and gentle- 
men, I thank you for the attention and kindness you have shown us 
while herein behalf of our society. 
Pres. Underwood: It certainly has afforded us a great deal 
of pleasure to have had the president and secretary of the Wis- 
consin society with us at this meeting, and I like their informal 
way of coming in and helping us out, and I can assure the mem- 
bers of our society that if any of you should have the opportu- 
_ nity of going to Madison to attend their meeting, which is to 
be held in the capitol building, I am sure that you will find it a 
profitable occasion, and one you should all avail yourselves of 
if it is in your power to do so. 
Mr. Edward A. Beal, superintendent Weather Bureau, Min- 
neapolis, then. presented a paper on the ‘‘Studies of Rainfall 
in Minnesota in Connection with Irrigation.” (See index. 
The next subject presented was, ‘‘ Possibilities of Irrigation 
in Minnesota.” D. R. McGinnis, Secretary St. Paul Commercial 
Club. (See index.) 
The next topic was a paper read by Mr. A. H. Brackett, of 
Minneapolis, on ‘‘Irrigating Small Fruits with Windmill and 
Tank.” (See index.) 
Pres. Underwood: Our next paper is by Mr. E. E. Walcott, 
of Sparta, Wis., on his experience in ‘‘ Irrigating Small Fruits 
with an Artesian Well.” (See index,) 
This was followed by ‘‘Sub-Irrigation,” a paper prepared 
by F. H. Nutter, Minneapolis. (See index.) 
At this point Mrs. Cook, of Lake City, entertained the audi- 
ence with an instrumental selection on the piano. 
The next subject presented was ‘‘ Pump Irrigation in Minne- 
sota.” Prof. W. M. Hays, State Experiment Station. (See 
index. ) 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 
J. R. Cummins, of Washburn, submitted the following re- 
port of the committee on vegetables: (See index). 
Wm. Lyons, Minneapolis, a member of the same committee, 
then read the following report: (See index). 
The next topic on the program was a paper on ‘‘Sweet Pota- 
to Culture in Minnesota,” by J. R. Cummins, Washburn, (See 
index). 
Mr. Wm. Somerville, Viola, submitted his paper for publica- 
- tion, viz. ‘‘A Farmer’s Garden:”’ (See index). 
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