Chapter 48

These demonstrations will be given between 1:00 and 1:45 each day of the meeting in rooms adjoining the hall in which the meeting is held. They will be conducted by those whose names are here given, both of whom are connected with the Horticultural Department at University Farm.

Grafting, Fred Haralson, Hort. Foreman. Pruning, Frank Daniels, Instructor In Hort.

IMPORTANT.

All participants on this program are limited to fifteen minutes except where a longer period is specifically mentioned.

Time for discussion is allowed after each number.

NOTICE OF BEE-KEEPERS' MEETING.

The Minnesota State Bee-Keepers' Society will hold its annual meeting in the "Moorish Room," West Hotel, Minneapolis, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 5 and 6, 1916. Program can be had of L. V. France, University Farm, St. Paul.

NOTICE.--A bell will be rung five minutes before the exercises begin in the Audience Room.

Persons entering the audience room when any one is addressing the meeting from the platform are requested to take seats in the rear of the room, going forward only after the speaker has concluded--and thus avoid much confusion.

TUESDAY MORNING SESSION.

10:00 o'clock.

Every member attending should not fail to be in his seat promptly when this session opens.

Invocation Rev. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. Song Mr. Trafford N. Jayne, Minneapolis President's Annual Greeting Thos. E. Cashman, Owatonna

Top-Working Young Apple Trees. E. G. Lee, St. Paul.

Evergreens. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.

Preparing and Handling the Apple Crop. E. A. Smith, Lake City.

My Prize Orchard. 1. Henry Dunsmore, Olivia. 2. E. W. Mayman, Sauk Rapids.

Appointment of committees on award of premiums.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:30 o'clock.

A half hour "Question and Answer Exercise" on "Bees in the Garden and Orchard," led by J. Kimball, of Duluth.

2 o'clock.

President Cashman in the Chair. Reception of Delegates.

FRUITS.

Strawberry Culture with Irrigation. N. A. Rasmussen, Oskosh, Wis., President Wisconsin State Hort. Society.

Raspberry Culture. A. O. Hawkins, Wayzata.

Raspberry Diseases in Minnesota. G. R. Hoerner, Asst. in Plant Pathology, University Farm, St. Paul.

Everbearing Strawberry Field. A. Brackett, Excelsior.

Everbearing Strawberries at Osage, Ia., in 1916. Chas. F. Gardner, Osage, Ia.

Opening Up the Fruit Farm. D. E. Bingham, Delegate Wisconsin State Hort. Society, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

The Native Plum, Its Hybrids and Their Improvement. Dewain Cook, Jeffers.

Winter Injury to Plums in 1916-17. M. J. Dorsey, Section of Fruit Breeding, University Farm.

Lantern Talks.

1. Snapshots on the Road. Nurseries; Top-working; Blister Rust. Prof. F. L. Washburn, State Entomologist, University Farm.

2. Nature of Plant Diseases. G. R. Bisby, Asst. Plant Pathologist, University Farm.

TUESDAY EVENING SESSION.

8:00 o'clock.

MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' SOCIETY.

Prof. LeRoy Cady, President, in the Chair.

Program:

Storing and Handling Gladiolus Bulbs. G. D. Black, Delegate, N. E. Ia. State Horticultural Society, Independence, Ia.

Resources of Present-Day Florists. W. E. Tricker, St. Paul.

Greenhouse Management. Prof. Wm. Moore, University Farm.

Some Native Shrubs and Their Uses. E. Meyer, Minneapolis.

WEDNESDAY FORENOON SESSION.

9:00 o'clock.

A half hour question and answer exercise on "The Vegetable Garden," led by Alfred Perkins, Market Gardener, St. Paul.

9:30 o'clock.

N. H. Reeves, Pres. Minneapolis Market Gardeners' Society, presiding.

The Vegetable Garden.

A Successful Cabbage Field. E. C. Willard, Mankato.

Hotbeds and Cold Frames Nine Months In the Year. (30 min.) N. A. Rasmussen. Pres. Wisconsin State Hort. Society, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Improvement of Vegetable Varieties by Selection. Richard Wellington, Horticulturist, University Farm.

Some Phases of Onion Growing. W. T. Tapley, Asst. in Horticulture, University Farm.

Irrigation in the Market Garden. C. E. Warner, Osseo.

The Cultivation of Cabbages. Nic Lebens, Minneapolis.

Growing Radishes. Chas. Hoffman, White Bear.

A Winter Garden In the Cellar. N. A. Rasmussen, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Home Canning. Mrs. Louis M. Glenzke, Hopkins.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:30 o'clock.

The Question and Answer Exercise to occupy this half-hour will be on "The Flower Garden," and led by Mrs. H. A. Boardman, St. Paul.

2:00 o'clock.

President Cashman In the Chair.

My Spraying Experience--four five-minute paper. 1. Harold Simmons, Howard Lake. 2. E. Yanish, St. Paul. 3. A. H. Reed, Glencoe. 4. J. J. Dobbin, Excelsior.

Orchard Pests In Minnesota During 1916. 1. Diseases. Prof. E. C. Stakman. Head of Section Plant Pathology, University Farm. 2. Insects. A. G. Ruggles, Asst. Entomologist, University Farm.

3:15 o'clock.

MINN. GARDEN FLOWER SOCIETY.

Mrs. E. W. Gould, Pres., Minneapolis.

Some New Plants at Home and Abroad. Professor N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D.

The Home Setting As the Architect Sees It. Mr. Harry W. Jones, Minneapolis.

A Composite on Composites--Useful Plants for Fall Bloom. Mrs. Phelps Wyman, Minneapolis.

Lantern Talk by E. G. Cheyney, Prof. of Forestry, State University. Illustrated with many views from the forest regions of Northern Minnesota.

WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.

7:30 o'clock, Dec. 6, 1916.

N. W. PEONY AND IRIS SOCIETY.

Fifteen-minute musical program by orchestra.

The Modern Iris. Mr. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.

Peonies, Their Care and Culture. Mr. John E. Stryker, St. Paul, Minn.

Peonies for Pleasure. Mr. Lee Bonnewitz, Van Wert, Ohio.

Peonies for Profit. Mrs. Wm. Crawford, La Porte, Ind.

Peonies and Their Possibilities. Mr. D. W. C. Ruff, St. Paul, Minn.

Music. Selection by Orchestra.

General Discussion.

THURSDAY FORENOON SESSION.

9:00 o'clock.

A thirty-minute "Question and Answer" exercise on "Success in Orcharding," led by J. F. Harrison, a successful orchardist, Excelsior.

9:30 o'clock.

President Cashman in the Chair.

Evergreens for Prairie Homes. M. Soholt, Madison.

Windbreaks by the Mile. T. A. Hoverstad, Minneapolis.

Arrangement of Farm Buildings and Grounds for Convenience and Artistic Effect. E. M. Reeves, Waverly, Ia.

Report of Committee on Fruit List. J. P. Andrews, G. W. Strand, T. E. Cashman.

Adoption of Fruit List.

Annual Reports.

Report of Executive Board, J. M. Underwood, Chairman, Lake City.

Report of Secretary, A. W. Latham.

Report of Treasurer, Geo. W. Strand, Taylors Falls.

On account of the very full program the annual reports of the vice-presidents, superintendents of Trial Stations and Auxiliary Societies, will be filed with the secretary for publication without reading. (See list on page 20.)

The Successful Orchard. (30 min.) S. A. Beach, Prof. of Horticulture, Iowa State Agricultural College, Ames, Ia.

Development of Horticulture in Western Canada. Prof. F. W. Brodrick, Horticulturist, Manitoba Agricultural College.

Contestants, Gideon Memorial Fund--by Students at University Farm School.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:30 o'clock.

Discuss these subjects.

"Ornamentation of Home Grounds" will be the subject of the half-hour "Question and Answer Exercise," led by C. H. Ramsdell, Landscape Architect, Minneapolis.

2:00 o'clock.

President Cashman in the Chair.

Horticultural Work with the Boys' and Girls' Clubs in Minnesota. T. A. Erickson, State Club Leader, University Farm.

Boy or Girl prize winner in the state-wide garden and canning contest.

Compulsory Spraying for Fruit Insects and Diseases. K. A. Kirkpatrick, Agricultural Agent, Hennepin County, Wayzata.

Annual Election of Officers.

3:00 o'clock.

Semi-Centennial Anniversary Session.

J. M. Underwood, Lake City, Presiding.

Song. Trafford N. Jayne.

Some History. A. W. Latham, Secretary.

The Heroes of Minnesota Horticulture. Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea.

Personal Recollections. A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis.

The Ladies of the Society. Mrs. Jennie Stager, Sauk Rapids.

Greeting from University Farm. A. F. Woods, Dean.

The Minnesota Society and the Northwest. Prof. C. B. Waldron, Agri. College, N. D.

Looking Ahead. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.

To conclude with a lantern slide talk, "Veterans of Minnesota Horticulture." Slides prepared by Prof. LeRoy Cady.

FRIDAY FORENOON SESSION.

9:00 o'clock.

A thirty-minute "Question and Answer Exercise" on the general subject of "Birds a Factor In Horticulture," led by R. E. Olmstead, Excelsior.

9:30 o'clock.

President in the Chair.

Potato Selection. P. E. Clement, Moorhead.

Vinegar a By-Product of the Minnesota Orchard. W. G. Brierley, Horticulturist, University Farm.

Our Horticultural Building. A consultation.

Plant Breeders' Auxiliary.

Clarence Wedge, President, in the Chair.

Annual Report, 1916, Minn. Fruit Breeding Farm. Chas. Haralson, Supt., Excelsior.

Report of Committee on Fruit Breeding Farm. S. A. Stockwell, Minneapolis. C. S. Harrison, Excelsior.

Fruit Breeding. Prof. S. A. Beach, Horticulturist, Ames, Iowa.

Pedigree in Plants. Prof. C. B. Waldron, Agricultural College, N. D.

Origin and Development of Hardy, Blight Resisting Pears. Chas. G. Patten, Charles City, Ia.

New Creations in Horticulture for 1916. Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

1:30 o'clock.

The "Question and Answer" half hour will be occupied with this subject, "The Home Orchard," led by Henry Husser, Minneapolis.

2:00 o'clock.

The Minnesota Orchard. J. F. Bartlett, Excelsior.

The New Farmers Fruit. Freeman Thorp, Hubert. (30 min.)

The Unfruitful Tree and How to Correct It. (30 min.) Prof. S. A. Beach, Ames, Ia.

Orcharding In Minnesota. Richard Wellington, Horticulturist, University Farm.

The Minnesota Apple Crop in 1916. R. S. Mackintosh, Horticulturist, Extension Division, University Farm.

4:00 o'clock.

Two-minute speeches by members.

4:30 o'clock.

Closing remarks by the President.

PREMIUM LIST, ANNUAL MEETING, 1916.

Thos. Redpath, General Supt.

Geo. W. Strand, Clerk.

FLORAL DISPLAY.

W. H. Bofferding, 710 No. 2nd St., Minneapolis, Supt.

PLANTS.

To be staged Monday p.m., Dec. 4, 1916.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. Collection of 12 specimen Palms $10.00 $7.00 $4.00 Collection of 12 specimen Ferns 10.00 7.00 4.00 Collection of 12 specimen Blooming Plants 12.00 9.00 6.00 (Covering 25 square feet.)

CUT FLOWERS.

To be staged before 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 12 Roses, Red, any variety $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 12 Roses, Pink, any variety 3.00 2.00 1.00 12 Roses, White, any variety 3.00 2.00 1.00 12 Roses, Yellow, any var'ty 3.00 2.00 1.00

To be staged before 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 12 Chrysanthemums, Yellow $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 12 Chrysanthemums, any other color 4.00 3.00 2.00 25 Carnations, Red, any variety 3.00 2.00 1.00 25 Carnations, Pink, any variety 3.00 2.00 1.00 25 Carnations, white, any variety 3.00 2.00 1.00

To be staged before 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 7.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. Basket arranged for effect, diameter not to exceed 12 inches $10.00 $7.00 $4.00

Best Bridal Bouquet--Diploma. Best Corsage Bouquet--Diploma. Best Bridesmaid's Bouquet--Diploma.

VEGETABLES.

Entries to be made by Tuesday, Nov. 28. N. H. Reeves, Mpls., Supt.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. Beets, 1 peck $3.50 $2.00 $1.00 $0.50 Cabbages, 3 heads 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Carrots, 1 peck 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Celery, 1 doz. stalks 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Celeriac, 1 doz. roots 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Lettuce, 1 doz. heads 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Onions, 1 peck Red 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Onions, 1 peck White 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Onions, 1 pk. Yellow 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Onions, 1 peck White Pickling 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Parsley, 1 doz. bnhs. 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Parsnips, 1/2 bushel 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Potatoes, 1 bu. early variety 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Pie Pumpkins, three specimens 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Radish, fresh, 1 doz. bunches 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Salsify, 1 doz. bnchs. 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Hubbard Squash, 3 specimens 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 White Turnips, 1 pk 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50 Rutabagas, 1/2 bu 3.50 2.00 1.00 .50

EARLY WINTER SEEDLING.--The fruit shown must not have been kept in cold storage. Premium $50.00, to be divided pro rata.

LATE WINTER SEEDLING.--Same conditions as for early winter seedlings except that if found necessary the fruit shown may be retained and final decision reserved until later in the winter. Premium $50.00 to be divided pro rata.

In each of the above two classes the varieties receiving the three highest awards will be designated as having received the first, second and third premium respectively.

APPLES (not including crabs).

No inferior fruit can be shown.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. Each variety (may or may not have been in cold storage) included in the 1916 fruit list of the society, or in the 1916 premium list of the Minnesota State Fair $0.75 $0.50 $0.25

Collection, not to exceed ten nor less than six varieties $20.00 to be divided pro rata

Pecks of Apples.

Peck of any variety of apples, the fruit exhibited to be at the disposal of the society. An exhibitor may enter a peck of each of as many different kinds as he pleases. $25.00 to be divided pro rata.

Top-Worked Apples.

Collection of named varieties grown on scions top-grafted on other trees. Accompanying the name of each variety, shown on the same label (to be furnished by the management), must be noted the name of the variety on which it is top-worked. $25.00, to be divided pro rata.

BOXES AND BARRELS OF APPLES.

Must have been packed by the exhibitor.

Only one variety (not less than 2-3/4 in. in diameter) can be shown in a box. Bushel boxes of the standard size must be used. Awards will be based on the quality of the fruit, packing, etc.

SINGLE BOX of any variety of apples, including seedlings, $25.00, to be divided pro rata. Also 1st $15.00, 2nd $10.00, 3rd $5.00.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. BARREL of apples, any variety, $25.00, to be divided pro rata. Also $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $5.00

GRAPES.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. Collection, not more than 10 nor less than 6 varieties $8.00 $6.00 $4.00

$100 SEEDLING APPLE PRIZE.

The fifth prize of $100.00 will be awarded this season "for the best late winter seedling apple keeping till March 1st under ordinary cellar conditions" under the offer made first in 1905, restricted, of course, to the contestants who have duly registered.

NUTS.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. Each variety of edible nuts, one quart $1.00 $0.75 $0.50 $0.25

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Program Notes:

You can become a life member of the State Horticultural Society by payment of $10.00, in two annual payments of $5.00 each if you prefer. This will entitle you to a file of our bound reports, a library in itself.

The annual business meeting of the Minn. Garden Flower Society will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clock in an adjoining room.

Are you a member of the Garden Flower Society? If you are growing flowers you should join it at once. Consult the secretary, Mrs. M. L. Countryman.

Membership fees to be paid to the Assistant Secretary In the Hallway.

GARDEN HELPS

Conducted by Minnesota Garden Flower Society

Edited by MRS. E. W. GOULD, 2644 Humboldt Avenue So. Minneapolis.

The Garden Flower Society will have an all-day meeting at the Agricultural College the first Friday in January next. This meeting is to be held with the session of the Farmers' Short Course in Room 20, Horticultural Building. Arrangements will be made so that lunches may be had on the grounds, probably at the dining hall.

The program covers a wide range of subjects, and as time will be given for discussion and answering of questions brought up, this will prove a most helpful meeting to all of our members.

Our own annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, December sixth. The business meeting and election of officers being held in the morning, the program in the afternoon--at the West Hotel--in connection with the Horticultural Society.

Will not each member make an especial effort to bring in a new member at that time or before? The only reason we have not a thousand members is because we and our work are so little known. If you will tell your friends who have gardens what we are doing, you will have no difficulty in helping us add to our membership. Since last January we have received sixty-six new members. Can't we make it an even hundred for this year? With _your help_, we _can_. The program for our annual meeting will be found in the official program, printed elsewhere in this number. Here is the program for the meeting at the Agricultural College, Friday, January 5th. Come and bring your garden problems with you.

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(Program for Meeting, January 5, 1917, 10 a.m., Agricultural College.)

1. Perennials for Busy People Mrs. H. B. Tillotson 2. Perennials from Seed to Seed Mr. E. Meyer 3. Native Perennials for Garden Use Miss M. Fanning 4. Best Hardy Vines and Their Use Mrs. E. W. Gould 5. Best Annuals Mrs. H. A. Boardman

1:30 P.M.

1. Fruits for Ornamental Planting Mr. Phelps Wyman 2. Native Shrubs for the Home Grounds Mr. Paul Mueller 3. Proper Preparation of the Garden Soil Professor F. J. Alway 4. A Watering System for the Garden Mrs. C. E. Warner 5. Growing Bedding Plants for the Market Mrs. F. H. Gibbs 6. Growing Cut Flowers for the Market {Miss Sabra Ellison {Mr. F. H. Ellison 7. Special Purpose Plants-- Honey Plants Prof. Oswald Medicinal Plants Dr. Newcomb

Question Box.

SECRETARY'S CORNER

THIS IS YOUR VACATION.--If you are a fruit grower or a flower grower or vegetable grower or interested in home life or in any of the varied matters directly or indirectly connected with horticulture, the annual meeting is just the place for you. _Make it a real winter vacation._ Bring your wife and others of the family if possible and stay with us at the West Hotel for the four days of the meeting. It will be one of the bright spots in your life, as you recall the pleasures of this great and fruitful gathering.

ANNUAL SOCIETY BANQUET.--Special pains have been taken in preparing the program for this banquet on account of the fact that this is our anniversary session in part, and you will not be disappointed if you anticipate a rich treat, with two or three hundred of the most congenial people on earth, who will sit down to supper together at the West Hotel at 6:30 p. m., Thursday, December 7th,--a wholesome repast and an intellectual feast, don't miss it. You will feel that you really belong to the brotherhood after dining with us.

DELEGATES TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.--Besides the delegates at our annual meeting from abroad referred to in the November number, there is to be with us also as representative of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, Mr. P. F. Kinne, of Storm Lake, Iowa. We have pretty good assurance also that Secy. Greene, of the Iowa Society, will visit with us at some time during the meeting, and we don't know how many more of the good Iowa people will find their way here. A late note from Chas. G. Patten assures us of his attendance at the meeting, when he will give us a full report of his experimental work in growing seedling pears at his station at Charles City, Iowa. We are looking forward confidently to something of large practical value from his work.

PROGRAM OF ANNUAL MEETING.--The program of the coming annual meeting of the society will be found in an abbreviated form in this number of our magazine. It has been sent, however, in all its completeness, in a separate enclosure to all the members of the society, accompanied by a blank form to be filled out by members who purpose to attend and desire to have their names in the Badge Book, and also for those who renew their memberships. Quite a number of questions are asked on this blank form, and it is important that they should all be answered. It is especially important that the names of friends whom you would like to see members of the society should be given to the secretary on these blanks and at an early date so that copies of the program can be sent them in good season.

The program, as you will note, is an exceedingly diversified one, special emphasis being laid on orcharding, vegetable growing and ornamental horticulture. An increasing interest in flower growing is emphasized by the programs of three auxiliary societies devoted to these branches of horticulture.

_Aren't you coming to this splendid meeting?_ Study the program and consider the advantages of intercourse and companionship with those who have so much in common as the members of the Horticultural Society. Don't fail to _attend promptly the first session_, which is always a full one, right on the minute.

JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, 1915

Minnesota State Horticultural Society

Held on Second Floor of the West Hotel, Minneapolis, December 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1915.

Tuesday Morning Session, 10 o'clock.

Meeting was opened at 10 o'clock a.m., December 7, 1915, by President Thomas E. Cashman. Invocation was made by Rev. C. S. Harrison, of York, Nebraska, which was followed by a song by Mr. Trafford N. Jayne, of Minneapolis. The president then read his annual greeting. (See index.)

President Cashman: How may University Farm and the Minnesota State Horticultural Society be mutually helpful in developing the farms and homes of the Northwest? by our good friend, the dean of agriculture of this state, Mr. A. F. Woods. (Applause.) (See index.)

Discussion.

President Cashman: Anything further before we pass to the next subject? If not, we will now call on one of our oldest members and one of our best friends, Mr. George J. Kellogg, of Wisconsin, who will tell us something about the strawberry business. (See index.)

Discussion.

President Cashman: I am sure we are all very much indebted to Mr. Kellogg. Now, we have another very good friend with us from Nebraska. He is going to tell us about "The Nurseryman as King." Mr. C. S. Harrison, of York, Nebraska. (See index.)

President Cashman: This morning we heard from our good friend, Dean Woods, then we heard from Wisconsin and later from Nebraska. We have enjoyed all three, all very instructive and very entertaining, and we hope to hear from them again. We hope later to hear from another Wisconsin man, Mr. Philips. Those three men have always contributed a great deal to the success of our meetings. I understand that Wisconsin has sent another representative, Mr. A. C. Graves, of Sturgeon Bay. It has been announced that he is with us. If so, we will be pleased to have him come forward and have a word of greeting from him, representing the Wisconsin Horticultural Society.