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Title: Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916

Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to
December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916

Author: Various

Editor: A. W. Latham

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Monument erected in lobby of West Hotel,
Minneapolis, Place of annual meeting of the

society, December 7 to 10. Height of

monument, 10 feet. Number of bushels of
apples used, twenty-five. Enlarged seal of

the society on its front.

Trees, Fruits and Flowers

—OF—

MINNESOTA

1916

EMBRACING THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE

MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

FROM DECEMBER 1, 1915, TO DECEMBER 1, 1916, INCLUDING THE TWELVE NUMBERS OF

"THE MINNESOTA HORTICULTURIST" FOR 1916.

EDITED BY THE SECRETARY,

A. W. LATHAM,

Office and Library, 207 Kasota Block,

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

VOL. XLIV.

MINNEAPOLIS

HARRISON & SMITH CO., PRINTERS

1916

While it is not the intention to publish anything in this magazine that is misleading or unreliable, yet it
must be remembered that the articles published herein recite the experience and opinions of their
writers, and this fact must always be noted in estimating their practical value.

THE MINNESOTA HORTICULTURIST

Vol. 44 JANUARY, 1916 No. 1

President's Greeting, Annual Meeting, 1915.

THOS. E. CASHMAN, PRESIDENT.

This is the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Nearly half a century has elapsed
since that little band of pioneers met in Rochester and organized that they might work out a problem that had proven
too difficult for any of them to handle single handed and alone. Those men were all anxious to raise at least sufficient
fruit for themselves and families. They had tried and failed. They were not willing to give up. They knew they could

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accomplish more by interchanging ideas, and, furthermore, if they were able to learn anything by experience they
wanted to pass it on to their neighbors.

Those men built better than they knew. The foundation was properly laid, and the structure, while not finished, is an
imposing one. A great many people believe that this structure has been completed, that we have reached our
possibilities in fruit raising. This is only half true. We are still building on this splendid foundation erected by those few
enthusiasts.

None of those men are left to enjoy the benefits of their labor. The present generation and the generations to come are
and will be the beneficiaries, and I believe as a tribute to their memory and the good that they have done that we should
fittingly celebrate our fiftieth anniversary. At this time I can not suggest how this should be done; I simply make this
suggestion in hopes that it may be worked out.

I was in hopes that a home for this society might have been erected this year or at least made ready for the 1916
meeting. This would surely have been an occasion worthy of the anniversary which we hope to celebrate.

The building committee appointed by the last meeting went before the legislature and tried with all the eloquence at their
command to make the members of the legislature see the necessity of appropriating sufficient money to build a
permanent home for this organization. The members saw the force of our argument, but we could not convince a
majority of the appropriation committee that they should deviate from their plan of retrenchment which seemed to
permeate their every act.

We were disappointed but not disheartened. We were promised better success in the 1917 session. So we are living in
hopes, and I firmly believe that if our efforts are renewed at that time that this and the auxiliary societies may have an
opportunity of meeting and transacting business in a home that, while it will belong to the state, will be for the use of
these organizations, and that we may be able to take up our abode in it not later than the winter meeting of 1917.

Secretary Latham has prepared an excellent program for you. Many friends of this society are with us again, full of
enthusiasm and vigor, and I know that we will have one of the most successful meetings ever enjoyed by this
organization.

Owing to the fullness of the program, I should consider it an imposition on my part if I should attempt to make an
extended address at this time and will hasten to call on the gentlemen who are to contribute to the success of this
meeting.

New varieties of strawberries originated at
the Minnesota State Fruit-Breeding Farm.

Annual Meeting, 1915, Minnesota State Horticultural Society.

A. W. LATHAM, SECRETARY.

Did you attend the 1915 meeting of this association, held in the West Hotel, Minneapolis, four days, December 7-10
inclusive? Of course as a member of the society you will get in cold print the substance of the papers and discussions
that were presented at this meeting, but you will fail altogether in getting the wonderful inspiration that comes from
contact with hundreds of persons deeply interested in the various phases of horticultural problems that are constantly
passing in review during the succeeding sessions of the meeting. With such a varied program there is hardly any problem
connected with horticulture that is not directly or indirectly touched upon at our annual gathering, and the present
meeting was no exception to this. In all there were sixty-nine persons on the program, and with the exception of Prof.
Whitten, whom we expected with us from the Missouri State University, and whom sickness kept at home, and one
other number, every person on the program was on hand to perform the part assigned to him. Isn't this really a
wonderful thing where so many are concerned, emphasizing as it does the large interest felt in the work of the society?

The meeting was held in the same room in the West Hotel which was used for the banquet two years ago. It seats
comfortably 250, and was approximately filled at all of the sessions of the meeting. At the first session there were in
attendance about 200 when the meeting opened at ten o'clock Tuesday morning. Later in the morning the seats were
practically all filled. Making allowance for the change in the personnel of those in attendance at the various meetings, it is
easily within the limit to say that between 400 and 500 were in attendance at these meetings.

Immediately adjoining the audience room on the same floor, and opening out of the spacious balcony, were the various
rooms occupied by the fruit exhibit and the vegetable exhibit. The plant exhibit was in two alcoves on this balcony, and

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the cut flowers were displayed along either side of the balcony, making altogether a wonderful showing of nature's floral
products. The accommodations for this meeting were almost ideal, and judging from the expressions of the members we
have never been more happily situated than on this occasion. I have endeavored to draw a plan of the arrangements at
this meeting and submit it to you, not for criticism, but to assist you in understanding the situation.

We were greatly disappointed that Prof. Whitten was detained at home by illness, but others from abroad took up the
time so that there was really no interim as a result of his absence. We were fortunate in having with us the last day and a
part of Thursday afternoon Sen. H. M. Dunlap and Mrs. Dunlap, and their parts on the program were listened to with
intense interest, and I am sure much good was gained for our membership from the service they rendered the society,
which it must be understood is a gratuitious one—indeed that applies to all of those whose names appear upon the
program. That is one good thing about the horticulturist, he is willing to tell what he knows for the benefit of others. To
hold any other view than this would be too narrow and selfish certainly for the true lover of horticulture.

The exhibits were in every case in excess of what we anticipated. Notwithstanding the light crop of apples in the larger
portion of the state, there was really a fine showing, and quality was very high. Of boxes of apples there were shown
eleven, and of barrels of apples six, for each one of which exhibits some premium was paid, as besides the first, second
and third premiums in each case there was also a sum to be divided pro rata. There were twenty-nine pecks of apples
exhibited, for which premiums were also paid in the same way. Four collections of top-worked apples were on the list.
Premiums were awarded to forty seedling apples, an exceedingly good showing for the season. As to the number of
single plates shown the record is not easily available, but the accompanying list of awards will give information as far as
they are concerned, there being of course many plates to which no awards were made.

The vegetable exhibit was an extraordinarily fine one and filled comfortably the convenient room assigned for its use. It
was excellently managed by Mr. N. H. Reeves, President of the Minneapolis Market Gardeners' Association.

As to the flower exhibit under the fine management of W. H. Bofferding, it was so much better than we anticipated that
it is hard to find words suitably to express our thought in regard to it. Besides the splendid collections of plants and the
large display of cut flowers from the state, there was shown from several eastern parties rare flowers, many of them
new productions, which had a great deal to do with the beautiful appearance of the balcony, where all of these flowers
were shown.

Sketch showing arrangement of hall and
adjacent rooms, &c., used at 1915 Annual

Meeting, in West Hotel, Minneapolis.

Mention ought to be made of the monument erected in the center of the lobby on the ground floor of the West Hotel, a
structure ten feet high, containing at its base some dozen or fifteen single layer boxes of choice apples and on its sides
something like twenty bushels of apples put on in varying shades of red and green with a handsome ornamental plant
crowning the whole. The seal of the society decorated with national colors appears upon the front. The picture taken of
this monument is shown as a frontispiece of this number. It is incomplete in that the photographer cut off both ends of it,
which is unfortunate in results obtained. Nevertheless it helped materially to advertise the meeting and was a distinct
ornament in the lobby.

As to subjects in which there was a special interest on our program, the only one to which I will here refer is that of
"marketing," which received particular attention from a considerable number of those on the program or taking
impromptu parts at the meeting. The Ladies' Federation assisted us splendidly on the Woman's Auxiliary program, one
number, that by Mrs. Jennison, being beautifully illustrated by lantern slides.

Delegates from abroad as usual and visitors were with us in considerable number. Prof. F. W. Brodrick came from

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Winnipeg, representing the Manitoba Society; Prof. N. E. Hansen, as usual, represented the South Dakota Society;
Mr. Earl Ferris, of Hampton, Ia., the Northeastern Iowa Society; and Mr. A. N. Greaves, from Sturgeon Bay, Wis.,
the Wisconsin Society. We were especially favored in having with us also on this occasion Mr. N. A. Rasmusson,
president of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, and Secretary Frederick Cranefield of the same society. If all the
members of that society are as wide awake as these three the Minnesota Society will have to look to its laurels.

I must not fail to mention Mr. B. G. Street, from Hebron, Ill., who was present throughout the meeting, an earnest
brother, and gave us a practical talk on "marketing." Our friend, Chas. F. Gardner, of Osage, Iowa, managed to get
here Friday morning after the close of the meeting of the Iowa Horticultural Society, which he had been attending, and
so spent the last day of the meeting with us. Welcome, Brother Gardner! The meeting would certainly have been
incomplete without the presence of those old veterans and long time attendants at our annual gatherings, Geo. J.
Kellogg and A. J. Philips, both from the Wisconsin Society. We need you, dear brothers, and hope you may long
foregather with us.

As to that war horse of horticulture, C. S. Harrison, of York, Nebr., what would our meeting be without the fireworks
in language which he has provided now for many of these annual occasions. The wonderful life and sparkle of his
message survives with us from year to year, and we look forward eagerly to his annual coming.

There were three contestants who spoke from the platform in competition for the prizes offered from the Gideon
Memorial Fund as follows:

First Prize—G. A. Nelson, University Farm School, St. Paul.
Second—A. W. Aamodt, University Farm School, St. Paul.
Third—P. L. Keene, University Farm School, St. Paul.

Their addresses were all of a practical character and will appear in our monthly.

Prof. Richard Wellington conducted a fruit judging contest, in connection with which there was a large interest, and
prizes were awarded as follows:

D. C. Webster, La Crescent, First
$5.00

P. L. Keene, University Farm, St. Paul, Second
3.00

Marshall Hurtig, St. Paul, Third
2.00

At the annual election the old officers whose terms had expired were all re-elected without opposition, and later the
secretary was re-elected by the executive board for the coming year, so that no change whatever was made in the
management of the society. J. M. Underwood, being absent in the south, was nevertheless re-elected by the board as
its chairman for the coming year.

A pleasant event of this gathering was the presentation of a handsome gold watch and chain to the secretary, a
memento in connection with the termination of his twenty-fifth year as secretary of the society, which expression of
appreciation on the part of the members it may well be believed was fully appreciated by the recipient.

The hall was brilliantly decorated with the national colors, which had never been used before at any of our annual
gatherings. What can be more beautiful than the stars and stripes entwined with the colors of foliage and flower. Never
has our place of meeting shown so brightly or been more enjoyed than in this favorable environment.

During the meeting upon the recommendation of the executive board there were five names by the unanimous vote of
the society placed upon the honorary life membership roll of the society, as follows: John Bisbee, Madelia; J. R.
Cummins, Minneapolis; Chas. Haralson, Excelsior; F. W. Kimball, Waltham, and S. H. Drum, Owatonna.

The meeting closed with seventy-five members in the hall by actual count at 4:30, and we certainly hated to say the
parting word to those whom we earnestly hope to gather with again a year hence.

What can we say about the crowning event of our meeting, the annual banquet? Two hundred and two members sat
down together and fraternized in a most congenial way. Gov. W. S. Hammond was the speaker of the evening and
greatly enjoyed. All the other numbers on the program were on hand to perform their parts. Here follows the program
and you can judge for yourself. Why don't you come and enjoy this most entertaining event of the meeting?

PROGRAM.

Prof. N. E. Hansen, Toastmaster.

Grace
Rev. J. Kimball, Duluth

Opening Song
Trafford N. Jayne, Minneapolis

Why Wake Up the Dreamers—Aren't They Getting Their Share?
Prof. E. G. Cheyney, University Farm, St.

Paul

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Reading
Miss Marie Bon, Minneapolis

What Joy in the Garden, Provided
E. E. Park, Minneapolis

Every True Horticulturist Has a Private Rainbow with a Pot of Gold at
the End
Mrs. T. A. Hoverstad, Minneapolis

Song
s. Grace Updegraff Bergen, Minneapolis

The Joy of Service
Gov. W. S. Hammond

What Care I While I Live in a Garden
A. G. Long, Minneapolis

Song
Trafford N. Jayne, Minneapolis

Never Too Late to Mend—Unless You Are "80,"
A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis.

Reading
Miss Marie Bon

Right Living and Happiness—You Can't Have One Without the Other,
T. E. Archer, St. Paul

Closing Song
Trafford N. Jayne, Minneapolis

"Don'ts" Issued to Prevent Forest Fires.—1. Don't throw your match away until you are sure it is out.

2. Don't drop cigarette or cigar butts until the glow is extinguished.

3. Don't knock out your pipe ashes while hot or where they will fall into dry leaves or other inflammable material.

4. Don't build a camp fire any larger than is absolutely necessary.

5. Don't build a fire against a tree, a log, or a stump, or anywhere but on bare soil.

6. Don't leave a fire until you are sure it is out; if necessary smother it with earth or water.

7. Don't burn brush or refuse in or near the woods if there is any chance that the fire may spread beyond your control,
or that the wind may carry sparks where they would start a new fire.

8. Don't be any more careless with fire in the woods than you are with fire in your own home.

9. Don't be idle when you discover a fire in the woods; if you can't put it out yourself, get help. Where a forest guard,
ranger or state fire warden can be reached, call him up on the nearest telephone you can find.

10. Don't forget that human thoughtlessness and negligence are the causes of more than half of the forest fires in this
country, and that the smallest spark may start a conflagration that will result in loss of life and destruction of timber and
young growth valuable not only for lumber but for their influence in helping to prevent flood, erosion, and drought.—U.
S. Dept. Agri., Forest Service.

Award of Premiums, Annual Meeting, 1915, Minnesota State

Horticultural Society.

The list of awards following will give in full detail the awards made in connection with the fruit exhibit:

VEGETABLES.

Carrots
Chas. Krause,
Merriam Park Second 2.00

Celeriac
"
"
Third
1.00

Cabbage
J. T. Olinger,
Hopkins
Second 2.00

Carrots
"
"
Third
1.00

Onions (red)
"
"
Second 2.00

Onions (yellow)
"
"
Fourth
.50

Celeriac
Daniel Gantzer,
Merriam Park First
3.50

Lettuce
"
"
Third
1.00

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Onions (red)
"
"
Third
1.00

Onions (white)
"
"
Fourth
.50

Onions (yellow)
"
"
Second 2.00

Onions (pklg)
"
"
Second 2.00

Beets
Karl Kochendorfer,
So. Park
Third
1.00

Carrots
C. E. Warner,
Osseo
First
3.50

Onions (white)
"
"
First
3.50

Beets
Mrs. John Gantzer.
St. Paul
First
3.50

Cabbages
"
"
Fourth
.50

Onions (red)
"
"
First
3.50

Onions (yellow)
"
"
First
3.50

Beets
Mrs. Edw. Haeg,
Minneapolis
Second 2.00

Cabbages
"
"
Third
1.00

Celeriac
"
"
Second 2.00

Carrots
Alfred Perkins,
St. Paul
Fourth
.50

Lettuce
"
"
First
3.50

Onions (red)
"
"
Fourth
.50

Onions (white)
"
"
First
3.50

Onions (yellow)
"
"
Third
1.00

Onions (white)
H. G. Groat,
Anoka
Second 2.00

Onions (pickling)
"
"
Fourth
.50

Beets
Chas. Krause,
Merriam Park Fourth
.50

Cabbages
"
"
First
3.50

Lettuce
Mrs. Edw. Haeg,
Minneapolis
Second 2.00

Onions (white pklg) "
"
Third
1.00

Onions (white)
Aug. Sauter,
Excelsior
Third
1.00

Globe Onions (red) P. H. Peterson,
Atwater
First
3.50

Salsify
Mrs. John Gantzer,
St. Paul
First
3.50

Turnips (white)
"
"
First
3.50

Rutabagas
"
"
Fourth
.50

Parsley
Mrs. Edw. Haeg,
Minneapolis
Fourth
.50

Hubbard Squash
"
"
Third
1.00

Potatoes
C. W. Pudham,
Osseo
Fourth
.50

Hubbard Squash
"
"
Fourth
.50

Potatoes
Frank Dunning,
Anoka
Second 2.00

Pie Pumpkins
"
"
First
3.50

Hubbard Squash
"
"
Second 2.00

Turnips (white)
Alfred Perkins,
St. Paul
Fourth
.50

Potatoes
Fred Scherf,
Osseo
First
3.50

Rutabagas
"
"
First
3.50

Pie Pumpkins
"
"
Fourth
.50

Parsley
Chas. Krause.
Merriam Park Third
1.00

Parsnips
"
"
First
3.50

Salsify
Chas. Krause,
Merriam Park Second 2.00

Turnips (white)
"
"
Second 2.00

Parsnips
J. T. Olinger,
Hopkins
Third
1.00

Turnips
"
"
Third
1.00

Rutabagas
"
"
Second 2.00

Parsley
Daniel Gantzer
Second 2.00

Parsnips
"
"
Second 2.00

Pie Pumpkins
"
"
Second 2.00

Parsnips
Karl K. Kochendorfer, So. Park
Fourth
.50

Potatoes
Aug. Bueholz,
Osseo
Third
1.00

Hubbard Squash
"
"
First
3.50

Rutabagas
"
"
Third
1.00

Parsley
Frank L. Gerten,
So. St. Paul
First
3.50

Pie Pumpkins
"
"
Third
1.00

Radishes
"
"
First
3.50

E. O. BALLARD, Judge.

COLLECTION OF APPLES.

Collection of Apples P. Clausen, Albert Lea
$3.30

Collection of Apples Henry Husser, Minneiska
3.78

Collection of Apples D. C. Webster, La Crescent
3.96

Collection of Apples P. H. Perry, Excelsior
2.36

Collection of Apples F. I. Harris. La Crescent
3.48

Collection of Apples W. S. Widmoyer, La Crescent
3.12

SINGLE PLATES OF APPLES.

Yahnke
F. I. Harris,
La Crescent First
$.75

Utter
W. S. Widmoyer, La Crescent First
.75

N. W. Greening
"
"
First
.75

Malinda
"
"
Second
.50

Plumb's Cider
"
"
First
.75

Patten's Greening
F. W. Powers,
Minneapolis First
.75

Duchess
"
"
First
.75

Malinda
F. I. Harris,
La Crescent Third
.25

Peerless
"
"
First
.75

Wolf River
"
"
Second
.50

Wealthy
"
"
Second
.50

Antonovka
"
"
Second
.50

Fameuse
"
"
Second
.50

Gilbert
"
"
First
.75

Duchess
P. H. Perry,
Excelsior
Third
.25

Yellow Transparent "
"
First
.75

Tetofsky
"
"
First
.75

Charlamoff
"
"
Third
.25

Yahnke
"
"
Second
.50

Evelyn
"
"
First
.75

Lowland Raspberry P. Clausen,
Albert Lea
Second
.50

Hibernal
"
"
First
.75

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Okabena
Francis Willis,
Excelsior
First
.75

Milwaukee
"
"
First
.75

Patten's Greening
"
"
Second
.50

Longfield
"
"
Second
.50

University
"
"
First
.75

Longfield
P. H. Perry,
Excelsior
First
.75

Fameuse
"
"
Third
.25

Hibernal
E. W. Mayman,
Sauk Rapids Second
.50

Wealthy
Sil Matzke,
So. St. Paul First
.75

Peerless
"
"
Second
.50

N. W. Greening
"
"
Second
.50

McMahon
"
"
First
.75

Yellow Transparent Henry Husser
Minneiska
Second
.50

Fameuse
"
"
First
.75

Walbridge
"
"
First
.75

McMahon
D. C. Webster,
La Crescent Third
.25

N. W. Greening
"
"
Third
.25

Brett
"
"
First
.75

Gideon
"
"
First
.75

Superb
"
"
First
.75

Okabena
M. Oleson,
Montevideo Second
.50

Peerless
"
"
Third
.25

Hibernal
"
"
Third
.25

Longfield
"
"
Third
.25

University
"
"
Second
.50

Charlamoff
Henry Husser,
Minneiska
Second
.50

McMahon
"
"
Second
.50

Wolf River
"
"
First
.75

Jewell's Winter
"
"
First
.75

Anisim
P. Clausen,
Albert Lea
First
.75

Jewell's Winter
"
"
Second
.50

Antonovka
"
"
First
.75

Iowa Beauty
"
"
First
.75

Yahnke
"
"
Third
.25

Borovinca
"
"
First
.75

Patten's Greening
P. H. Peterson,
Atwater
Third
.25

Malinda
"
"
First
.75

Okabena
"
"
Third
.25

Lord's L.
"
"
First
.75

Lowland Raspberry "
"
First
.75

Charlamoff
"
"
First
.75

Duchess
"
"
Second
.50

Tetofsky
W. J. Tingley,
Forest Lake Second
.50

Wealthy
H. B. Hawkes,
Excelsior
Third
.25

Grimes' Golden
P. H. Peterson,
Atwater
First
.75

JNO. P. ANDREWS, Judge.

SEEDLING APPLES.

Early Winter —Arnt Johnson, Viroqua, Wis.
$1.45

" "
—W. S. Widmoyer, La Crescent
2.45

" "
—J. Flagstad & Sons, Sacred Heart
2.15

" "
—No. 96—Henry Rodenberg, Mindora, Wis.
1.55

" "
—No. 32— " "
1.85

" "
—No. 50— " "
1.55

" "
—No. 82— " "
2.00

" "
—No. 52— " "
2.40

" "
—No. 64— " "
2.20

" "
—Dr. O. M. Huestis, Minneapolis
1.55

" "
—Jacob Halvorson, Delavan
1.55

" "
—No. 102—Henry Rodenberg, Mindora, Wis.
1.15

" "
—No. 138— " "
1.40

" "
—No. 137— " "
2.00

" "
—No. 131— " "
1.70

" "
—H. H. Pond, Minneapolis
1.15

" "
"
1.30

" "
"
1.15

" "
"
1.55

" "
—Henry Husser, Minneiska
2.10

" "
—O. O.—M. Oleson, Montevideo
1.85

" "
—O. K.— "
2.05

" "
—G. N.— "
1.30

" "
—G. S.— "
2.20

" "
—E. T.—M. Oleson
1.70

" "
—E. A. Gross, La Moille
1.15

" "
— "
1.90

" "
— "
2.25

" "
—No. 1—Arnt Johnson, Viroqua, Wis.
1.40

Late Winter —No. 133—Henry Rodenberg, Mindora, Wis.
3.90

" "
—No. 134— " "
2.75

" "
—No. 135— " "
2.55

" "
—No. 104— " "
3.70

" "
—No. 49— " "
3.25

" "
—No. 16— " "
3.80

" "
—No. 12— " "
3.25

" "
W. S. Widmoyer, La Crescent
2.30

" "
—Chas. Ziseh, Dresbach
2.30

" "
—J. A. Howard, Hammond
4.20

" "
"
4.15

" "
—F. W. Powers, Excelsior
4.00

" "
—J. Flagstad & Sons, Sacred Heart
3.25

" "
Henry Husser, Minneiska
3.25

" "
—No. 23—Henry Rodenberg, Mindora, Wis.
3.35

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CLARENCE WEDGE, N. E. HANSEN, Judges.

COLLECTION OF TOP-WORKED APPLES.

Collection of Top-Worked P. H. Peterson, Atwater
4.16

Collection of Top-Worked P. Clausen, Albert Lea
11.45

Collection of Top-Worked Henry Husser, Minneiska
5.23

Collection of Top-Worked W. S. Widmoyer, Dresbach 4.16

DEWAIN COOK, Judge.

PECKS OF APPLES.

N. W. Greenings Aug. Sauter,
Excelsior
.95

Wealthy
H. B. Hawkes, Excelsior
1.10

Wealthy
P. H. Peterson, Atwater
.90

Fameuse
Henry Husser,
Minneiska
.80

Wolf River
"
"
1.00

Peerless
"
"
.75

N. W. Greening "
"
.75

N. W. Greening D. C. Webster, La Crescent 1.10
Wealthy
"
"
.90

Bethel
"
"
1.00

Scotts' Winter
"
"
1.00

Wealthy
W. P. Burow,
La Crescent
.85

N. W. Greening "
"
1.10

Wealthy
E. W. Mayman, Sauk Rapids
.80

Hibernal
E. W. Mayman, Sauk Rapids
.85

Wealthy
Francis Willis,
Excelsior
.90

Duchess
"
"
.55

Okabena
"
"
.55

Milwaukee
"
"
.80

Wealthy
P. H. Perry,
Excelsior
.85

Fameuse
"
"
.80

Seedlings
"
"
.80

Peter
"
"
.85

Wealthy
F. I. Harris,
La Crescent
.85

N. W. Greening "
"
.95

Seedlings
T. E. Perkins,
Red Wing
.80

N. W. Greenings F. W. Powers, Minneapolis 1.00
Wealthy
"
"
.90

Duchess
R. E. Olmstead, Excelsior
.55

GEO. W. STRAND, Judge.

BUSHEL BOXES OF APPLES.

Wealthy—H. B. Hawkes, Excelsior
2.31

Wealthy—P. H. Peterson, Atwater
2.17

Wealthy—Henry Husser, Minneiska
2.43

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Wealthy—D. C. Webster, La Crescent
First
17.72

N. W. Greening—W. P. Burow, La Crescent
2.48

Wealthy—P. H. Perry, Excelsior
1.86

Wealthy—J. F. Bartlett, Excelsior
Third
7.57

Wealthy—F. I. Harris, La Crescent
Second 12.63

N. W. Greenings—F. W. Powers, Excelsior
1.98

Wealthy—F. W. Powers, Excelsior
2.08

Wealthy—S. H. Drum, Owatonna
1.77

W. G. BRIERLEY, Judge.

BARRELS OF APPLES.

H. B. Hawkes, Excelsior
8.98

Henry Husser, Minneiska
3.52

D. C. Webster, La Crescent
First
25.23

W. P. Burow, La Crescent
3.05

Wealthy—P. H. Perry, Excelsior Third
14.37

F. I. Harris, La Crescent
Second 19.85

W. G. BRIERLEY, Judge.

COLLECTION GRAPES.

Collection Grapes—Sil Matzke, So. St. Paul First 8.00

GEORGE W. STRAND, Judge.

NUTS.

Walnuts
Henry Husser, Minneiska
First
1.00

Butternuts
"
"
First
1.00

Hickory Nuts "
"
Second
.75

Hickory Nuts D. C. Webster, La Crescent First
1.00

H. J. LUDLOW, Judge.

PLANTS.

12 Palms
Minneapolis Floral Co.
First
$10.00

12 Ferns
" "
Third
4.00

12 Blooming Plants " "
Third
6.00

12 Ferns
Merriam Park Floral Co.
First
10.00

12 Blooming Plants " "
First
12.00

12 Palms
L. S. Donaldson Co., Mpls. Second
7.00

12 Ferns
" "
Second
7.00

12 Blooming Plants " "
Second
9.00

CUT FLOWERS.

25 Carnations (pink)
L. S. Donaldson Co., Mpls. Third
1.00

25 Carnations (white)
" "
Second 2.00

12 Roses (red)
Minneapolis Floral Co.
Third
1.00

12 Roses (white)
" "
Third
1.00

12 Roses (yellow)
" "
First
3.00

12 Roses (red)
N. Neilson, Mankato
First
3.00

12 Roses (pink)
" "
First
3.00

12 Roses (white)
" "
First
3.00

12 Roses (yellow)
" "
Second 2.00

12 Roses (pink)
Hans Rosacker, Minneapolis Second 2.00

12 Roses (red)
" "
Second 2.00

12 Roses (white)
" "
Second 2.00

12 Carnations (white)
" "
First
3.00

12 Carnations (pink)
" "
Second 2.00

12 Carnations (red)
" "
First
3.00

25 Carnations (red)
Minneapolis Floral Co.
Second 2.00

25 Carnations (pink)
" "
First
3.00

25 Carnations (white)
" "
Third
1.00

12 Chrysanthemums (yellow)
John E. Sten, Red Wing
First
4.00

12 Chrysanthemums (any color) " "
First
4.00

12 Chrysanthemums (any color) Minneapolis Floral Co.
Second 3.00

12 Chrysanthemums (yellow)
L. S. Donaldson Co., Mpls. Second 3.00

12 Chrysanthemums (any color) " "
Third
2.00

FLOWERS.

Basket for Effect
Minneapolis Floral Co. First $10.00

Bridesmaid Bouquet Minneapolis Floral Co. First Diploma
Corsage Bouquet
Minneapolis Floral Co. First Diploma

Bridal Bouquet
Minneapolis Floral Co. First Diploma

O. J. OLSON, Judge.

Judging Contest of Hennepin County High Schools.

(Held at Annual Meeting, December 9, 1915.)

The contest consisted of the judging of three crops, apples, potatoes and corn. Two varieties of each crop were used.

Each school was represented by a team of three men. Each man was allowed 100 as perfect score on each crop or a
total perfect team score of 900 points.

Two high schools entered the contest, namely Central High, Minneapolis, and Wayzata High. Central High, of
Minneapolis, won first with a total score of 697.8. Wayzata ranked second with a score of 672.

Minneapolis won on apples and potatoes, Wayzata winning on the corn judging.

Chester Groves, of Wayzata, was high man of the contest.

County Adviser K. A. Kirkpatrick, gives a banner to the winning school. Judges of the contest were: Apples, Prof. T.
M. McCall, Crookston; potatoes, Prof. R. Wellington, A. W. Aamodt; corn, Prof. R. L. Mackintosh.

Fruit Judging Contest.

(At Annual Meeting, December, 1915.)

One of the important features of the Wednesday afternoon program of the State Horticultural Society was the apple

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judging contest. This contest was open to all members of the society and students of the Agricultural College.

The contest consisted of the judging of four plates each of ten standard varieties. The total score of each contestant was
considered by allowing 10 per cent for identification of varieties, 40 per cent for oral reasons and 50 per cent for
correct placings.

The prizes offered were: First, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. D. C. Webster of La Crescent, ranked first; P. L.
Keene, University Farm, second; and Marshall Hertig, third.

Score

First—D. C. Webster
87-1/2

Second—P. L. Keene 81-1/2
Third—Marshall Hertig 77-1/2
Fourth—Timber Lake 76-1/2

There were twelve men in the contest.

Judges: Prof. T. M. McCall, Crookston; Frederick Cranefield, Wisconsin; Prof. E. C. Magill, Wayzata.

Annual Report, 1915, Collegeville Trial Station.

REV. JOHN B. KATZNER, SUPT.

It is with pleasure and satisfaction that we are able to make a material correction of our estimate of this year's apple
crop as noted in our midsummer report. We stated that apples would be about 15 per cent of a normal crop, and now
we are happy to say it was fully 30 per cent. We picked twice as many apples as we anticipated. Considering that, as
Prof. Le Roy Cady informed us, the apple crop would be rather small farther south and that they would practically get
no apples at the State Farm, we may well be satisfied with our crop. In general, the apple crop was not so bad farther
north as it was farther south in the state. This may have been due to the blossoms not being so far advanced here when
the frost touched them as farther south.

The best bearing varieties this year were the Wealthy, Charlamoff and Duchess, in the order named. These three kinds
gave us the bulk of the crop. The Wealthy trees were not overloaded, and the apples were mostly fine, clean and large.
The Charlamoffs were bearing a heavy crop of beautiful, large-sized apples and were ahead of the Duchess this year.
The Hibernals, too, were fairly good bearers. Most other varieties had some fruit, but it was not perfect; it showed only
too well the effect of frost. More than half of the blossoms were destroyed. Many flowers were badly injured and
though they were setting fruit the result of frost showed off plainly on the apples. While some had normal size and form,
many of them were below size, gnarled, cracked or undeveloped and abnormal. Most all of them had rough blotches or
rings about the calix or around the body. Malformed apples were picked not larger than a crab, with rough, cracked,
leather-like skin, which looked more like a black walnut than an apple.

Of plums only some young trees gave us a good crop of nice, perfect fruit. The old trees have seen their best days and
will have to give place to the new kinds as soon as they are tested. We have quite a variety of the new kinds on trial
from the Minnesota State Fruit-Breeding Farm and wish to say that they are very vigorous growers. Many of them
made a growth of four feet and more. We expect that some will bear next year and we are only waiting to see what the
fruit will be before making a selection for a new plum orchard. We have already selected No. 8 for that purpose, as one
tree was bearing most beautiful and excellent plums, of large size and superior quality, this year. They were one and
three-fourths inches long by five and one-half inches in circumference and weighed two ounces each. They kept more
than week before they got too soft for handling and are better than many a California plum. It seems to us if a man had
ten acres of these plum trees, he could make a fortune out of them. We will propagate only the very best kinds for our
own use and may have more to say about them another year.

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Cluster of Alpha grapes

from Collegeville.

Two or three of the imported pears bloomed again last spring, but the frost was too severe and they set no fruit. We
have lost all interest in them and so, too, in our German seedling pears. The latter are now used as stocks and are being
grafted with Chinese and hybrid pears. Of those already grafted this way some have made a growth of four and five
feet. We have been successful in grafting the six varieties of hybrid pears obtained last spring from Prof. N. E. Hansen,
of Brookings, S. Dak., and have trees of every variety growing. These, too, are very good growers, have fine large
leaves and are promising. From the manner of growth in stem and leaf we would judge that at least two distinct Asiatic
varieties have been used in breeding. We have gathered a little grafting wood and next spring some more German
seedlings will lose their tops. It is only from continued efforts that success may be obtained in growing pears in
Minnesota.

Who would have thought it possible that in spite of all the frost and cold rains we would get a pretty good crop of
cherries? And yet this is a fact. We have four varieties, and among them is one originated by the late Clem. Schmidt, of
Springfield, Minn., which was bearing a good crop of very fine cherries while the three other sorts did not do a thing.
To get ahead of the many birds we picked the cherries a few days before they were ripe and put them up in thirty-two
half-gallon jars. As the cherries become very soft when dead-ripe, it was of advantage to can them when they were still
hard. These canned cherries are meaty and most delicious. We never tasted any better. It is only a pity that this seedling
cherry is not quite hardy.

As most everywhere in the state, our grapes were a complete failure. The early growth with its good showing of fruit
having been frozen in May, it was well toward the end of June when the vines had recovered from the shock and were
able to grow vigorously again. There were a few grapes on some of the vines, but they never got ripe. The Alpha
showed the most fruit, and a few bunches were just about getting ripe when the frost spoiled them. This May freeze was
more severe than we thought it was. The wood of the old vines was not injured, but the one year old wood of young
plants was killed to the ground. The lesson we learned from this is very important. It may be stated that vines full of sap
and in growing condition can endure very little cold, but when the wood is ripe and dormant the vines will seldom be
injured by sub-zero weather. This injury to vines from frost might have been averted at least in part by precautionary
measures. In other countries people start smoldering fires, making much smoke in the vineyard so that the whole is
covered with a cloud of smoke. This raises the temperature a few degrees and keeps the frost out. Such preventive
means might have been used here very well to save the grapes, but it was not done.

Our currants were not very good; they ripened unevenly and showed that they, too, were touched by frost. A few
bushes were also attacked by the currant worm.

We never cultivated any raspberries before. But last year we planted Raspberry No. 8, sent to us from the Fruit-
Breeding Farm. This sort is a very vigorous grower; some canes grew over six feet high. It fruited this year; it is very
prolific; the fruit is very large and of good quality. It would be quite satisfactory if it were a little hardier. Not being
protected more than half of the plants were lost last winter.

But the everbearing strawberry No. 1017 received from the Fruit-Breeding Farm is a complete success. They were
properly planted and well taken care of. All flowers were removed up to July 10th and then left alone. In early August
the first berries were picked, and we kept right on picking till the frost killed the fruit stalks. The growing of this
strawberry will be continued. A new bed will be planted next spring with young plants that were not allowed to bear last
season. The fruit was all that could be desired, fine, large and of very good quality. It seems to be of greater advantage
to grow the everbearing than the June-bearing sorts. The everbearing planted in spring will grow a large crop in fall and
bear again in June next year. From the first we get two crops in fifteen months, from the second two crops in three
years. And to fruit any sort oftener than two seasons is not considered very profitable.

Most all trees of apples, pears, plums, evergreens and grafts which were planted last spring, have done very well, and
we don't know of any that failed to grow. The hybrid plums received last spring are all alive. The same may be said of
the 50 Norway pine obtained from the Minnesota State Forester, W. F. Cox, not one failing to grow. If evergreens are

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