Our Semi-Centennial Anniversary

Minnesota State Horticultural Society,

To be held in the West Hotel, Minneapolis, December 5, 6, 7, 8, 1916.

A Great Program.

Study this program carefully and select such features as you especially desire to participate in—but you are more than welcome to all.

Discussion follows each topic.

Discussions are "free for all," whether members or not. Ask questions or express opinions freely.

DEMONSTRATIONS.

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.