iled 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, Horticultu