ifested by the large
number called for through the distribution of plant premiums. In all
there were sent out this year 2,594 lots of these plant premiums.

There is a growing interest in top-grafting late-keeping varieties of
apples as indicated by the large number of calls made on this office for
scions for this purpose the past season.

The seedling contests continue and the interest in growing seedlings
continues as well, there having been a call during the past year from
this office for a considerable number of packages of apple seeds by our
membership.

So far no apple seedling has appeared to which we could award the $1,000
prize offered by the society for a winter apple. Referring to the
seedling contest inaugurated some years ago, the first $100 premium in
connection with which should have been awarded three years ago, it
appears that the time limit for the fruitage of these seedlings was
made too short. The fourth premium comes due at this meeting, but no
claimants have as yet come forward for any of these premiums. Probably
it will be thought a wise thing to do to continue these awards during
later years when these seedling trees will come into bearing.

The "acre orchard" contest entered into a year ago last spring in which
there 35 entries finally materialized into a smaller number than
anticipated, reports having come into the office last year from 23
contestants. The reports for the current year are now being received but
not all at hand.

The executive board provided conditions under which these orchards
should be conducted and the prizes awarded, which conditions will be
found published in the 1914 report of the society on page 45.

Trial stations are continuing their work and are being used principally
now as far as new material is concerned in testing of fruits from the
State Fruit-Breeding Farm. To this list has been added the government
station at Mandan under the management of A. W. Peterson, reports from
which point will also be made to our association from time to time, as
well as from the trial stations connected with University Farm, all of
which stations have been added also to our society list.

Arrangements are being perfected for the purpose of extending to our
membership opportunity to use the books from the society library, which
is now increased to about 3,300 volumes. This list has been published in
the 1915 report of the society, and we shall be prepared early in the
year to se