THE PRIZE WINNER IN THE GARDEN AND CANNING CONTEST.—­The Horticultural Society is offering $10.00 to pay railroad fare and traveling expenses to attend the annual meeting of our society by the boy or girl making the best record in the state in the “garden and canning contest” carried on by the Minnesota Extension Division.  The successful contestant will tell in his or her way how it was that success was secured in the contest.  Besides this prize of $10.00 each of the ten boys or girls scoring next highest in this contest will receive an annual membership for 1917 in the State Horticultural Society.  The name of the successful contestant is not yet announced.

DELEGATES FROM SISTER SOCIETIES.—­Several delegates have been appointed from horticultural societies in adjoining states, notices of which have reached this office.

Mr. D. E. Bingham, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is to represent the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society.  Mr. Bingham has made fruit growing his life work, a man of large experience, whose services are in demand in that state also as an institute lecturer.  We shall have an opportunity to profit by his experience at our meeting, as you will note by consulting the program.

Mr. G. D. Black, of Independence, Ia., is to represent the Northeast Iowa Society.  Mr. Black has been with us before and he will find many who recall his presence here in previous years.  He is to give us on the program his later experience in connection with the growing of the gladioli, a work to which he has given large attention for many years.

From South Dakota is coming the president of that society, Rev. S. A. Hassold, from Kimball, S.D.

Other visitors from Iowa not officially sent to us who have signified an intention to be present are:  Chas. F. Gardner, Osage, Ia.; E. M. Reeves, Waverly.  Prof.  S. A. Beach is also to spend the last two days of the annual meeting with us and his name will be found upon our program on several topics.  No professional horticulturist in America is better or more favorably known than Prof.  Beach, and our membership who are interested in orcharding should not fail to hear what he has to say on the subjects he presents.

Mr. N. A. Rasmussen, of Oshkosh, Wis., is also to be with us and will be found several times on the program.  Being an expert in market gardening we are going to work him to the limit while he is with us.  We anticipate that Secretary Cranefield of the Wisconsin Society, will also spend the week with us.  Prof.  C.B.  Waldron will be here as representative of the North Dakota Society, and also Prof.  F.W.  Broderick of Winnipeg as representing the Winnipeg Horticultural Society—­and of course our Prof.  N.E.  Hansen, of South Dakota.  All of these friends will be found on the program.

There may be others, but this will do for a start.

[Illustration:  VIEW OVER VEGETABLE TABLE AND ACROSS FRUIT EXHIBIT AT 1916 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.  MR. THOS.  REDPATH, SUPT.  FRUIT EXHIBIT.]