be filled by a two-thirds vote of the members of the society present at any regular appointed meeting.

SECTION 6. It shall be the duty of the secretary of said society to make an annual report to the governor of the state of the transactions of the society, including an itemized account of all moneys expended during the year, in addition to such matters as are now specified in the law relating to the same.

CHAPTER 526, LAWS OF 1889.

SECTION 5. And further, there shall be printed annually upon the approval and order of the commissioners of public printing, ten thousand copies of the transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, the same to embrace the reports of the county and other agricultural societies, and such matters pertaining to the agricultural industries of the state as shall be deemed important, provided the whole number of printed pages shall not exceed four hundred. Seven thousand copies of the transactions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, the same to embrace such abstracts of reports of county and other horticultural societies, and such matters pertaining to the horticultural interests of the state as shall be deemed important, provided that the whole number of printed pages shall not exceed two hundred. Eight thousand copies of the transactions of the State Dairymen's Association, the same to embrace such other matters pertaining to the dairy interests of the state as shall be deemed essential, provided that the whole number of printed pages shall not exceed two hundred. Twelve thousand copies of the report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the State University, provided that the whole number of printed pages shall not exceed two hundred and fifty. Two thousand copies of each of said reports to be bound separately in cloth, all others singly in paper,

SECTION 6. The reports provided for in the preceding section shall be distributed as follows, through the superintendent of public property: Fifteen copies to each member of the legislature, fifty copies to the State Horticultural Society, ten copies to each county agricultural society, and district industrial association, which embraces two or more counties and furnishes the State Agricultural society a report of its proceedings, to each of the four societies named in the preceding sec tion, fifty copies of each of the reports of the other three societies, twenty-five copies of each of the reports to the library of the state univirsity; to the governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney-general, state superintendent of public instruction, railroad commissioner and insurance commissioner, twenty-five copies each; to the state superintendent of agricultural institutes, fifty copies;

to the superintendent of public property, commissioner of labor statistics, adjutant-general, quartermaster-general, state board of health, each ten copies; to each public library in the state, two copies; to each state normal school, two copies; to each of the state charitable and penal institutions, one copy; and the remaining copies to the respective societies for distribution by their secretaries

SECTION 7. In no case shall the number of printed pages in any report provided for in the act exceed the maximum number specified, except upon written request of the officer submitting the same, and then only upon previous written approval of a majority of the commissioners of public printing, such application and approval to be filed with the secretary of state.

CHAPTER 417, LAWS OF 1889.

SECTION 1. The governor is hereby authorized to set apart by proclamation one day in each year to be observed as a tree planting or arbor day, requesting all public schools and colleges to observe the same by suitable exercises, having for their object the imparting of knowledge of horticulture, in the department known as arboriculture, and the adornment of school and public grounds.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 16, 1889.

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19, A.

WHEREAS, The Wisconsin State Horticultural Society has many valuable books which it is desirable shall be preserved; and

WHEREAS, Many such have heretofore been lost in moving from room to room; therefore,

Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That room number twenty-seven (27) in the capitol is hereby set apart for the permanent use of said horticultural society; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent its use by the clerical force of either branch of the legislature during any session thereof.

CHAPTER 148, LAWS OF 1895.

AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money to the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen hundred dollars out of the general fund annually, to the Wisconsin State Horti

cultural Society, and five hundred dollars to establish an additional experiment station.

SECTION 2. Chap. 117 of the laws of 1893 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved April 8, 1895.

CHAPTER 339.

SECTION 3. There shall be printed seven thousand copies of transac tions of Horticultural society, four thousand of which shall be bound in cloth, provided the whole number of pages shall not exceed two hundred and fifty.

REPORT

OF THE

TRANSACTIONS AT THE SUMMER MEETING

OF THE

WISCONSIN STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

At Madison, June 21, 22, 1894.

Meeting opened with President L. G. Kellogg in the chair, who appointed the following committees:

Program.-Prof. J. E. Coleman, Evansville; R. J. Coe, Ft. Atkinson; A. D. Barnes, Waupaca.

Awards.-D. C. Converse, Ft. Atkinson; Chas. Hirschinger, Baraboo; A. L. Hatch, Ithaca.

Prof. J. E. Coleman announced the program for the afternoon meeting.

Prof. E. S. Goff made a statement that there were some items of business that required a meeting of the committee on trial stations, and asked that such a meeting be held immediately after adjournment.

B. S. Hoxie moved that the Society visit the horticultural station at 7 a. m. Friday.

Carried. Meeting adjourned until 1:30 p. m.

Senate Chamber, 1:30 P. M.

PLANTING AN APPLE TREE.

B. S. Hoxie, Evansville.

When I gave my topic to the secretary I had in mind, or my thought directed me in, the line of general tree planting-trees about the home, the public highway, etc.-but his reply was, "Yes, let is be an apple tree, and I will get Hatch, Hirschinger and Tuttle to care for it, prune it and market the fruit." So on my way here this morning, and in the corridor of this building, I have been asked what time I was going to plant the tree. So you see there is some interest manifest in tree planting. I could perform the task in this assembly chamber, but how my friends are to pick and market the fruit will not be so easy a thing to do. But if I fail to plant the tree properly, I am afraid they will lay all of its unfruitfulness or barrenness to me.

Now I am no nurseryman, and have only a few apple trees growing in my garden. So a few days ago I wrote to my friend, Chappell, of Oregon, asking him to bring or send to this meeting two apple trees, either two or three years old from time of grafting. I also said, "Let one be a seedling, if you have it, and be sure to dig them up carefully so as to save every root possible." Now, the trees are here, and Friend Chappell is here, and they are all fine specimens-I mean the trees. I did not particularly care for all of these long roots, but some do, for you frequently read directions how to set out a tree, and the first is to dig a large hole; "let it be three or four feet in diameter and be sure and straighten out all the roots." Now, this tree has one root over four feet long; and I am very glad of it, for I thing if you will notice as I hold up the tree, that it is of last year's growth and nearly as smooth in its length as some of the limbs.

Now, here are the trees, and I call them good specimens: healthy, luxuriant, a good root system, and well balanced tops. Mr. Chappell, is this a whole root, crown graft, or piece root? Mr. Chappell-It is a piece root. I prefer that mode of grafting.