Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

Ed. TINES As secretary Of the society
| beg TO say that the time for annual meet.
ing drsweth nigh, i. being held in Des Moines
early in January. BY resolutions passed at
our meeting at Lyons held in connection
with the State Fair, our State Legislature
will be petitioned at its coming session for
an appropriation of $4,000 in aid of our
cause, and the Secretary was instructed to
prepare an Annual Report of not exceeding
100 pages. The important consideration.
ganization, connected as it must be with our
fruit-growing interests and reputation 81
home and abroad, and foreshadowirg our
fitness for the benefcience and trust be,
sought at the hands OF the chief guardians
of the welfare of our young State, now call
loudly upon every friend of Horticulture.
and the general prosperity Of Iowa to lend .
helping hand at this evantful crisis.
The Secretary wants facts and figures.
He needs the experience o. these xao have
made attempts to grow fruit and fruit trees
in Iowa. their success and the probable rea>
sons, their failure and tbs evident causes
both are alike important and should be
promptly given.
The busy lsbors Of the season are coming
to a close, while the heightened evenings,
aud early mornings the latter best for clear.
ness Of thought) furnish the requisite time
for writing out well tested experiments with
frui; trees new and old small fruits, espec>
tally grapes ornamental shrubs snd plants !;
the best modes Of growing evergreens and
most useful sorts with the times aud metho
for their successful transplanting. Above
oil hn sru,ry nod.
ately important Of all, tell about rearing
groves OF timber upon our prairies, how,
when. and what to plant. Also any other
useful matters or statistics that State Hor.
ticutural Society should encourage gather up
and discriminate, or, even any . hobby" or
pet institution deemed vital to the true her>
iicutural interests OF our noble Iowa. Write
with ss much conciseness IS possible Gad
send Immediately.
This call was not ISSUED months ago to be
laid aside and dreamed over till forgotten,
bu, now ut this time OF more leisure 20 be at.
tended 10 at once, 50 that the responses may
reach the Secretary as soon as the goth Of
December, prox.
MANY Of the best observers and most care.
ful expsrimenters Of the State are unknown
to the Secretary, while their written views
are imperiously needed. Therefore this
method Of reaching all is adopted, that none
may be overlooked or their light hidden.
The friends of Horticulture are hereby in
vited to attend the coming Annual Meeting
in Des Moines, to be held in conjunction
with that of the State Agricultural Society,
commencing on Tuesday evening, January
7,h, 1865, and continuing for some three
days and evenings thereafter. Premiums
amounting to 800 are offered for fruits to
be then and there exhibited, as follows, viz !:
Best and largest collection Of apples,
not less than Of each sort, $25 90
Second best collection of apples, not
less than Of each sort, Is 90
Third best collection of apples, not
less than Of each sort, 10 90
Best single variety Of winter cooking
apples, %
Best single variety Of winter eating
apples. 90
Best collection Of winter pears, 10 90
Best single variety Of winter pears, 90
Best collection Of grapes, not less
than clusters of each variety, Is 90
Second best collection OF grapes. not
less than clusters Of each variety, 90
Best single variety, not less than 3
clusters, w
Committees to be appointed at the time.
All members, or those who will join at the
coming meeting, are requested to bring their
best fruits and compete for the above prem'
inms.
Several meetings for the discussion Of all
subjects deemed specially pertinent, and a
good season of greeting and interchange OF
views is confidently anticipated, while the
usual half fare railroad facilities and gener.
Gus hospitalities of our capital city can be
safely trusted. Let splendid show Of fruits
be there, and let us have a "grand time gen
erally!'
BY resolution Of last meeting all persons
paying their membership dollar at any time
before the annual meeting, will be members
for the whole of 1868.
AL! are therefore invited 10 send their dol
lar and address to Henry Leonard, Of Bur-
lington, Iowa, Treasurer, and with or with
out communication to w. W. Beebee, Of Du
buque, Secretary Of Iowa Horticultural So
ciety.
n. B.-The public journals Of Iowa are
earnestly solicited to publish this call and
premium list Immediately.
w, W. BEEBIE, Secy