The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-07-23
Kenouhs Horticultural Society.

Kenosha Horticultural Society.
Society met at their Hail. on Monday eve
ming, the goth inst. Vice President 9. Gait in
the Chair. One of the purposes Of the meet
Ing was the exhibition of Yaspberries.
E. G. Hansche exhibited superior specimens
OF Doolittle b1ackcaps. s. Cali exhibited
specimens Of Brinkle's Orange, Kirkland and
Doolittle. The Brinkles were especially ad-
| mired. G. Gable, specimens ofthe Deolittle
and Kirkland raspberry. Thomas Rowland,
samples of the Philadelphia raspberry.
The subject for the consideration of the So
ciety, according to previous notice was "our
Seasons experience With the Strawberry"
DR.. o'FarrelI expressed the hope that there
would be great freedom in the expression of
views and opinions.
Judge Jilsun remarked that he had but just
entered upon the strawberry culture, and was
therefore unprepared to express intelligent
opinions as to the relative merits of each
variety.
Mr.. FlusRy mentioned one variety with
, which he had experimental, with very indiffer
ent succEss-that was BRUSSELS" This va
riety might answer for home use, but was IN
fit for transportation, being too soft. His
experiment with the "Agriculturist' had also
been failure.
Mr.. Gable had tried the "Agriculturist" but
had not sncceeded-the plants died out.
Mr. Hansche remarked that his experience
had been more largely with Wilson's" than
any other. He had also produced the "Crim-
son Cole.p and found it a much sweeter ber-
Try than the "Wilson;' it was good berry to
ship, good bearer, and commands ready
sale in the Chicago market. Mr.. Hansche
markets most of his strawberries in Chicago
finds the different varieties better under
stood and appreciated in that market. He
has sold none in the Chicago market the pres.
ent season for less than 20 cts. per quart. and
some of the best varieties for 80 cts. His
Strawberries did not yield as well this season
as last. Has tried the experiment of plant
ing a row of Strawberries in drill, and row
of corn between each row of strawberries He
Their run his cultivator between I'll G rows, and
by this method some ofhis largest berries were
produced. Mr.. Hansche has Eve acres plant
ed to Strawberries, and half an acre of rasp-
berries.
DR.. O'Farrel said that one of the best meth
DDS he had seen in the vest for the protection
of strawberry plants during the fall and win
ter season, was, where the plants were in
rows, with row of late planted peas be-
tween each row. The peas, so planted, fur.
nish an excellent covering for the strawberry
plants, and protection from frost. He had
seen some of the finest berries produced from
plants protected in this way
Mr.. Gait mentioned several varieties of
strawberries which he had planted for the es.
peciel purpose Of experimenting. The yarie-
ty which he had found most worthy of recon
mendation was "Fisk's Fillmore So far as
he had tested this variety, he had found it to
promise an excellent crop--the berry has an
excellent flavor, and seems well adapted for
transportation to market
In respect to raspberries, had found the
philadelphia worthless such had not on ly
been his experience, but of all who had under
taken to rear it. The philadelphia, ''he said,
had been greatly overrated for speculative
purposes.
Dir. Gatchell concurred in the statement of
the worthlessness of the Philadelphia rasp-
berry.
DR.. OFarrell replied that the prejudice
which was sought to be created against the
Philadelphia raspberry was without cause.
He said that in 999 cases out of thousand,
throughout the United States the Phladel-
phia had been a success. This raspberry,
wherever properly tested, had given the best
of satisfaction. 1t should not be discarded
with mere superficial testing its reputation
was too well established to be put down be-
cause of an isolated case of failure. He said
that even if the Philadelphia did not produce
well, it nevertheless was profitable, because
the demand for the plants in the market was
constant-the supply by no means being equal
to the demand. 1t would pay to raise it for
the plants alone.
Mr.. Gait replied, defending his assertion as
to the utter worthlessness of the Philadel-
phia, and would, at future meeting of the
Society, demonstrate his now expressed opin-
Ion. Quite spirited discussion was for some
time maintained between DR.. O'Farrell and
Mr., Gait, on The merits of this variety of
raspberry.
The subject as to the best means of ship
ping berries to market was Informally dis
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some arrangement must be made another
season, by which berries could be shipped to
Chicago from this place, by boat. The send
idg of berries to Chicago by rail, was not
only prejudicial to the fruit, but could only
be done at hours of the day altogether incon-
venient. 1t was agreed by all that such an
arrangement would allow tho sending of
fruit to Chicago by the night boat would give
Kenosha decided advantage in the straw
berry trade, over almost aRy other locality.
1t was stated that the raising of straw berries
at Racine and vicinity would prove a loosing
business, were it not for the steamboat facil-
tiles at that place for sending to the Chicago
market.
Another fact was shown beyond controver-
sy, that the strawberries grown on the west
shore of the Lake, in Wisconsin, the present
season, greatly surpass in size those grown in
Michigan.
All that is now demand / or the indefinite
enlargement of the strawberry trade at Keno
sha, is a convenient transportation by water,
to Chicago.
DR., G.. ]. Armstrong;
Card will be found in this paper. He is
physician of the Eclectic school, and has sat-
isfactory recommendations of character and