New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-30

Fruit GroWer0, AeDOCs4kAOu u AOaA1s1s
At q regular meeting of the Fruit Growers
Association of, Louisiana, held last night At
the fruit store Of Wilson & Manard, No. l59
Poydras street, the following members
were present: DR.. r. 81. Day. president,
Batsn Rouge, Louisiana; H. W. L. Lewis,
Osyka, Mississippi; DR.. H.>A. Swasey, Tan
gipehoa, Louisiana; D. Redmond, Pass
Christian, Mississippi; R. D.'Manard, lnde-
pendence, Louisiana; E. K. Manard, Inde-
pendence, Louisiana; s. NJ. Wiggins, Pontch-
atoula, Louisiana; w. d. Wilson, Indepen-
dence; j. H. Hummel, New Orleans; J. A.
Alsworth, Amite City, Louisiana.
The following gentlemen were absent:
Ashford Addison, vice president, Tangipa-
hoa; S. s. Conner, secretary. Amite City;
Major E. F. Russell, Tangipahoa. s
The meeting was called to order by the
president, DR.. r. H. Day, of Baton Rouge,
who delivered very able and interesting
address on the subject of fruit culture and
fruit trees, and it was unanimously voted
by the members that the address be pub
lished in the agricultural and other journals.
The list of fruits for general cultivation
was then presented by the committee APP
pointed for that purpose, and after several
amendments, adopted, as follows:
+ Pears Madeleine, Doyenne d'Ete, B.
Giffard, B. GOubault, Doyenne BOussack,
Howell, Bartlett, B. Superfine, Onondaga,
st. Michael, Archangel, Ducbesse d'Angou-
leme, b. Ceaingean, Laurence, Winter
Nelis.
Apples Harvest, Red Astrachan,
Red June (Carolins), Yellow JUNE, Bevan,
Early Strawberry, Julian, Mercer, Horse,
Bachelor Taunton, Roxbury Russell, Rome
Beauty, Carter, Shockley, Yates. .
The following were recommended as
promising: Walkers Sweet June, Hagans
| Seeding, Pride of the South.
Peachcs-Yell0w st. John, Early Tillot-
son, Staford's Rareripe, Chinese Cling,
Crawford's Early, Oldmiran Free, Oldmi-
ran Cling, Susquehanna, Columbia, Heath
Cling, Baldwin's October, Lady Parham.
Qaince-Apple, Chinese.
Figs-Smyrna, White Genoa, Celeste,
Brown Turkey.
Pomegranate-su ub-acid, sweet.
Blackberry-Kittaunny, Lawron. !,
.on,s nssRT Pb"rcIess >'''A'' ss' :.
Orange-Creols, sweet seedlings, large
China, Mandarin.
Japan Plum-At New Orleans and south
ward.
Jujube. e.
Pecan-Large, softshelled.
Acknowledgements, Early Purple.
Piums-Wild Goose, Brill. For further
trialEColumbia, Lombard.
Grapes-DelaYare, Concord, Warren
Scuppernong. For those that promise we'll
Eumelan, Ives, Israella, Hartford.
wberries-Longw0rth, Wilson. Mary
Stuart, Imperial, TriOmphe de Gand.
The discussion related to the qualities O.
the fruit, its bearing capacity, and its prof
besides the boxing and the shipping. II
this connection it is proper to mention tha
an arrangement will be effected by which
the regular fruit train will go through ant
make time. In general conversation witt
the gentlemen composing the association
who represented Louisiana and Southern
Mississippi-the extent of what might b
called the fruit district-it was gathered
that the acreage has increased from yea
to year, until at the present time it rise
into Importance as an interest which will b.
more:proftable than cotton. As an associ
alton, the opinion of these gentlemen is en-
titled to weight it would not estimate
should it come from but one man. Abou
10000 pounds of grapes will be raised thi
year in the above region, which will sell a
fifty cents pound. The peach, apple ant
pear crop all promise well, and the frui
growers are simply casting about to flint
what different kinds of fruit will pay tn
best to raise.
The meeting adjourned to meet on tn
call of the president.