Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-06
poTessAo vRurr.anowsns.

MAM0 ueetinH Yesterday.
a mea,inH II the Potomac Fruit growers As.
geiAuol aaa held yesterday at noon in the
boafd o. Ifa1erooms, with Frank Qilllng ham,
PreeideaA m The chair, and p. II. Falsom, becro.
The ss,r,iary presented to the association
several o. Briggs catalogues, and stated that at
the noxl meetlng he proposed TO be able TO have
The c..niasuss Of this association ready for cir.
Ro6srt oConnor, WIN. Reese, Of tho Smith.
senian Institute, Chandler Smith and o. II.
Kelly, Wero elected members Of tho association.
Major King called tho attention Of the asso.
clntlon 70 ths practlca bllty Of keeping n record
o. the proeeodlngs OF the association 90 that an
opportunity to observe u any improvement Is
selected for 80 keeping these records,
TIE secretary informed tho association that
eysfy,hlng was kept in the most perfect order,
loIue u can be 30 furnished.
Colonel chamberlain was Of the opinion that
ne metnbers did not attend the meetings Of the
ANlociAtlOn TO obtain Information from cata.
loeues, but as an organization to Give the infor.
nation that the talent Of the association affords
He wanted the association TO use their efforts TO
put themselves forward as the nrst Of tho
The CHAIR stated that the catalogues would
not interfere with tho progress Of the assooiA-
tlOn.
The executive committee were directed to ar.
range place to keep the records Of tho Sssocla-
A resolution setting tho hour Of meeting Of the
association Was.onsreJ and adopted.
letter was received from Mr.. Brown, At
Falls Church, Va, asking the society II II would
pay to grAit choke pear tree with tho nner va
rieties, ana u the Wild, thorny stock will over.
come tho more delicate woodf
MT. 7. Hui, Of Washington county, asked II
In planting trees Tor orchards, Ao, Il II best 10
select tho southern slope Of the hilif Also, II II
Is best TO mnke pudding for the roots II thoro
Is likely to DO freoIing weather afterwards
Mr.. saul was not In favor Of pudding tho
roots. One trouble, he thought, with planters
In this locality -they get their Information lr1m
the North, aud the tonaoq uencs Is that tho Opin.
Ion has TO he reversed. Ho favored planting
fruit trees whenever tho ground Is In good OF.
der.
The chairman was Of tho opinion that tho
southern slope was OF no benefit
Judge Grey did not favor digging holes at all
for trees, and from experience he had disc0v.
cred that the best plan was 10 pillow n piece Of
land up two yards wide, turning tho dead
furrow out, nfteen or sixteen inches doop, which
furnishes an under drainage, which Is more
economical and will Withstand a drought. The
great object In planting IL not TO put them too
deep.
Colonel Chamberlain favored deep subsoIlInR
as preventive from washing. He has found
that tho amount Of rain and snow falling In this
section Of the country Is equal to three hundred
pounds Of Peruvian guNnO.
Major King presented paper upon tho honey
hee and It's injuries to fruit IN which he claimed
that tho bee was friend and assistant to the
horticulturisL
The paper was received and placed on nle.
After tho transaction Of some business Of minor
Importance, tho meeting adjourned.