New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-29
The fruit Growers ASSOCIATIONS

I. i. refreshing for journalists in these
times and in this t!sI 70 notice matters
other than political, ard particularly p!eas
aTt is ). 20 .cGOrdthe cffO:ts b~ing put forth
.sy tLe e.'iaens OF Louisiana TO develop the
,..ag1i ic mt resources OF on! s-ate and aid
IL Sts material irosiserisSo tns fruits OF
This sol! were ths themes o. chose writers
10 accompanied the expeditions that first
settled here. aas she attention given 20 the
utilization u ehis one of the many advan-
tages possessed by Louisiana, was by the
- SUE fathers, U he devoted much time TO
such Efforts es syOulI make Pie fruits sup
posed 20 ue pHsuoss' 90 tsar%0s scSsimSted
30 ShiS sectson.
Thess.rs. sh.:s early NIT; ,ssS received
:.us sansGib sncourS geEleDS fGCm UuC Viti-
ze.Is Until. IL SLAVE 1872, aHuInjer OF our
practical men oYganized she fruit Growers
Association ct Louisiana, having for its
OF jrgS the isgosuotion of snq0ir.e5 ana dittu
si'Sl 0t such Intelligence V90cured as would
sbro. h2hS Go t'ne S6,aU'eS:Sog &c Sstioue
j! Sruiss SoSEis soil.
The president Of this society is Dr.. Z. II.
Day, Of Baton Rouge, ehe other officers
being Mr. S. s. Common, OF Anite, secretary,
and the vice president, II. w. l.. Lewis,
ESD, OF this city. The association Las a
stated annual meeting, bat last night a
called meeting was held at No. Isl P0ydras
street, IL the store Of Hilman s. Manard
the only firm in New Orleans that makes i
speciality of the sale of domestic fruits.
Dr.. r H. Day took the CHAIR and James
H. HymmelI, Esq. was chosen secretary.
A LARGE number of practical DornoloGists
and crane growers we're in attendarce, and,
after the transaction OF routine business,
Mr.. II. w. L. Lewis was called on TO give
the result Of his experience as a practical
man on grape growing. He gave. as the
result Of his experiments, that tie Cataw-
ba Crane had run it, course It was the
tg r he npb had i tried. and lie had new dis
carded il. preferrng. as he did, the Con
cord grape True, the latter variety was
not s fi,i a frsf class Trane, but in the
qualities OF growth, prOductiyenrss a, d its
market value, greatly did he esteem tie
Concord. which. with the Stuprernrng
made the most agreeable ami most health
ful wines. The enemy Of the grape il this
section IS the icaffolIer, and it was his
practice to blow the ground il EebruarSo
50 as 70 leave tie soil OIpro
M. d. Aiarard followed SG sueLe intnro
estiug SamaGks, fully Co;ncidn. 81 'he
sssHS S.aS SaS Keen eXVEts5SS dsp Mro
Lawis.
SIr. Lewis sH.s4.f THAR &c ?!a2 eeqafses 4
Sestr, Son. BIZ. ". l.. Howard. ph+e State
enpomoIogist. :e,fCese!rs sLae Sj,nens Of
iusp,ss. r..., te forwarded 10 him. so that =
itira.!r.1l sricLt be rnade-a .eGrast he
hoped W.jilI: he granted in view OF the inc
pcrtancs az the subject, involving as it doe J
the comprehension of the numerous insects
that SO greatly damage all kings OF Sropso
James e. HDnmei. ESQ. Sic editor of
Oujs Iy9Uo .y1uraeL Is this Ci.y. Cordiallg
seconded ehs propositions and said chat he
h.vrl .a1.;,ies 81 snG % this topic mght
l.. syo,,ojyu,eCs 90 his paQeS. l5sU'v;ng. as he
~. sOsIS s.s.s.,s oAsSgs o. aoes !.spSre.
,nrnc.
s,r%. K s.a2 Sve. sa;G shsoS.seNpe2.ealo e
SrI.a 1l,9 Aalesa grave wes - .: 5s xSs &os
% much .ccsrgt
Mr. So. NI3faeos. Of Bay So Q. oiois. " as
"run.ss 81: ;;,q Gnncn ggapa. Excpsssve
i.run;nS mas zee q aertai1N qsA,icv OF grape.
bus the Sins aies Sut, etc. G4ousAs Pie
frnie .IorIJ be ,S.ras1 Elstgs a. oas sscs e,sf-
SIM ~ tie limb