, 1873-01-27
: HORTICULTURE,
iowa Stare Horticultural Society.
Rc5'1nlo OF tho Procectlings--Cltn
ncter Of tho Attendance,
Tho prcsidcnt's Address. ..The Sccrotary,s
Rcport---1tcsults Reached.
From Our O.cn Coyrespondtnt.

From Our O,cn Correspondent.
DApENFoHT, Iowa. jan. %, 1875.
Tho aovonth annual meoting Of tho Town sta
horticultural Society closed It's third and To-
days sesnion In this city this ovoning.
Tho meeting has boen q disappointment
not having drawn largo Attendance from III
nois. Had tho Town socioty'a mooting not bee
lxed by statute, It wonld probably hayo bee
held at n timo to accommodate tho friends {
horticulture Iii Northern Illinoie. Some n
rnnge1ncnla should certainly DO mado that woul
permit Of an interchange Of experience bctwoo
tho two 6iatos.
Other than tho disappointment mentioned
tho mooting llaH boen
A GRATIFYING SUCCESS.
Much Of this atlccosa Inns beon duo to tho hos
pitable arrangements Of tho Scott County Agri
cultural Society, OH whose Invitation tho Stat
Society camo to Davenport. This lospitnlit,
has not only provided for every want OF tht
tncoting, but all tho delegates nna visitors have
found everything anticipated for them in those
Though tho mcoting Inns not bcpn ,lumerously
attended, every district Of tho Stnto has owl
dontly Eont hithor Its best mon, aad tho Society
has lcd tho bauo1t OF discussions Statewide III
thoir reach and conclusions.
lIonr1cuLTuRE AZ EcIENoE
Is comparatively Of recent origin in Iowa. II
has recoiyod but little attention from 1ogisla.
Zion. Until 1870 itwas not "rccoguized" by the
granted, with tho aa!Io liberality for tic follow
> 1ng year. In 1879, all net passed fixing tho an-
nual appropriation at 81 900, md providing for
tho printing of tllg socloty's reports at tho
States exponso. Tho Gocety still bears tho
relation or profcge to tho Slate Agricultural
Corporation. It holds ite State FAIRS iln1or tho
lattors protecting roof, anl is cnrcl for in q
parental manner. At tlio present mccting it Inns
01ty{ rnHE E1f{ Ito fuJI $l,o
bcott County Society, to say it would hold it's
fair for 1873 in Davenport. But majority
hhrank from tho protontious step. 4 cold chill
kropt ovor tho aesh Of memlora ut thought OF
doubt il this Society docs not possess mature
strongth. Nay, it Is not just to bolittlo it with
tho "bonofit Of 4 doubt" Tho oyidenco ia oloar
md convincing that Horticulture has como of
tho Society, those who
GIVE CHARACTER TO oUn PROUD STATE.
To what other ngoncios aro we 80 much In
dohted for our Agricultural colloso as to the
Fostor,--a man who las ALEC contributed as
En,1ch to tho growth Of idcns i'll this Westorn
Eountry as my Of ler sous :? y. ". Adams, tho
secrotary Of tho Society tho last five years, hos
Or horticnlturiBt. Ho tacs mucl, Of hia cuturo
py Inheritance, being scion from tho celebrated
hlasHaehusotts stock Of this namo. Alr. Adams
y tho Master Of tho National Grange, md holds
Eeonard, Of Burlington, was complimcntcd
Last cVoning with a sixth ro-ulection
to tlc Office Of Treasurer Ho md
hlr. Cal]tins are from Burlington, md arc both
pursuits: Nlr. Drackett, the now President, and
Mr.. Bual, the now Secretary, mako horticulture
science. The essay OF tho latter upon struct,l-
ral Rotany is coupled with Professor Parry's on
tho Kelatlon OF Botany to Horticulture, nnd tho
two papers pronounced tho gems OF tho session.
Mr Wood, Of Cedar County, ranks with tho mopt
influential Of tho Friends III Town. Air. Brew
etor. the new Vico President, is President of tho
which ho spenda III horticultural pursuits. aIr.
Mott comes, through tho 6now-tlrifts and winter
to9rl,a,doa, t9an,, from the Minueaota limo, to
peaa the s9nao s9 9f win'-t,eaha md Forest
Laay.Drector,-hc report on small FruitH
showing her to be "maater Of Tho situation"
Mr. Kaufman is tho editor Of tho able Horticul-
tural Dopnctn1cnt of tho lo,pa Homestead.
Moines, Weaver, Of Muacutino, James Smith
Professors Parry aud White, Major Andrews,
Or. HoMmaster, Messrs. Kimball, Willottu, Ray
m1ond, 1tma IiomplG, md Abornothy aso namon wol
Listening to tho debates of this meeting, I
wac led to indorso tho saying Of A. Bronson Al
cott, IN giving tho palm to Western culture,
thnf while the East deals with books, the West
windy hnrans1eg, spun no tedious theories.
tho tap-root, soil fertilizers, fruits, aud ilowora.
Ihoy upnEe good -Saxon,-tho language of |
s$ ;eotncau alid pith. They evidently beloye in
tLcir pursuita.
TIE PRESIDENTS Address.
AZ president Fouter uaid, In his address, tloy |
Gre pr! men ~ "engagst in good cauae,,,-t plent~
1nS Of fruits and o%ofs trees md hedges to
now living in our beautiful State, and for tic
coming millions hereafter to inhabit it 4" and.
ns tho rtesidont went on to dilato upon tho
hoalthful exercise Of tho horticultural, and tho
beauty. fragrance, and delicious tastes which rc-
1rosh hlH work, it waa pardouablo for him to de-
Tala TINT tho science OF which lo ia
20 enthusiastic q dovoteo aud friend, "bo
tGsnsht ~ our, common schools" Flo
problem, aa1 it WAS portion of my despatch on
"Wednesday that Mira. Iyen referred, in hor re-
port, to tho Dubuque woman who made 9225O
!! 1r9in ! !. y:1loya:a Of 81 acres. TO tho young
ter's counsel is, Far hottor mary d roseIush
md basket Of strawberries" Our markets are
not l,alf supplied with fruits. scarcely at al with
cut-uowers, and no ''an hug patont upon tho
compensation for tho loss OF winter fruit
tho Inst ycnr, causol by tho wet spring md fol-
lowing heat and drouth, riponng tho winter np-
pies into fall fruit. The dry, hot wogthor which
ripened tho fruit promaturoly, also seasonet1 tho
wooa against this aoyoro winter, and caused tie
trees to Ent abundance Of butla for noSt yeara
crop. Nature has taught us lcseon. Wo must
stop al cultivation OF nursery mud orchard in
July or August, that the trees may cease grow
lng and prepare for winter. Bettcr NOV tito
weeds than plow or hoe them. but in tho spring
let the cultivation bo frequent and thorough, To
avoid tho suporabundaace Of water III wet
wcathor, and tho samo OF mir in 4 dry
6eAaon (moat OF our prairie-soi,
though rich, boing light and poroua),
hIr. Foster recommends tronch-plowing, raising
tho slbsoil to the top, anu rdgiig up to tile trso
to mako it heavy and compact On tho roots and
jig HDCr1t Of trnnBDlnntfnls ftaH In f,a1y
sorized soil, rightly mixod with water and air,
and closoiy packed upon every part of tho
shoots: rho apple ie tho king Of fruit II
owns tho whole year; 1t can travel to tho utter
Tho tree or basket fresh every day in tho yoar.
Improved methods Of drying will mako It Of
lniyernal consumption, equally with sugar, tea,
md coffoo. Tho Alden process OF drying is thus
:ar the boat. Tho speaker cautioned tho So
'ioty against tho lnsty produotigp Of aoedlinga
.na recommended q MYigilanca Committaa y 1tn |