The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-29
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SOCIETY.
Doings and sayings Of Our Fruit GROW
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DoAnss ana sayings O. Onf &tiai ttt'sf
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Society met May 23d, al usual hour,
president Miliiken in the chair.
A letter from !. r. Morgan, 81
Fruitland, was read, regretting his in
ability to attend to-day and exhibit
come ripe strawberries.
STRAWBERRIES.
On the question as to whether straw
berries could be raised probably In
cold frames or totbeds, Miller thought
it was doubtful If they could be raised
| and sold in Empnria market ut = profit,
but was OF thc opinion that a person
might grow u few for his OWE use in
that way. Waite thought they could
be shipped from the south cheaper
than we can raise them. Millikcn
agreed with the last gentleman, and
thought that whenever the railroad
facilities become such between this
part of the country and Texas so that
freights are not entirely prohibitory
we can ship early Strawberries as well
as many other things in the spring
cheaper than we can raise them under
glass.
EXHIBITION.
The question OF the best time and
place for holding the strawberry and
floral exhibition was taken up and
talked over at considerable length, and
Mr.. Dole, Mrs. Hart and Miss T.. n.
Slocum were appointed committee to
prepare list of premiums for the ex-
hihition, and were ordered TO report
the same on next Saturday.
THE TREASURER
Reported progress in the work of
strengthening up the list OE delinquent
membership fees, stating that there
was $3.50 now in his hands,
FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES.
The committee on flowers report
that they find on the table three varie-
tics of roscs-one variety of Iris and one
verbena exhibited by Mrs. Dole; also
twelve varieties of cut flowers, blood
leaved peach and gold nettled Japan
honeysuckle, exhibited by the presi-
dent. The vegetable committee lind |
upon the table two very fine punches
OF scarlet radishPs, shown by Mr.. Dole. |
AFTER a TREE AGENT.
Attention was called to the fact that |
a party representing himself as the |
agent OF nursery in Missouri, was
travelling around the county selling |
pear trees at two or three times their |
actual value and making many very |
erroneous statements in order to in
duce people to buy. On motion there
fore n committee consisting of j. NJ.
Miller, Mr.. Harris, of Plymouth, and |
d. l.. Ward was appointed to inquire |
as to character of the work this man
was doing and report at the meeting
next Saturday, the 30th.
y general discussion followed on the
evil results of the custom OF irrespon-
sible tree peddlers securing the coun-
try and wheedling and pursuading
farmers and Others into buying worth
less and unreliable stock, often paying
more than good trees could be got for
from our own men at home.
1t is expected that the subject will
be we'll ventilated, and tits hoped that
all interested Cand who is not p will
attend and hear the subject discussed.
GRAPE Cuttings.
Geo. Waite showed bunch OF grape
cuttings, illustrating his mole of get
ting roots before the buds start.
Every one that has tried starting cut
tings knows that when planted out
they will often start ut the top OF the
cutting and grow two or three inches
and die without forming sign of q
root. The cause is this: the air and
ground near the surface are necessari-
" warmer in the spring than the
ground deeper down, which starts tho
flow of the sap at the top, but which
is led and supported by the nutrimcpt
stored away in the substance Of the
cutting, and unless roots form to pre-
serve the balance the plant soon with
crs up and dies. Very often the
ground around the base of the cutting
Is cold or otherwise UNFIT TO induce
roots to form, hence the effort at re-
production is failure. Mr.. Waite's
plan is to place the cuttings in the fall
after they are prepared in a warm
place ont OF doors, baH ends ttp, filling
the interstices with fine soil and cover
Ing all with about two inches of good
soil. When the ground gets warm in
the spring the butt end gets the most
heat and soon throws out fibres while
the top buds are in good soil and are
kept DORMANT, and before the buds be-
gin to swell roots four 10 five inches
long will be formed. by planting out
carefully moistening and pressing the
soil carefully about the young roots
scarcely one per cent will fail TO grow.
NEXT MEETING.
On motion adjourned TO meet in the
court house on Saturday, May 30th, at
/: 30 O'Clock p. nj.
ROBERT MILLIKEN. Pres.
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