Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-08

large number Of the members nearest came forward
and subscribed for the book.
The Committee on Resolutions in memory OF
j. b. Saul reported solutions which were adopted
and the Secretary was instructed to furnish the
widow with an engrossed copy.
The President called on Mr.. Wilson to open the
discussion running He excused himself and
called on Dr. Chaplin, who responded
DR.. Chaplin sair he preferred the saw ana pruning
shears to the knife, as more convenient, and all
wounds made in pruning should be covered with
other material to keep the air from the wood
The cut should be made close TO the bud and above
it, and the wound viii readily heal over during the
seasons growth and not leave projection of dead
wood. All trees should be pruned while young, so
as to keep them n form and render the cutting
away of large limbs unnecessary. The saw used
should be of q narrow blade, like butchers saw,
and not the ordinary pruning saw. Would.recom-
mend summer pruning by pinchins back the tender
ends when the shoots have obtained about the re-
quired length, ard pnching the second or even the
third time, may be necessary, viii be the case
II some instances.
Robert Williamson said that he was decidedly in
favor of the low training of trees, that they might
protect their stems from the and be less liable
to blow over; also recommended covering all
wounds with afting or paint; favored fall
pruning to develop fruit buds and did not favor
pinching back terminal buds during summer, but
would ;ut off gave illustration of benefits OF low
training by stating that the best cherries he had
ever eaten were picked within six inches OF the
ground, and that f-stclass cherry grower said he
could pick six times many cherries if within six
feet Of the ground he If twenty feet from the
ground had picked peaches from low trees and got
more than from high-trained ones
W. II. Jessup said that Mr.. williamson had struck
the key note Of the subject in recommending low
training, and to or knife in preference to
shears.
The Committee on Canning Fruit reported, giving
statistics to the quantity OF fruit canned after
which a discussion was had as TO the relative
quantity shipped and consumed in the State and
canned. The Convention was of the opinion that
of the Bartlett pears produced in the
State this year were canned.
Mr.. Johnston called attention to the fact that
the day fixed for the Annual Convention of the
fruit-e rowers = the first Tuesday of November,
1ssa-was election day. The resolution fixing the
day was reconsidered and the time fixed was the
secoad Tuesday, and the place fixed was San Jose.
The Committee on Dried Fruit made their re-
port in which they state that California dried fruit
is gaining favor East very rapidly, and recommend
ing the size Of packages for different kinds OF
dried fruit.
resolution passed thanking the Surveyor
General for furnishing the members of the Conven-
ton with copies OF his valuable report.
The President, Professor Dwinelle, thanked the
members of the Convention for their attendance
and for their kindness TO him personally pre-
siding officer, and then spoke briefly of the advant-
ages to result from the labors of the Convention,
and anticipated still greater benefits to come out
OF the future annual meetings
The thanks OF the Convention were rendered to
President Dwinee and Vice President Johnston.
Thanks were also rendered to Messrs. Wheeler
and Smith, Secretaries Of the Convention; also to
Secretary Wheeler for the very able paper read on
the "Suphide of Carbon and Sulpho-c carbonate OF
Potassium as Disnfectants."
The Convention adjourned