The Owosso times., 1882-03-10

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President Lyon, South Haven; "Adver
tising at fairs" JOS. Satterlee, Green
vile; "Fruit raising for money as 9
part Of mixed farming" A. q. Smith
Somerset.
Prof. w. j. Beal of the state agri
cultural college read very interesting
paper on The Children's Garden. His
essay was i'm the form Of narrative,
giving the experience of his own daugh-
ter, about IL years old, in keeping a
garden. She made her own plans and
did all the work herself. At first all
was lovely, but on the approach of hot
weather the ground became hard and
weeds numerous. Still she persevered,
the miniature garden enlarged, and she
gradually became more and more inter-
ested in the study of horticulture. One
of the most profitable plants was the
field pumpkin, the fruit Of which was
sold to the boys at four cents apiece for
jack lanterns. The gardener soon began
to devote more attention. as to what
she should plant. On examining a seed
catalogue the result Of her investiga-
tiOn was this: al am going TO send for
some of Docer's improved lima beans.
See how close they are in the pod; they
don't waste bit of room. 1 want
some improved early turnip beets for
greens and the bottoms for cooking
No cabbages for me--the worms are
too much trouble. Mamma says carrots
won't pay--they do not sell well. Caul-
i6Ower ard celery are too much bother
l want to raise some corn. Early Min
nesota is pretty good for early, and
Stowelps evergreen for late / am not
going to raise any cucumbers, the vines
spread out and always get in the way.
l want lettuce very early. Ferry's early
prize head is good kind, because 1t
heads up nicely, so you don't have to
martymas. They bear lots Of splendid
little pickles IL used when young. Yel-
low globe ninvers is good kind Of
onion. want little parsley for bo-
quets aud for garnishing. I shall raise
more peas next year. Perry's first and
best are good for early ones. and the
of England for late. Squashes.
l don't want any--there is too much
fuss of a big vine for little squash"
The experience Of my little girl has
made her more or less familiar with
the common flowers and vegetables.
She has learned that it is best to hoe a
garden often, and never to let the weeds
get much above the ground. She sees
an advantage in order and system. This
order and beauty tends to make her
neat and particular, and these tend to
increase her interest in the garden. She
became interested In books on hOrticul-
ture and read and re-read them, and
they gave her as much pleasure as Mrs.
Alcott's"Little Women" or Mrs. Stoves
"Uncle Toms Cabin" The professor
also advocated the study and practical
use of horticulture to greater extent
in our public schools.
The afternoon session was largely
devoted to discussion OH Honest
Packing" E. III. Scott, Ann Arbor, A.
ID. Healy, of South Haven, and s. NJ.
Pearsall, of Grand Rapids, and others,
all OH the side of honesty.
President L. T. Lyon made an interest
ing address on the "Use of the Knife,
When and Where" illustrating hints
on grating and pruning with the black.
board. James Satterlee, of Greenville,
introduced the subject Of advertising
at Fairs" and was followed by others.
Further discussion was had on Pomol-
ogy and the POcketboOk.
In the evening, A. d. Healy read u
paper on horticultural Education,
which was also ably discussed. DIR.
Owen introduced horticulture in the
Home" and urged the duty Of prOvid-
ing books and papers on the subject,
and the duty Of horticultural societies
to have libraries and schools For the
education of the young The best
works on fruits, flowers and gardening
should be within their reach.
The attendance and enthusiasm of
the meeting were remarkable. A pic
mic dinner was given I'm Union Hall
Wednesday noon to the members of
the society. The report of the fruit
committee in the evening showed that
considering the dry summer and pre-
mature ripening of fruit in the fall, the
exhibition is creditable for this time Of
the year, especially when such varie-
ties as the Sweet Bough, Yellow Har-
vest, and Maiden Blush exhibited by
Mr. Dorr of Manchester, appear In
good condition. These, OF course, were
kept by the refrigerating process, and
show what can be done. Samples of
fruit, green and dried, were exhibited
by large number, and resolutions
were passed thanking the press for re-