The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-23
FROM THE SECRETARY.

FROM THE SECRETARY.
To Col. ". j. Green:
DEAR SIR: AT the last session OF
the American Pathological Society sou
were appointed Chairman of The Fruit
Committee Ut your State. The duties
OF this Committee are detinei IN The
Society By Laws, a. follows.
state Fruit Committees, consisting 81
five members each, Tor every state Ic4-
ritory and Province Represented, and a
General Chairman over ali, shall be APP
pointed b.ennially. 1t shall be TIE duty
OF the everal Fruit Committees to t r
ward the General Chairman, one mo. tn
before every biennial meeting, State -.
n.o.oglcal Reports, TO be condensed b.
him Tor publication"
1t is customary for the Chairman OF
the State Fruit Committee TO select h
associates, aud you are respectfully re-
queSted to organize your Committee at
the earliest moment practicable. II not
already done, by selecting the most com
retent and trustworthy persons in diti-
erent sections of your State TO aid you
ia collecting the information desired by
the Society, aud transmit the same to
me as early Us the first of September
next.
The nature of the information desired
may be briefly stated as follows:
lst-Specles OF Fruit What Species
f Fruit, as Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum,
Cherry, &C., &c, are grown .uccesstuliy
III your State?
y Varieties Of Fruit. What vs.
rieties 81 these Fruits have been found
by experience, best adopted 10 the soil
aud climate of your State aud its various
parts? The degrees OF merit should he
stated according to the scale adopted IN
the Scciety's Catalogue, viz those
worthy of cultivation desi9naLed by one
thpse OF grea! superiority and value
b -: those OF move rectut Iuiru tuct on
aud glVlLg promise Vi CAse euce In
his connections you Wi, Ga { exrm ne
hc At OF va l.tie>. Ii any. recommended
III the Surlety's C~araingue, Ter your
Stare, aud suggest such changes or add
tlpns az may III your judgement be nee
essary.
81 New Native Varieties. If theI,
are ANY new varieties of recent origin in
your 81 lie, giving promise OF excellence
you viii please make special note ol
lem.
4th.--Synonymes. Give az much in
formation as may be IN you povari
regard To the different names by which
the same trdit Is known IN u State.
5th. Obstacles to Succe >ful Fruit Gu!
ture. What are the chief obstacles to
fruit culture III your State, a.
regards soil, climate, Insects, diseases
&c, and what remedies have been mos
efectually employed?
6th-Culture and Pruning. What
treatment of the soil of fruit tree plan
tatlons and what system of pruning have
yielded, IN general, the best results :?
18th Storing and Keeping Winter
Fruits. What methods are most success
fully practiced?
ST -Packages. What sort of pack
age has been found most advantageous,
especially for shipment to distant mar
kets, aud especially to Euroic?
9th-StatlstIcs. If Convenient, sta
tistIcs showing the extent aad progress
OF fruit culture Ia your state.
Ii, Tor any reason. 1t may not be IN
your power to report upon all the points
enumerated above. be kind enough TO do
what you can, glyl & PRECEDENCE to "a
aud 81. relating 10 Varieties of Fruits.
La cases where State Committees have
made full REPORTS at recent sessions, tbev
will not be expected to 20 ever the same
ground again, but will simply report such
changes III regard 20 The value of va
as later experience may Justify:
and such new facts IN regard to the gen
eral subject OF fruits and their culture.
keeper, marketing &c, as may have
to light since the last report.
The 9tn point. Statistics, showing
the extent and progrcs, # fruit culture
in your State, will always be Interesting
and instructive. The extent of recent
planting. the largest orchards, the va
most extensively planted. average
prices OF the various fruit, estimated
value of total fruit production ia the
State. &c, &c.
Ihs circular i seut u at tits early
perlu4 tor the purpose Of giving Com
I~nIttecs ample tune t. organize AID have
the benefit Of two tull seasons experience
making up their report The
next meeting Is to be held In Philadel-
pima, 10 the month oil September, 1888
Aud row | ask Of the State Com
mltsees 10 continue their kind
Through their reports The Society
must accomplish It's most important
The thirty or more reports in he Vol
ume OF Transactions, just published,
contain a vast fund of information in
regard t. tie fruit culture OF our country
cJu'd not be pbtained from any
source.
RasI ectfllly. P. BARRY,
CAurnttn General Fruit Comm,tte-,
Rochester. n. Y.