The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-25
nonrIcuLrunAI. socIErY.

lie Lyon county aOEtlCustuAot ooSi~
" met as per adjournment on Saturday
the Goth inst, and at o'clock was call
ed 10 order by the president. In the ab-
sence OF Mr.. Snyder the regular secrst'-
~. A. =. Tanly was chosen secretary
pro. tem. Mr.. Robert AIihiken, To whom
was assigned the work Of reading pa
per on evergreens, which WAS he regu-
lar subject for discussion, presented the
following paper on eveTgreens and other
subjects:
Scarcely day passes without solne
question beI3g asked me regarding trees,
fruits, or some other maIter FeiatiNe 70
| horticuItural affairs. These questions l
| generally answer TO the beat OF my abii-
| Nv. but as many of them are OF general
| character. and are often repeated, have
Thought the method Of presenting writ
/ tan answers a good one. allowing the
| matters therein contained 80 be discuss
/ - bv the society; thus. not only my
! oninion but that of the whole society
| will be obtained.
| A gentleman about miles southeast
Of Emporia asked my opinion regarding
the best age 10 plant l replied that
/ apple, pear cherry and plum, are best al
| two years old, and gave the following
reasons: After a Tree passes
its secoud year, II is very
difficult. in fact practically Impossible
| in digging TO take mp all the roots, so
| that the buyer ttnds thai more than hall,
! and that the most valuable part OF The
tree. Is left in the gr0and. As the tree
I gets older this proportion increases In
! & younger tree, say one year OLD, tine
I dialeuity Is that the wood growth is 900
1 YoanR. soft and immature, and there is
| not the amount OF substance in II To
withstand the trying effects oil the cii>
mate. The happy medium In my jung
ment lies between The extremes. In
| grapes the case is different, as the root
Is the essential part. the top being cut
| aNaV at planting time, and theFe - no
part OF the old wood exposed TO the ete=
ments, hence one year Odds are best.
No ofhes class of trees are more de-
sIrable. and nDRe more difficult la sue
coed with than eVergreens. The num-
Der of really snceessinl kinds can be
counted on the fingers ct one hand
would name In the order OF iheiS Valne
red cedar, Austrian pine, Waite pine
and Scotch pine To thiG list may DE
added for special -Chihese aud
Irish jumpers and Norway spruce. The
Norway spruce barely makes out To lite
DuI u amounts 10 Uut lstiIc LhpIS IMAM
live In reply To Mr.. s. would say that
would not recommend the
arl.or vitae for hedge. although
il might be successfully grown if
carefully WateEed in dry summer
weather and shaded from the hot August
and September sun tor 6 year or two
until it becomes we'll established.
Eight dollars per 100 for trees sIx u
ten inches high is too much to Ray for
them; besides the parties yon name
claiming TO be the prOprietOrs Of blair
Brothers Lees Summit Nurseries bSVe
no nursery at Lees Summit, Mo. There
is no such nursery in existence IA the
one named above.
firm, and ths parties canvassing in this
region as such era are working on the
credit Of the former firUi
1t will be better for you waBtiD& 'Ee
| quantity you do, to buy direct from The
growers than for dealers who buy, as
this firm of dealers do, where they can
| buy cheapest. You will not know where
their stock comes from aud il it proves
| to be in bad condition you have no re-
course es you will ii you buy from first
hands. and the changes are against you
! getting as good stock.
Ii parties will deceive and IaisfePFe-
sent regarding the extent and character
OF the nursery, what assurance have yon
that any of their statements can he re-
lied upon as correct?
4 gentleman who PROPOSES
| setting ont some trees for spring
asks the prieea ct stock for spring de
livery. IA far as have Informed my
/ self think % per 1900 for best one
year peach plants; &a 80 10 Flb per 100
for twa year old apple; peach scarce
and $15 10 &lS per 100; cherry, the
highest have ever known, the whole
\ sale rates being more than double that
of two and three years ago. Grape Vines
and small FtnitS vary but little Tor the
past three years, ThePp is no truth in
| the claim that a wild goOse or any 9th
or plum is more tardy in hearing on
/ plum than on peach roofs. The reason
the peach is preferred by some as stock
for plum is that the treas are not so eX
| pensive by one.third or more, and that
the trees do not throw up suckers from
the knot as they do when natural or
unbudded. The peach bOrers play
havoc with them, and if from any cause
| they get killed back they do not come
the same fFoGs the kRot as the natural.
For these reasons give the preference
to the wild goose plum On its nXa
| knots.
/
ing of Mr.. Milliken's "NOies" ON III"
suggestions made 10 them, particularly
on sgeTgreens, in which views were eX-
changed on the diAeregt varieties. The
opinion of the essayist WAS generally
agreed with, and in addition the arbor
vitae was enndemned, except in an pnq-
sually favorable locality Gkere itcan he
mulched and war red during the dry
weather Of August and September. The
Siberian was recommended as more
hardy in this section in the normal form
The question OF inviting the state so.
ciety to hold lie June meeting here was
freely talked OYER, sHd finally referred 10
the next meeting for final action.
A good deal of time was ikea up in
discussing tue best method ct making
the meetings of our society Interesting
and profitable the methods of the Frank
lin, Douglas and Wyando;te county so
cieties were examined aud commented
on and the whnle question laid on the
table until next meeting.
On account of the inc.emeht condition
of the weather and the consequent lin
tied attendance the whole program as
signed for Saturday was postponed until
next meeting. Adjourned II meet at
the same place in two weeks,
A. 3. TAEDy, Secretary pro iem.