The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-21
nEponr ON ooMMIrTEE ON pEARs.

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REPORT ON COMMITTEE ON PEARS.
Mr.. Berlien has Bell and Olapp'a
fayOrte, the latter about Tipei both falr
specimens.
Mr.. Hanna exhibits Bell pears, not
quite ripe.
A Herahy exhibits q pear for name;
we call IL Clapp's fayorlte.
j. ". Niesz, two pears for namei the
committee names the one 0sband's sum
mer, and can't name the otheri II IL quite
inferior.
Lewis Essig has Flemish Beauty,
Louis Bonnie do Jersey, Clapp's fayorite'
JACOB HoLL,
A. II. HANNA.
Mrs, NJ. j. HANNA,
JOSIAH CoRRELL,
Committee.
Report of Committee on Berries was
either not handed TO the Secretary or 10
mlslald. -,
In answer 10 inquiry of committee
Mr.. j. p. Lawrence said he did not raise
all the plums exhibited by him, but got
some Of the varieties from some OF his
neighbors, Elcher, who saved his plums
from the rayages OF the curculi0 by
sprlnkllng alr'slacked lime, or lime'wa'
tor among the foliage of the trees sew
eral times, between the time OF bloom
ing and ripe fruit.
Several members cOncnrred In the
remedy, and had tho trees as white as
though they were whitewaBhed without
any noticeable injury TO the trees, while
some members knew OF trees dying
from the application, and others found
no good results from the remedy.
COMMITTEE ON STONE FRUIT.
We and exhibited by j. p. Lawrence
seven twigB OF different varieties or
plums, all only partly ripe, but twlgs
are all very full, which goes TO show
that pluma OF all varieties can DO raised
II proper care Ia taken.
BY Q, A. Krider, q specimen or L0m'
bard plum. only partly ripe. Also yell
low Gage by Lewis Esslg, two varieties;
the Lombard and Bradshaw, very fair
specimens. BY Robert Porter, q speci'
men Of Bradshaw Plum, very nice, and
last but not least BY b, I, Berlien,
two varieties OF the Smith Orleans, u
very nice PLAN but rOttlng somewhat,
and Lombard, very good specimen,
A. j, HERSHEY,
W, SToyER,
Q, A. KRIDER.
Committee.
Tho Committee on Berries beg leave
TO make tho following report:
b. 4. Berlien has on exhibition ave
varieties Of blackberries, the Snyder,
Wilson, Brltton, Klttating and Lawt0n,
all very excellent specimen.
JOSIAH C0RRELL,
Mrs, JOSIAH CoRRELL,
Ii, Il. RonRER,
Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES
Considering the season the commit
tee ind extra nice samples Of yegetl'
blcs on the table,
Al. Homhey has two varieties Of po-
tatoOs, namely, Alpha and American
Wonder j, M, IaCgart, ono specimen
Of Belle potato, very good. John Mock,
two varieties Of POTATOES; one specimen
o.. the year 1883 In good condition. ap,
parently a good keeper, Mammoth Pearl
| variety; also late specimen OF late
rose, A. W, Fox has three varieties Of
potatoes, namely, Prince Albert, Brow
nells Best and Beauty Of Hebron, all
very good specimens. Two varieties for
name, apparently descendants from the
Early Rose, and as only one potato OF
each variety was on exhibition, COM
mttee did not like TO name. Il. II. Fnl-
ton has three varieties for name, Early
Rose, Beauty Of Hebron, and White Star,
j, X. Mcdowell, has four tomatoes nam
cd Acme. committee thinks they might
be two varieties, specimens very good.
Mrs. Eggert, one sample Of the Acme
variety, very nice. D., NJ. Slusaer has
two specimens Of White Plume Celery,
good samples, II Is hoped that Mr.,
Slnsser will tell The society oil about
this variety. A. W, Fox has one head
OF cabbage OF the Early Drumhead va
riety, apparently q good variety Mrs.
Elina Lawrence has largo aud very
nice red beet, also a very good sample
of sweet corn. Mrs, j, X. Mcdowell has
q good specimen Of Catalpa bean, cult
waited for ornament. Josiah C0rrell eX.
hibits three varieties Of wheat, Travis,
Democrat and Finley, oil good specl
mems; also sample Of Alfalfa clover
seed, LEWIS EssIG,
j. II, ROTH,
ID, NJ. SLUssER.
Committee.