The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-13
MONTHLY MEETING
OF the Stark County HOrticul-
tural Society,
Held at the Residence OF Mr.. Iohn 2
Roth, near this Clty..-Full Pro-
oeedlngs.


ETY. met pursuant To announcement, on
Wednesday, Feb. 9th, at the spacious
and well arranged farm residence Of Mr.
John II. Roth, two and half miles from
canton. The continuous rain OF the
previous night and the forenoon OF
Wednesday, with the condition OF the
roads, interfered with the usual large
attendance, but did not prevent O pleas
ant and enjoyable meeting. The alb
sence of Visible sunshine without did
not. Interfere with. the. sunshine within.
About IL a o'closk a. m, the President
and Vice President being absent, on mo-
tion Of g, W. Lawrence Esq, Hon. 3. A..
Conrad, OF Massillon, was made chair
man, and A. McGregor secretary, pro
TEN, the regular secretary not being
present.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and found correct, except In
the name of Mrs. Houston, which was
spelled Hurton. With this correction
the minutes stood approved.
Mr.. BitZer made q verbal report on
vineyards, saying some tender vines OF
his were somewhat injured, as no had
not protected them as he had advised,
Mr.. Faust had been working among
his vines for week or more; had found
the Concord not hurt, but some more
tender, like the Hartford prolific, s0me-
what injured, M0Ore's Early Ia not
hurt; II is br0ther.of the W0rden, and 10
earlier than the Concord.
MIR. Roth was excused from serving
on the committee on vegetables for this
occasion, and Mr.. Rockhlll was assign
Cd, and authorized TO call members TO
assist.
Mr. Lawrence found his cherry trees
In good shape, and also his plum trees,
but his peaches seemed 10 be oil killed
He thought his southern slope was ad-
verse 10 peach culture.
Mr.. Faust found his early peach trees
considerably injured, but the buds on
his pear and cherry trees we're all right,
MIR, Bitzer spent an hour yesterday
among his fruit trees, and found the
peach buds killed, but apples, cherries
and plums fair for q good crop.
Mr.. R0hrer has good many peach
trees. and for ten years had raieed more
or less every year, examined the buds
yesterday aud found all killed.
Mr.. Faust never had hope OF early
peaches, most always failed, budded
fruit was gone, but seedlings more har.
dy, and about half the buds were yet
good on his trees. The Wager peach was
a fine peach, and was originally from
Tennessee.
Mr.. Lawrence had two peach trees that
bore last year for the FIRST time; fruit
beautiful, uniform, meaty, juicy and q
little tart, and quite late; thought
would be u good peach TO raise; seed
brought from Virginia; fruit not wor.
my.
Our host announced dinner TO be In
readiness, aud recess was taken TIL
9 o'clock p, IN.
The chairman called 10 order NJ 9 p.
IN, and the essayist and alternate be.
Ing absent, reports were called for.
REPORT ON APPLES.
The Committee on Apples find the.fol-
lowing specimens on the table, ex-
hibited:
BY Mr.. II. r. Rohrer, two Baldwins,
fine specimens. Also three Romanio, 0,
we'll preserved.
BY Mr.. ). ii. R0ckhill, four apples
named Roman'stem, good samples. well
preserved and fresh. Also three apples
for name, which the committee 1nd by
tasting to be the Baily Sweet. which were
well preserved and fresh. Also two
samples OF Wine Sap, well preserved.
BY Mr.. NJ. Bitter, three apples named
Stark, we'll preserved. good samples.
Also two Fallenwalder, large, good, we'll
preserved. Also three pears named
Lawrence, fair specimens.
BY. 0. W. Faust, three Baldwlns, well
preserved Also one sample OF pear
named Bureau DAnjou; pronounced by
all who tasted II llrst clies.
Q. W. FAUST,
II. Il, RonRER,
4. b, YoUTz,