The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
Minnesota State Hortic altural 30.

lew keeOS from any goo variety OF apples
and swait ie result; you will not bs dHAp
poin'ed. Minnesota will one day be q tbs
head OF frui,-gro wing States; but only from
htr eeedli, gs.
Pm Gideon, Of the State fruit farm, .aid
that he had planted all kinds Of s ,uthern
sseds-never less than bushel of any one
kind. In tel years all his trees were deaf,
or dying
Tns treasurer's report showed that the
receipts OF the year were 81 1875, expendi
lures the same, save balance IN tha tre4s
ufy Of $l72.26. Inc secteTsry's report ys
that t { state Horticultural society is s,eadi-
~ out too slowly increasing. So ne means
OF canvessiag for MI III oers should be adop-
ted. If once member is SECURED he usu l.
~ remains in the society.
Ater graphic description ofthe tornado
at Rochts er last summer, OF which he was
an Z, 9 witness, A. w. Eias, IN his paper on
tornad0ts. sale:
The farmer VINO plants forest trees about
bis farm shelf: IS not only himself. bat IS
doiHg something that will ben. fit the com.
Dunl'y for all .ipe. Although the inbab-
'tau:s OF populous cities havs dec;eed
there is no tyc, in the whole catalogue OF
forestry that Can compare with the c ton.
wood IN lus On our prs.iries. Hardy,
,,spid.growinE, enduring, it fourishes
il our Climate and attains Pnor.
nous size. II is useful rs full
and is valuable for many other purposes.
believe 1t does more to open the way for
the cultivation OF fruit trees then any other
Of our trees. The cottonwood will endure
60 long as there il fuel aud shelter required
on the boundiess prairies of the northwest
!: is the tee which Will most surely protect
against tor atoes. While other trees.were
utterly demolished by our terrific storm,
mediums Esd co tonwuods withstood the
Blast with only the less of q few lialbs.
At the close Of the paper President Harris
added word Of testimony as to the value
OF cottonwood as q pro suction against tor.
nadte,
Tue entries Of fruits and vegetables com.
krise about every variety of apple raised in
Minnesota, with so2,e very fine vegetables.
A f.w painting we're al o on exhi bitiop.
Alvin 3. Bennett of Weyauwega, Wis.,,
shows specimens of wood end burrs OF
in Waupacs county, Wis, above latitude
"A. There are ten tries, perfectly sound,
grown from seed 'eiseo in Grafton Mass.
These trees endured temperature OF 40
deg. beio r zero last y | tier.
Co.. Robertson of St. Paul in discussing
the paper OF A. W: Sias on "Tornadoes,"
endorsed what that gentleman said about
the cottonwood. The Tree is poplar-so
named in It@ly-poplar it is called because 1t
is so pol ular. Tue cottonwood will grow
any where; on oar pratries, in sWamps, on
hiiisid.s.
a. Rs: rn e. 8.Rs''
De Soto 1'@'s was said t. n''1 Be the the
best variety: Supt. Gideon. Of the STATE
fruit farm, stated thai p)unss had been
raised In the vicinity of Osakis that were
about the 81, OF hens eggs. A paper on
Blight on Fruit tret led to long discus
sion. The best reme*y in the reader. opin.
ion, is an application of lime, suppl 4 to
the trunks IN the form Of whitewash. He
stePpesi OF Rus ia which would not be a.
f.c ed by thus curse. M. Pearcs of Mime
apolis read a short paper on the same sub.
Jet IN which he took the erouad that by
proper mulching the plague could be stayed.
..Speskjns OF app.ie4tlons to prevent the
disease Nj. Smith told of q case where an
open frult can OF kerosene hung upon the
imbs OF trees had kept it away, other trees
10 the neishbot hood being killed. Nj.
Mendsnh Il, the eaton Iosist of Minneap.
oils, read . report in which he mentioned
the various methods of destroying the ar.
mics OF insects that prey upon frees, e,C.
Secretary Gibbs presented the medal of
the American Pomological association for
The collection of apl les and grapes at the
Pbuede lohta exp 'sition. The n.edal is .
handsome silver one, enclCs d in plush
leather case; its diameter is about two and
halt inches.
"Does it Pay to Fool with Apples in Min.
nesota, paper by Sidney Carp was reau ~
the assistant secretary. The Querulous title
ofthe paper was answered in the negative,
fh1r taf eli q o
portal ce of apple raising in Minnesota, his
profits on Q small orchard bang at the rate
Of $500 per acre.
Toe report on the Waup,ca Seeding
Apples; by William A. Springer OF Fra.
mont, Wis.,. Was pr sented by the secretary.
The DsOst successful variety of these 81 cd.
iings il the Wolf River; in the past dozen
yeais they having never failed to bear. The
repJrl desc ihel several orchards in Wan.
paca County, naming the best and moss
productive varieties:
NJ. Psarcs of Minneapolis thought the
quality of the Wolf RIVER not quite equal
1t vas harder.
Mr.. J. G. Plumb of Milton, Wis, read
paper on Adaptation in Fruit growing" in
which he said: $50 Russian paren,ag.
must we look !or succt ssful varieties Of ap-
piles. suited to our uses. In well drain ed
sell, not too rich, on northern slopes aud
airy hill tops must our trees be planted;
aud with . better unde: standing of the
Causes of bii, ht. We Can mako truL gro wing
most profitable Industry in the north.
~eA.
An interesting report on Plums, Cherries
and Apples led il Carver county, was read
by tas secretary. after which, the author,
Charles Lu liuf the most extensive frul
ROVER in the state GU: side OF professional
uur.erymen, WAS introduced to the society.
and made few remarks, especially urging
the importance of inducing the Young pro
Ole to joil the local aud state horticu iturai
s,cie;ies.
The election of officers resulted As fol
'ows:
President-T 'uman N. Smith, s.. Paul.
First Wee Presidential. w. S4as, r Jches.
ter.
Second Vice President-E. H. s. Dart.
OWatonna.
Third Vice President--F. G. Gould, Ex-
cslNor.
Fourth Vice Presidential. n. Read, Glen.
Filth Vice Preside t-G. H. Fuller, Itch.
field.
secretary-Oliver Gibbs, Jr., Lake City.
Treas1reI-J. s. Grlmes NJ mica pois.
Execut We con,mi,te.-J. y. Harris O. L.
descent, Il. J. Mendenball O. Min aeapolls
y. L. 8 ulln of Minneap sIis, j. NJ Under
wood Of Lake City, Willlam E. Br.mhal OF
81. Pdul.
e. n. 8. Dart and NJ. Psarco, in conneo.
ion with 8 cretary Gtoos, we're appointed
delegates 10 the meeting Of tina Mississippi
Val ey Horticultural society at K snsas City,
and provision for their * pens.s was made.
G. w: Fuller was appointed delegate 70
the wa Horticul ural society for mex,
year, aud A w. 5'ss delegste 20 the Wis.
cors,n hor icnltursl me. ing in February.
Col. s evens and J. B. Harris were elected
delegates to the State Agricultural society.
Died ut Saltwater after brief illness, at
the residence of her son. Rev. J. Halstead
Carroll, Friday morning the 18th. Anna r.,
widow OF Rev. D Lynn Carroll, DID, aged
years. Mrs. Carroll va. born
in New York city Dec. %, 1906. She was
. daughter of Joseph Halstesd. her family
being one Of tie oldest in New Jersey. In
aonknnpeaoP 1907 aha v0a Apvfnd IN Rav