Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-11
synsy,i. Of Proceedings horticultural so.!oty

synopsis Of Proceedings H0rtic,ltir,l Sos!oty.
Tie State Horticultural Society met
In Crystal Springs. al tic mayors OF
flee. ?9tlil and 30il, ut. Or. u. T.
Mckn, In the chair, ani =. III. Stack
house, scc'y.
S.Wc only propose TO give 'yhopsi7
OF come Of the most important proceed
ing.: ,,,
The most important subject which
ca,ne up before tho society, wa, tIai
of ir,n.portat,on. Mc.sr.. llcrIoS
and Turner represented Ia. !. &. rail-
rn,d, and presented propositions
which seemed acceptable Ia Tie grow
ors. They propose to give eiiicria''-
cr time. OF refrigerator cars. Ihry
were no, prepared to SAY whir' .will
be adopted or what rates will 90 given
IN drawers. \ large ice hou.c IL be-
inc built at ,.'rComb City, Where re-
,r;ycrato, ears can be iced: and, also
urrnorn,ions ARE made 10 have ears
Iced again at Cairo.
The TRANSIT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
a. FAR as used n-t year, Succeeded
very well nj Cgy.'al SPRING; how II
will answer for Strawberries has NOT
been tc.tcd. Ii, evident that The
volume OF business has been largely
increased all alonS the road. AMI, ot
cour.c. rs the business cNplndss The
railroads viii be better prepared to
riyc more satisfactory rates ot trans.
poriation. According To statistical
Information presented, the acreage III
fruit and vegetables Ia being largely
increased. A; Crystal Springs, the
Increase is fully 100 per ccnt larger,
while nj Iia7l"hurst Gallman. Tcrry,
jackson. .Jrssaminr, Madison station
and Duran;, Tire volume of business l.
growing every year.
Col. bennett. Of III y. q. Plea
VINE. presented q valuable p>per OH
ihr mari beds nj Byrlln. According
10 analy.cs by Prof. llilgard J. hrdIir,
Byrim mari, are rich in some of the
MO-. important ingredients necessary
10 constitute good fertilizer. The
proprictor az the beds proposes TO
charge only what il actually costs to
place the mari on the ear, While the
railroad. would give cheap irin'por-
| tatiOn.
Prof. Gullct. of tic Il. * u. Coli
I lcyc. rayc n very interesting lecture
upon the operation OF crcamcrics amt
,rpara;o?s u; tie College. which hal
pro luccd n revolution in The dairy
/ business around tliat place. One scp-
/ arn,or La, not been sufficient 10 meet
the demand, ~ the growing industry,
aud another /, about bgingaddcd.
Til. little industr, brings IN To Tie
people around Stsrhyillo - To go, UOO.
, They give four cents per pound to
have their milk converted into butter,
/ and ARE at TO further trouble. u
takes about 100 COW for a creamery,
/ the separator costs 900 Outside 81 Tie
engine. There nre already four or
five crramcrlrs ia the Stale. and there
/ i som. talh oi ,ipriing one at Crystal
/ SPRING.. Vegetable farming and dn.-
| rving naturally ootOgclhcr. The one
chcapsns The expense VI the other, by
| rni,l,iug fertilizers.
Prof. Myers 0i the same college
gayc some valuable information u. In
| The frau,., which ara being placticcd
/ Nv those WHO sell t"riiiiHr.' lic ~,
yiscA grower. 10 usc more ssiGlt. srll
phosphate and cotton seed meal. ana
make cou.pur.. y memorial viii be
prc,cntcd H. tie present legislature,
urging the passage Of n law, which
will afford better protection 10 grow
crs in the use 81 fertilizers.
Interesting essays were also read by
Prof. Mchay Of tie h&M College up
ON grating aud budding and n!so
Ly M,ssrs buddy, Oi Canton. upon
transportation; Perkins oi Ii.d',1h
/ Station. on cucumbcrs, and W. III.
Casecll If Canton. ".ipplcs bS'tndsp-
ted 20 the South. y
Tie meeting wa' largely attended
and very interesting. the Same Old OF
.iccrs reelected with the exception oil
| orc or two.