The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-31
PenieI Agricultural Society.

Special Correspondence OF The Daily News.
The fifth annual meeting of this So
Getty occurred on Wednesday, the 10Th
inst, and was held at the residence of
Mr.. Levrez. The weather being rather
unpropitious, the attendance was not
large, but the small number present con-
soied itself with the reflection that pos
sibly the absentees, who, by the way,
composed some of our Largest guns"
were fully occupied with some interest,"
ing experiments, with the results of
which. doubtless, the next meeting will
be 10th instructed and astonished.
DIR. Cyrus not having arrived. even af-
ter the expiration of the usual courtesy
of an hours waiting, Rev. Becks took
the chair, and announced the appalling
fact that neither the secretary nor the
minutes of the last meeting was present.
ii nee, by unanimous consent, the usual
preIiminaries of reading the minutes,
with other formalities graciously dis
pensed with--after which the chair de-
clared the meeting ready for business;
and, at the same time announcing
startling fact No. 81 that, as the secre
tary had been so delinquent as not only
to absent himself and retain the minute
book from the meeting, but had evil
IDENTIFY purloined even the "order of bus
mess" sheet, it was impossible to pro-
coed with any systematic order, there
fore every one present would be expected
to say something upon some pertinent
subject, in kind OF "A Ego as you please"
way.
The scribe wishes il distinctly uns
derstood that he does not attempt to
quote the staid language of the chair.
httt lu m no h.
stance of his remarks as 1t struck the
scribe's mind at the time.
THE PECAN.
Mr.. Levrez stated that the yecan Is
indigenous to all parts of the United
States especially within the Mississippi
Valley, between the ATTITUDES of New
Orleans and 81. Louis.
"In Florida they have been grown; and
produced fair crops-will grow any
where, where the orange tree will and
requires here, at out fifteen years growth
from the planting of the seed to bring
them into full bearing" The chair re-
marked that they were easily raised and
grew without p'uch attention"
Mr.. Records told us the pecan was as
hardy as the black walnut-he had seen
them in the State of Louisiana at the age
of twenty five years, Lot less than fifty
feet "across." which had borne thirty
bushels at a single crop. worth, at the
time he was there. a hundred dollars.
" The tree grows in rich soil.
1t was also stated that the black wal
nut flourishes well here and bears at g To
8 years from the seed.
Mr.. Levrez-" Beach has an apple tree
that has some very fine apples.
The chair read paper setting forth the
merits of % Paine's patent process" for
loo Fruit RI nd Fl 90
rotting tor an indefinite time.
While no enc pretended to know just
what Mr.. Payne's process is, the general
opinion seemed to be that it was not I'M
likely TO be but another form of the old
old sulphur process" the secretC0 OF
which has been so often and so long age
sold to novices and over credulous VIC
Tins.
Mr.. Lavrez stated that in his country
(France) . fruit is kept any length OF
time. even for two years" 1t was un
derstood he meant that this result was
attained without any special process
other than careful handling and proper
packing-wrapping, perhaps, in medi
Gated aper. lie had known oranges Il
keep sound, here in Florida, three month'
or more after picking without any pro
cess whatever.
If oranges were properly handled, no
bruised nor thrown about in any way
wrapping each separate fruit will
paper saturated with silicYlic acid, they
would keep sound long time tina
! acid being very inimical TO both insec
and fungus growth.
Rev. Bucks-'Orapees will keep sounC
for many months if spread out thini,
upon floor and under cover-housed.
LevIeZ-"Room should be closed III
tightly in order to prevent evaporation
Grapes and prunes so treated keep a full
year. Apples and pears the same. NJ
air should be stirring in the room.
Mr.. LeyreZ also informed us that on the
Mediterranean, large plantations of thu
sour or Wild orange were planted anc
cultivated solely for the manufacture o
the essential oils and perfumery, anC
that the flowers, fruit and leaves were
all brought into Re QUESTION in the various
processes.
After adjournment (as the "Society,
in Difference to the ladies, is strictly
temperate) such members as felt incliuec
sampled some most excellent wine manu-
featured, the present year, from pure
grape jui"e. not a particle of either water
or sugar having been used 10y our gener
Gus host. Ii was pronounced by accla-
| Ilation to be n nectar fit for the gods.
The next meeting will be held at Pc
MEL Hall. on Wednesday, January :
1887, at , p. M, sharp.
LEWIS MORRIS,