St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-23
OUR FRUIT-GROWERS.
The Winter Meeting Of the State HOrti-
cultural Society Draws to
Felicitous Close.
Next Session TO Be Held in the Capt.
tai City with Elaborate
Exhibition.
Papers on characterization, Small
Fruits, Apples. Etc, Read and
Ordered Published.

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yesterday. The morning session opened
with reports from the fruit committee re-
speeding the past season in the various parts
/ of the state, showing gratifying indications
of success in experiments with number Of
new varieties.
Fruits was the title Of paper read by J.
y. Stubs of Long Lake. His hobby was
growing apples from the native Seeding.
! o. NJ. Lord OF Minnesota City gave his
ideas OF Fruits for Farmers Families, and
recommended a large variety. much the
same as had been presented in previous
papers. His experience had taught him
that black raspberries would not stand the
rigOrs of our winters as well as the red va
rieties.
r. G. Gould, representative of the society
at the New Orleans exposition. presented
his report. He said that owing 10 the de-
lay Of the management 10 provide quarters
for the exhibition OF small fruits, only four
varieties, out of all the collection OF apples
which had been sent from Minnesota, had
| been placed on exhibition. He also re-
ported that the exposition still owes the So
cety SOS and several medals awarded as
premiums on grapes, and that in his opinion
there was no prospect of ever getting either
CRANBERRY GROWING.
Cranberries was the subject OF A. G.
| Tuttle's address. His experiments in Bara-
boo. Wis, had taught him that il is not
necessary To have a marsh on which to grow
cranberries. Still il is necessary 10 over
/ flow the land in the winter. Upon motion,
/ Mr.. Tuttle was requested TO write out a re-
port and submit il 10 the publication COM
mittee. 80 that il may be incorporated in
the annual reSport, 20 which he aSsented.
Secretary Holman was directed TO pre-
pare a short synopsis of the results of ex-
periments that had been conducted the past
year and have il printed and sent for publ
cation 10 all the state papers.
| j. VI. Underwood of Lake City read pa
per on characterization of Homes, in which
he dealt with window gardening. He spoke
| humOrOusly of the ordinary country home
with pig pen in the foreground, and also
of the back woods habitationS, where a
huge wood pile looms up as the most con-
spicuous OrnamentatiOn-
A NOBLE EMPLOYMENT.
In his paper on Landscape Gardening and
Public Parks. Prof. Cleveland. who has
prepared all the charts and plans for the
| Minneapolis parks and parkways. as well
as those Of Chicago, said: "A state horti-
cultural society could hardly hit upon a
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and bringing TO the attention of the legis-
lature the preservation of such tracts as
may be available. whose intrinsic character
renders them especially interesting and
whose value and interest will increase with
time and population"
Evergreens and Their Uses was the title
of an essay read by \. W. SiaS of ROches-
ter. lie recommended the following yarie-
ties Of trees for shelter and OrnamentatiOn.
their merit being rated in the order in which
they are given: Norway spruce. white
pine, red pine, hemlOck, spruce and Scotch
pine.
THE LAST SESSION.
At . o'clock the last session of the con-
ventiOn was called 10 order. EX-PreSident
J. S. Harris one of the founders of the So
ciety. presented a very life-like photograph
of himself in a neat little speech.
Il. NJ. Probsfie.d of the experimental sta
ton at Moorhead contributed report from
that point, i'm which he stated that apple
culture had proven Il failure, but he had
found currantS irOn-clad and las hardy as
oaks" Blackberries and strawberries were
winter-killed. but the latter can be grown
there if properly mulched.
w. i. Brimball of st. Paul was re-
elected 10 take charge of the experimental
station at that point.
George J. Kellogg of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
contributed an essay on Small Fruits. lie
advised every farmer in the Northwest to
set aside at least one acre FOR fruit growing.
W. +. Brimball OF ST. Paul reported ON
small fruits i'm Ramsey county. and Knight
Whipple upon the same at Lake Mime
tonka.
The secretary read paper on the same
topic written by John +. Dayton, the pres
ident of the Iowa state society. 1t was an
argument in favor of the more extensive
cultivation of small fruits.
Since the recent severe winters have dem
onstrated that the culture of winter apples
ia the Northwest is almost futile" said the
writer. land the peach and pear cannot with
stand the extreme cold OF this section. while
the cherry seems also TO have abandoned us,
the inquiry arises: Upon what what must We
de end for our fruit supply Fruits are now
| recognized. not as Injuries. but as necessf
ties. Health requires that the system OF mar
receive the benefits of their cooling acid:
during the heats or summer, and in winter
they are equally necessary 10 combine with
the heavier foods of that season."
what horticulturists are laboring 70 orig
mate. ana while the earth is searched in vain
so far for the bookkeeping apple. the pear
| peach and cherry that will succeed in ouI
continental climate with its violent extremes
we are apt To overlook the fact that we car
grow with ease in every part OF the North OF
| Northwest fun supply of small fruits which
canned by the sSiilful housewife, will prOvi!,
all the year round a suficiency Of palatablt
sauces, jellies and fruit acids, so that we may
need no more
EAT THE DRIED APPLE
| wherein the fly hath dwelt, or break ouI
molcrs on pebbles called currants. or LAGER
ate our Ihroats with the sand OF the desert
prunc. The only danger TO berry
plants as a rule. is from freezing and thaw
Ing OF the snow i'm the fall and in the spring
This is obviated by mulcting with some ligh
materials. such as clean straw or wild hay. A
preventative for the failure tina
! sometimes arises from late frosts. which
sometimes occur in the spring. tho
growers should plant varieties whicl
bloom at different seasons. and then IL one
is taken the other will be left. r. after III
l plants are in blossom. and you are threat
ened with frost, cover the plants agai
with the mulch. which may be left there 70
three days without injury to them. Use rio
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