Telegram-herald., 1888-06-27
TINE.


The yuas nsskiBg Of the 6rsad River
Esslsy Horticultural sscisty. hsid -
noathly nsetsss yes1srasy On tas fruit
iarm of Thsuas Wild& IN Wrixns iowa
sAip, Ottawa soanty. sooas twelve nllss
aut "a ths q. Z 4 L roSi. nsax Herring
Ton ststioa-
May ssas ca The early train st O'Clock.
more Al Ii scisek and still more IN ooa-
ysysness OF THAR own. ansii By noon about
100 people. msmbsrs and invited guests
sefs assembled
An hour szs spent in strollinx over the
three acres Of strawberries. two scrss Of
tomatoes. too acres Of bsssz. Two scrss OF
r.spberFiss. foar acres Of onioas and twsive
acres Of orchard. and the floral parteFrs IL
TIE house, which contains almost every
lower ia Vicks catalogue. ArA Wide
plns ksf faiGa oa the Fleks. of Rochester.
10 supDly seeds aud bulbs for her g.rdsu-)
Tnen came dinneF-and such dinner no
horticallarisE. oF any other ealtaFisi. ever
enjoyed. The only drawback to the enjoy
msnE was the absenes OF tue president,
| Chas. ". Garfield. Who Is TOO uaweli Al
present and bis eyssi<hG TOO poor 70 attend
| these several gatherings.
| After the sampEu0ns repsst the meeting
l Vas called 10 order By Vice President Jo-
ssph A. Pierce, and Mr.. Wilde made the
| welcome address, In the course Of which be
/ gave little history Of his own experiences.
/ lie came 10 Ottawa conaty. Mica. and set
| tied on the farm on which be now resides
| IN 1854. Al wzs shen q wilderness and
dense forest around him bat he cleared II
/ OF and soon began 10 make the wilderness
I AIoaaor.. - ha rnza stra D-F-
ries hs said he started his patch with
three plants 0f the Gillian variety. That
| same season ne increased them to thirty
/ plants and many runners- The next year
| he yss approached by Grand Rapids deal
eF, who wanted his entire crop and who ad-
| vanced $50 70 secure it. Nr. Wilde sent IN
-eyent3-hv crates the very next day, and
xot bis remigtance At the top of the market.
| The next day be sent Ia hundred
and the next q hundred more Then out
came Mr.. dealer a dying and said be
couldn't begin TO handle all those berries.
Nj. Wilde referred him TO bis contract 10
take bis entire crop. and To his credit ol
$50. Mr. dealer pulled out another $50 snd
forced Ii upon Mr.. Wilde as bonus for the
understanding that the bargain was of
and be should send TO Grand Rapids only
such quantities oil berries IS be ordered. A
lucrative market Was found for the balancs
Of the crop in Milwaukee.
| Mere Mr.. Wilde was asked what were
the variety he raised so plenteously. de
answered that they were supposed TO be the
Wilson, but that now be raised the Cres-
cent. Sharpless and Cumberland TO take
their place. He also mentioned th'
Bubach and among others his own Seeding
the Primrose. which he predicted, would ge
20 the front: The Sharpless viii stand the
Winter with proper protection better thar
any Other variety.
Mrs. Wilde was called upon TO add her
testimony to that OF her husband. and she
said that all she could tell them was thai
she had done all she could 10 assist in i'm
proving the farm, gathering and disposinl
I Of the surplus fruit. The only trouble sh'
bad was in the number of pickers who
came and went, and it seemed as though
al they cared for was to get their tiil OF Der
ries and something TO eat. An offer of one
half cent more quart and no boarS
worked a remarkable change.
Mr.. WhlIeheal, Of Benton Hzrbor, wa.
introduced. and although an agen. for frui
packages, and talking 10 his own interest
advanced come valuable suggestions in re
gard 70 the use OF small baskets for shippinl
IN the place of by the bushei, not for gaii
merely, bat for the preservation of th
fruit.
The discussion then came upon the topic
OF the day. The Coantry Home-How tC
Plant and Replant." IL was engaged in 81
Mr.. Rose. Of Walker. who showed vsrie
ties OF currapts. and advised the plsntin
Of the several kinds. Mr.. Phillip:
OF Walker showed cherries and advised tn
planting of several kinds. Ar. Keefe
showed . seeding strawberry which be ad
vocsted highly. Chairman Pierce wante
. 20 add the Cstawba and Ionis grape to tn
list so as TO lengthen the season for grapes
J 5. ). Bisby and Thomas Wild we're sp
points q csmmittee to examine the Keefe
Seeding strawberry. Then . vote of thank
vas awarded Mr. and Mrs. Wilde for thei
splendid sntertainment, aud the IN setins
adjourned at about 4 o'clock.
It was not really decided but strongl
talked that the next meeting would be h eli
. At Mr.. Coftinberry's beautiful place on Els
worth-sve., three weeks from now. when
raspberry festival could be held, rs thei
, that fruit would be in its prime