Telegram-herald., 1888-12-04

sloHrssNrH ANNUAL MEETING
a Poorly Attsaasa Bak vary tst~resfisx
asstiax 81 ths state horticultural
society a H~ttss Astaad.sss
LeoGsd fer Ksd4s


TIE eighteenth annual meeting Of tas
Nlcsigzn sfsss HorUeu'tursl rec s,y vss
opened las. ni.ht a. tie Kossi Arca8un
hsl "a WassrieO-st
1As soc.sy vas called to order Al
O'clock by the president. 4. 4. Lyon, Of
S9uth Havea. r. a.. Reid. secretary % shs
society. wss slso present. out tns attend
snce of nsm osfs Nss small aot more thsn
twenty -lvs osing present
The president fsad his annual message 70
TIE society ia whlea hs gave = thorough
history Of al events which have happened
20 elect TIE society any way Ia the last
year. He also advanced a plan Tor 10
future Hork o ihs suc ely ". \ CuoL
u-ovsd that tie nr.sage se accepted nd -
recon- Ieliailors accepted. TIE secretary
s1gkestci the sppolstusnt 0f a committee
- eansicsr The recommendations and 20
p.rt % tie sOgi-ly. a.. l. u AyEfn<, ". n.
Cook anu j 4. Pierce we're kpplintei as
such committee
The satiec. "Prohtablsness Of Goriieui-
tcfe." including t0e culture of fruits a.
usually conducted, compared Slth wast IS
knONn as "listeurlou nofticuiture. Was
thoroughly discussed by Prof l.. l. T4lt.
successor Of L. II Barley ss Professor Of
Horticulture ia the Michigan Agricultural
Society.
lie ilkened horticulture to broad hed.
at one side Oi which .he various plants sre
growing in slfaosi their Wild conoiuon.
but a. the teic IS crossed Il msy oe seen
tnst more aud more care has been taken
until AZ toe furi her side may be iouLd all
the methods known 10 beusn and improve
the various plants as used. The .tinsrence
between HORTICULTURE as commouly con-
Quoted zad distentiOn horticulture = meas
Lred by the amount Of attention paid IN
each case. II 10 asmall area Nell titled
con pared with = larger tract on which the
same amount of care has been spread.
Owing 70 circumstances which bear upon
eur operations the time will never come
hsn any general rule can be adopted TOR
uss under all conditions
ksA methcd which will apply 10 one sec
non. vii not apply 20 another.
lie then gave some results which shove q
the good OF subsoilinZ aud giving be stiect
upon various crops IN different seasons.
But whether subsonng or not. the
thorough pulyerizatiOn Of the soil IN fitting
it tor the crop. will not only lessen the
labor OF cultivation, bnt will render the
catch Of the seed more even. thus saving In
seed and IN the labor OF the consequent
thinning. and will also often increase the
yield obtained"
He favored the plan of killing weeds be-
fore they come up, and discussed various
ways of cultvatine small fruits and garden
plants. he said: The question OF deep or
shallow cultivation will probably never be
settled TO suit ali people" But from ex-
periments the rule 10 be followed generally
Is: Cultivate deep N Sprn ng and in the wet
seasons when there Is no danger Of breaking
the roots. but by all means use surface till
age in dry ones.
On the subject OF fertilization he said:
NO one can expect To obtain good crops
unless ks PROVIDES food for them. The
source of supply makes little difference If
il is furnished in proper kind and quantity.
With knowledge Of the wants of
plants and of the source Of plant food We
can bring the feeding Of plants down to q
rational system." The remainder of the
paper was given 10 the various fertilizers to
be used on different soils and under vary
ing conditions.
AT the close of the reading OF Prof.
Taft's paper the difiere ut topics treated we're
discussed for about an hour by the mem
bers of the society, most OF those present
taking part.
Tbs session was closed by the appoint
ment of the following committees: On
flowers and fruit. Prot. l.. K. Taft. A. g..
Gulley and Thomas Wilde; on resolutions,
Pref. W. j. Beal. OF the Agricultural Col
legs }. r. Taylor and s. r. Fuller
Although The meeting last night was but
poorly attended q good crowd IS expected
| TO-DAY when Commercial Fruit Culture"
| will be discussed