The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-08
DeLand. Fla. Wednesday, May s, 1889.

cations are best suited to each fruit and variety
We want to know whether foreign varieties or
natives shall be used in budding or whether we
shall still rely on straight Florida seedlings.
When the seed has terminated, when the tree
has been planted, when it has been titled by
hands and watered with the sweat of our brows,
when the promise of the blossoms is followed by
fulfllment in the ripened fruit, then comes the
burning, vital question of how shall it be got to
market, and to what market, thatit may bring
fair remuneration for the investment of money
and toll. Wild and wasteful have been our
modes of culture, our ways of marketing the crop
have been infinitely worse
We want to know, we must know, a better way
to get fair remuneration for crops.
We must have better and cheaper transporta-
tion. Our railroads discriminate against us and
our products, and in favor of the products of
other sections. If an Illinois farmer sends car
load OF corn to Florida the railroad will bring it
for -. If send the same car back loaded with
oranges. charges guaranteed and owners risk.
must pay 1924. Such glowing wrongs must be
righted.
In fact, our wants are innumerable, and as we
contemplate what is needed to make Florida hor-
ticulture what it should be, we get something of
an idea of the work before the Florida Hortcult-
ural Society.
In every neighborhood we can find men who
tell us all about these things. and they, Of
course, need no instruction. They know it all and
know it certain, but when get at the bottom
of their knowledge find that Josh Billings
right when he says, The trouble with some folks
is they know too many things that aint so'.''
Having called the attention of the Society to the
magnitude of the work in hand, will not con-
sumo your valuable time by assuming the role OF
teacher. will only say that we have in Florida
a large supply OF horticultural talent unexcelled
in any State in the Union, and feel sure that it
will be at the service of the Society and State
whenever needed. II each one will contribute his
part this Society can be made of priceless value.
The reports of our committees, and the discus
sion thereon, will embody the views OF the most
eminent and successful fruit growers in the State
These should be carefully compiled by our secre-
tary and then published by the State for gratui-
tous contribution, and hope the members of the
Society will to it that the Legislature is prop
erly invited to take this subject into considera-
tion. and give it favorable action. am confident
that this meeting will be profitable and interest
ing and that the Society will grow in usefulness
and strength till it's words will be the law OF
Florida horticulture
The meeting then adjourned until 2
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, about eighty members pres
ent.
On motion it was decided to complete
the programme Of the morning which was
not carried out in full.
The following reports of the Secretary
and Treasurer were presented and on mo-
tiOn ordered filed.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Reed membership fees. April1O, 1888. $1,000
''s /" since '' g :. 21.00
g =" from Secretary. 96 O-$l34.OO
Contra-
Paid telegram to secretary .....,......$ 1.30
+" Secretary 8 bill sundries. 90.92 9S22
Amount on hand this day y............... $357S
j. B. ANDERSON. Treas