The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
j. p. STEELE, EDITOR.

| chanical college, title not given, and paper
by Mr.. Frank Lerch of San angelo, entitled
Tom Green County rs a Fruit Country.
The papers to be read before the society
on Thursday are entitled, respectively:
Small Fruits, by ]. C. Newberrv of Pilot
Point; Grape Growing and Wine Making,
by c. tIedcrauser of Brennan; Water
melons, Their Culture Profits and Impor
lance as Market Crop, by E Crew Of
Hemstead; Evaporating Fruits from a
Practical Standpoint, by J. ". Steuben-
ranch of Mexla: Wholeroot VS.. Pieceroot
Stocks treated from the Standpoint of Veg
etable Physiology, by Professor 7. V.
Munson OF Denison; Fruit Growing in
Southwest Texas, by G. Onderdonk Of
Nursery, Victoria county; Fungus Dis
eases OF Fruit Trees and Vines, by Profess
sor T. L. Drunk of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college; The Peach in West
Texas, by H. NJ. S'tringfellow Of Hitchcock;
Pears for Profit in South Central Texas.
by X. d. Blackshear OF Navascta; Oriental
Fruits, by J. T. LeydenGeckcr of T'rales-
burg; My Experience with Oriental Fruits,
b. Dr. j. T. Whitaker Of Tyler; Progress
of Horticulture IN North Texas, by Dr. ".
". Stell Of Paris Progress Of Horticulture
in the Pecos Valley, By 3. X. Brandt of
Pecos City; Subject not named, by Viii
liam Watson Of Brenham; Horticulture as
q Factor in Human Development, by Mr..
J. NJ Howell of Dallas; Converting the
Cross TimberS into Pine Forests. by Pro-
fessor J. P. STEELE Of Fort Worth; The
Honey Bee and Poultry as Profitable Adj
iuncts to Horticulture, by Mrs. S. e. Sher-
man of Salado; Fruit Growing in the
Mountain Districts of Texas, by J. F.
Ramsey of Mahomet; Fruits Best Adapted
TO the Black WaXy Lands, BY John S. Kerr
of Sherman; Prospects of Horticulture By
Irrigation, by \. Rawlins of Marienfeld,
and Forestry, By Capt. ". G. Veal of Fort
Worth
Friday viii be devoted to business mat
ters of the society and to drive about Lam
pasas in the evening.
On Saturday following the meeting there
will be an excursion to San Angelo or some
other point Of interest to horticulturists.
The regular premium list for exhibits is
not vet ready, but will be finished out in
week or 50. In the meantime such friends
Of horticulture as wish to offer special pre-
miums should, without delay, notify the
secretary, Mr.. David H. Watson, at Bren-
ham, Tex. Already number of premium
offers are on the list. The Lampasas Board
of Trade is down for $3.50, cash; the city of
Lampasas will offer several special prcmi-
unls; Professor T. V. Munson offers twelve
special premiums; William Watson offers
800 i'll nursery stock; President Kirkpat-
rick offers Ss25 in nursery stock: Mrs. S. E.
Sherman offers special premium for best
essay on uses of extracted honey. and SO
on. All about the premiums will be pub
Hshed later.
The arrangements so far appear to prom
Use the best meeting Of the kind yel held in
the state Of Texas. II so much rs half the
papers on the list are supplied by the par
les whose names are 2ilxed we shall have
piaraed iuto our hands next sumner the
finest collection OF horticultural literature
yeG thrown together in the state of the Lone
Star. All Texans should encourage the
Texas state horticultural society.