The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-03
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}, L.st Saturday.
"whst's the use OF going TO Cali.
fornis 30 raise fruit3" asked the re-
porter Of President Anderson Of the
Horticultural Society Last Saturday
: afternoon, after feasting his eyes
. upon the display Of Kansas fruits
made In Judge Bishops court room.
IL was sgrand sight. Apples, pears.
peaches, plumbs and grapes In pro-
fusion, all arranged by the men
; Who brought them In. It was great,
and 10 was living argument Of re-
futstion 10 the man who says Kan
sas h no fruit country.
II And the growers. They are men
vhoare inspired by patriotic motives,
men who are actusted by the desire
to make things better, men who, by
the Interchange Of ideas and practi-
cal experiences, seek to become
more proficient In the art-and IL IL
no less than an art-of eultivating
and producing ideal fruit. The man
who can by means Of the hoe and
pruning hook, produce . color on
an article Of fruit that no painters
brush can initiate, that can make Its
size such that the skeptic will scofi
at Il, and Q quality and flavor that
will bring forth the praise Of all, IL
something Of an artist, II not more
than Q mere artist. Such are the
enthusiastic, Intelligent and in
dustrious men and women who COM
pose the Saline County Horticultur-
al Society, which met In Salina last
Saturday afternoon.
After the reading and correction
Of the minutes OF last meeting, the
question Of blight, which was car
ried over from last month, was laid
on the table Till the January meet
Ing.
The project for making an exhibit
at the county fair was taken up, and
Il was unanimously decided to make
an exhibit, as . society. The chair
man appointed . committee, consist
Ing Of Messrs. Stimmell, Case, Bax-
ter and Pattee, to collect and arrange
the exhibit. This IL to be an exhibit
a. q society, and several members
will make private exhibits besides
this.
A recess Of several minutes was
taken to allow those who desired to
take advantage Of the facilities for |
joining the society. Judge Bishop
explained that the fee was Q dollar,
and that ladies and newspaper men
were allowed to Join without paying.
This accounts for the names Of news
paper men In Q committee named
above.
The remainder OF the session was
devoted to the exhibits, nnd explain /
ing their good and bad qualities.
Secretary Jones, Of the Fairview
Fruit Farm, brought some peaches
and pears, and wanted to know the |
name Of some Of his peaches, which
were good specimens, explaining
that they grew on the same tree |
with others no larger than q respect |
able sized gooseberry. His pears in |
cluded specimens Of the celebrated
Bartlett variety, which were very |
fine. Brother Case, Of Bavaria, pre-
sented some excellent samples Of
the friend Of your childhOod-the
Golden Russet.
b. b. Stimmell presented from the
orchard Of Asa Wells, OF Cambria,
Summer Pipplns and Cooper's
White, which beat anything there
present Of their particular varieties. |
From his own orchard he showed an
apple which only bore . peck on
tree that should produce twelve
bushels which he advised the society
to have nothing 10 do with. Presi-
dent Anderson recognized the apple
as the Kansas Keeper. "Yes, keep
Il out Of your orchard ;" sarcastIcaIIy
retorted Brother StImmell. He
then sat down.
President Anderson took the floor
In order TO clear up all the small ex-
hibits, and leave the balance Of
the time to Mr.. Frank Barker, Of
Cambria township, whose display
was more than equal TO all the others
combined. Mr.. Anderson had
several varieties Of Seeding apples,
among them, those that sprang from
the Maiden's Blush, Rhode Island
Greening, winesaps, Dominic, Gen.
netting, and . beautiful deep red crab
Of large size, which Mrs. r. H. Bis
hop called the Russian crab apple.
Mr.. Locker had also Q few specI-
mems Of peaches, plums and apples.
Mr.. Frank Barker, Of the Cambria
hills then took the floor with his
magnificent display Of fruits. First
came the grapes. He has In his
vineyard about q dozen or more
varieties Of grapes, and had on ex-
hibition seven kinds. The Massasoit,
Concord, Catawba, Ives Seeding,
Eiyira, Niagara aud Empire State.
Some Of the kinds are exceedingly
rare and all were luscious, large and
lovely. Another Of Mr.. Bankers
specialties 10 peaches. Two kinds
Of ordinary clingstone, Indian,
Crawford, Felt's Rare Ripe, Golden
Rare Ripe and others were presented
BY this gentleman. Mr.. Barker's
peaches are ell seedlings, not bud
ded tree among the whole outfit, and
he has several hundred trees. His
experience In the cultivation Of the
peach tree warrants him In saying
that the tree should not be allowed
10 overbesr, and should be literally
pruned and cut back. He says that
hereafter he will not allow bis peach
trees 10 attain height more than he
can reach the topmost branch. He
sent some Of his samples 10 the Glen
dale nursery, at Junction City, By
request from that institution. /
On the whole the meeting was .
very profitable one, and inspired In
those present . deep seated cont
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