Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-24
FRulTs 49, PAckAaEs.
TIE second Days confzrsncs OF Fruit
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about nifty fruit growers we're IN at
tend auce a. tns morning session Of tie
joint session u fruit growers and man
ufzctarsrs CT packages Yesterday Toe
Hon =. :. B4leY read a paper IN which
he strongly urged the importance OF
good roaais u the fruit growers IA get
ting t8e.r crops 10 market. Joseph
Iaaain Of south Haven discussed tns
eomHsfcssi pear orchard. Inc form
aRd sszs or the nrst packages and how
% secure uniformity Ia size Sas dis
cussed, j. A. fesree IA behalf OF the
growers and A. j. Brown for the COM
mission men. TIE following commit
tee vas appointed to recommend some
stanc4rd azed basket. j. A. Pearce
aud ~. X. MunsOn OF the Grand RIVER
Valley Horticultural soelsty; ID. W.
Wiley and Alexander Hamilton OF the
West Michigan Fruit Growers assoeia-
ton, A. j. Brown on the part OF the
comm zsl0n msn; L. A. stowe on the
part OF tho retail grocers. and II. D.
Brahmsn and L. z. Woodman for the
fruit growers.
The general subject Of the afternoon
session Was experiences of the season
with vsrlsties under cultivation" In
tns absence of g. III. LeFleur. or Mill
Grove, the discussion on bis paper,
''Can anything be done 10 induce our
old apple trees 70 produce enough
fruit for home use" was made general.
J.. q. Ramsdell. Of South Haven,
was not able TO be present and his topic
..Small Fruits" was gwen out for gen
ersl discussion. Thomas Wilde, al ex-
pert answered questions
Mr.. Kellogg. or Iona, Gale Hop
kns. # south Haven. NJ. Human, OF
Douglas, and George G.. Bennett. also
spoke. :. ,. Bailey aud Judge Rus
eel, OF Hart, discussed the "Albertl"
peach
Edward Hutchinson OF FennvilIe
read paper on THE Primary Princi-
pies OK Plant Nutrition"
Mr.. MUIR asked if land plaster was .
stimulant, or does il retain the am
mona naturally lost from the soil?
Mr.. Hulcnlns stated that he knew by
experience that land stimulated by
send plaster finally failed 10 respond.
During tho session the Grand
River Valley horticultural society
held its annual election with tho
following results. President, j. A.
PeaEce, wee president, W. y. Cook;
secretary, I. IA. Brown; treasurer. h.
Chase Philips; executive board, ;. ;.
Bailey. Thomas Wilde, Edmund Man
lev and Asa w. Slaytou. Charles w.
Garfield was elected an honorary men,
Der OF the board.
Ia the evening the uniform package
comm. ttee reported a resolution that
the regular one-fifth Climax peach
basket and standard five pound basket
be adopted. They also recommended
that no smaller baskets be manufac-
tured or used. The report was adopt
ed after being amended to have the
basket 90 with the fruit and adopting
the vine measure as the standard for
small fruit Papers were read by A.
Adams OF shelby on Fine and Super.
Tor Fruit for Markets" and by &. NJ.
Shelter of south Raven on "Can
Peaches BE Successfully Grown on
Land Once Wet II Properly Drained
tie Other Conditions Being the Same"
The committee on fruit and the COM
nittee on resolutions presented their
reports. which were adopted. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
tho Hon. D. W. Wiley of Douglas;
first vice president, Judge Russell
OF Hart; second vice president.
George McCiatchie of Ludington;
third vice president, A. Bos OF
Forrest Grove; fourth vice pres!-
dent. w. II. Payne of South Haven;
fifth vice president, Albert Jackson Of
Lowell: secretary. &. l. Whitney of
Muskegon; treasurer, w. A. Smith of
Benton Hsruor. Executive board.
y. HaEk OF Ludington, Joseph Lannin
OF South Haven. j. A. Pesrce OF Grand
Haven. Walter Philips of Grand
Haven. Alexander Hamilton of Ganges.
A short ditcusson followed on the
value OF new varieties of apples, and
the sessOn adjourned