The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-08-24
HORTICULTURAL.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE SOCIETY,


August 16,b, AZ the residence of j. w.
Teeters. two miles northwest of Alliance,
on the farm that has been In the Teeters
family for more than ftty years.
The attendance was good and one OF
the liveliest meetings Of the season was
held. Over one hundred people ate din~
ner under the tent, aud At the conclusion
of the feast, the secretary called the
meeting to order and named A. Nc.
GreRor as cnsirmsn, both president and
vice president being absent.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Eli Grant was appointed TO collect
membership fees and solicit new mem /.
bers, after which the regular order OF
business was taken up.
Essayist, Mrs. /. g. Coates, for want OF
time to write an essay, selected from
"The Union Signal,n an article entitled
"ColumbiAn Crums,m by b. V. CUshmaD,
Nj. D., describing Modern Dairy. Appli-
ances, AS exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
and she wonderful products OF cows,
competing for prizes 10 producing butter,
cheese and milk. DR.. Cushman with bis
niece gained access to the apartments
where these wonderful cows are being
teated, under solemn promise that he
would be every quiet.n Holstsins, Jer'
seys and Durhams, with pediRrees away
"up In G,n are in competition, and the
products already recorded from some OF
them looks too fabulous to publish in this
report. Cleanliness and quletness Is the
inexorAble law in the care of these con'
testAnts.
In commenting on the paper, NJ. M.
Southworth, superintendent OF the Fair
mount Cbiluren'B Home, gave some val
liable suggestions vito reference to the
care of cows but rather discouraged buys
ing high priced cows with high sounding
pedigrees, With the expectation OF getting
enormous products, under the care ordi-
nArtlv OiuRt1 faFma.
p. J. Palmer urged the necessity OF
keeping stables clean and pure, especial
ly during milking time.
Mr.. Faust spoke of the great merits OF
the Jersey COW as a butter maker; but Mr.,
McGreRor stated that u Holstein won the
butter making prize at a contest lately had
at the Ohio experiment station.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Eli Grant reports not over one-haR OF
one per cent OF an apple crop; not over
fifteen per cent of a peach crop; 65 per
cent of ulums and fair crop OF grapes.
MIR. Faust asked whether there was
anything ia the Russian variety of fruits
az recomm ended so highly by fruit tree
agents.
He had bsen diaappointed in his effort
TO get great results from Russian fruit
trees.
ELI Grant renewed the old question as
to whether sprayIng does any good.
This question comes now with an ap-
parent idea that spraying ought to have
produced apples, even though there were
no blossoms on the trees.
Mr. Bi'2sr is our chisf"mogul"on spray
ing, but says spraying will not bring fruit
where there are no blossoms.
Mr.. Faus', ,ou vineyards, hopes for fair
crop OF grapes il the dry weather does not
iDjure t1em.
Mr.. Grant recommended an emulsion
for tine prevention Of rot ia grapes, con-
sistinR of qt ammonia, Id SOAP gal.
water.
Mr., Southworth recommended careful
cultivation OF the vineyard and heavy
pruning at the proper season. Both be.
ing done early IN she season. Also cut
back grape vines even now to let in light.
Mr.. Fnust recommended the use of
wood ashes as fertilizer, especially for
the grape.
Your committee on apples find on the
table one plate of Queen Anne apples by
J. A.. Bor0t, very flue specimen, good
quality, worthy of cultivation. Also by
the same, one plate of Clapps FSvorite
pear, one Of flemish Beauty, excellent
specimen. Mr.. Bitter has 3 plates of
apples, Rhode Island Grssnin9, Ohio
Nonpareil, and Ben Davis, good quality,
but very much damaged by hail. One
dish OF Bsrtlott pears rather inferior, by
Eli Grant. One plate of pears by j. W.
Teeters for name, which we cannot name.
L. NlthNI,
J. r. ROTH
NJ. Bitter,
Stone fruit committee. Find on ex-
hlbition by Mr.. E. Grant, six vAritieH of
plums, consisting Of DNmaun, Cole's Col
den Drop, Bradshaw, Lumbnrd aud two
varieties for names which resemble DEM
son and are OF good size. One variety of
WheatlaDd peach, good specimens.
Mr.. j. A. Borst, three varieties plums,
good specimens,
One choice variety of peach, large
specimen for seeding. Mr.. Bitzer one
variety OF peach Seeding, very good
rieties of plums, Bradshaw and BRnkers
Gage, good specimens.
MIR. 5. h. Rockhill two varieties of
plums known as the Imperial Gage and
.Lumbard, large specimen.
w. FAUST,
p. PALMER,
S. L. CoRRELL.
Berries aud grapes,-Your committee
'hnd on the table sample of Champion |
Grapes by Mr. Grant, an early variety,
worthy Of cultivation. J. A. BoRsT.
Committee on vegetables find five varie' |
titles of potatoes on the table. |
j. L. Hayhurst, one variety be calls q |
Seeding; committee claim they have or. |
iginAted from tho Beauty of Hebron and |
fully ss good as the Beauty of Hebron.
David Fox, three varieties, one variety |
called PolAtls Meulufn, early, long, Wnlte, |
smooth, Early Pulitins. Early, good to |
use az soon as formed, quality excellent. |
Crown Jewels. early pototo, slightly |
pink, produce we'll, stand the drouth this |
dry weather better than other varieties. |
One plate by jesse Teeters for name, |
fairly good potatoes, unable to name.
G.P. LozER,
j. l.. WICKERsHAM,
DAVID Fox,
ID. M. SLUssER,
Committee.
Report OF committee on howers-Your |
committee And q very choice collection of |
flowers. Mr.. p. W. Faust exhibits a |
large collection of tube roses, carnations,
ten varieties, gerAniums, fuchsia, lantaua,
palm, sword fern, petunils. sAlyia, bridal |
rose and lilly forname which we call the |
spider lilly.
Mrs. Lou Thurstou, a large bowl of
sweet peas and flve varieties of aBters, |
one bouquet exhibited by Mrs. Mary Wolf |
comp osed Of nAaturtiuuns, zlnnas, candy |
tufts, glAdlSlus, althss, miRnonette, aster, |
vAringat9h leaved althea, heliotrope and |
sweet pgas; Mrs. Powell large display |
of sweet peas, bouquet OF sweet peas,
morocco bean and aprios tubsrosa, ex' |
hIbited by Mrs. Fox. One OF the largest |
displays is by Mrs. Reeder and 10 made up |
ofbhIox, several varieties OF candy tuft, |
tRnocence, stock, snapdragoD, mignon. |
site, pinks. pansies, sweet PEGS, corn |
fiowers, dwarf sun flowers, double lark |
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