The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-10-27

| disease, nor the work of insects. He also
said that on the adjoining farm of neigh.
| Dor the trees were healthy and quite pro-
| ductive. Probable causes were suggested
| by Messrs. Lotz, Horne., Castro, Hairless
| and others, but no definite conclusion was
| reached -a
Mr.. Wallis Nash made short talk de.
| scribing the methods Of fruit growers in
Tasmania. From letter received from o
friend he quoted extracts that showed nov.
ell features widely different from the Gus
| toms in vouge in America. Prune and
cherry orchards are cultivated and crops
are grown in the alley.ways between rows
of trees until they are six years old, after
| which attention is given to the crop proper.
Prof. Lotz had been expected to deliver
lecture upon some subject of interest to
| the society, but owing to arrangements pre-
viously made he was unable to comply. A
suitable substitute, however, was intro.
duced in the person of his assistant, Mr..
Fulton, who more than creditably acquitted
himself in reading a paper entitled 'Fertil-
lzers, showing, as DIR. Lott announced, that
he knew as much about the subject as any
man in the state. Mr.. Fulton, Scotch.
man by blrth, spent many years at ses, and
suffering from fortunes reverses found him
self on Yaquina bay almost penniless. In
Corvallis, secured work on the college farm,
attended school until his graduation and
since when has been employed as the above
would indicate.
A resolution of thanks was rendered to
DR.. Bloss, the citizens of Corvallis, and to
the musical talent for the many kindnesses
shown towards the society during their
stay in the city. ,.-s..,
DR.. Lotz made statement that it was
the desire of the faculty Of the college
experiment station to analyze the fruit
products Of Oregon, and requested the con.
tribution of one pound of fruit and like
amount of the soil in which it was grown,
the object being to ascertain the amount OF
sugar contained in the Oregon product ~
compared with fruits of other portions of
the country.
DR.. Cardwell, the president, declared the
meeting adjourned until the second Tuesday
in January, when the society will meet in
Portland and partake Of the hospitalities Of
that city. ,%,v.'-.,.. ~ H.,
Visitors report splendid session and an
agreeable visit. | ' 5sf..- -'--s.. 7@ g..1
+; Judge Denny was visitor during the
first days session. -s,
The fruit display in one of the rooms in
Col. ''Bob" johnson, having paid his dol.
lar, is now full.hedged horticulturist. l
C. L. Watt, Salem, representing the fruit
collection of the Oregon State board of agri.
culture, was here on Tuesday. H - "st{
The O. A. G. male quartet is all right,
Messers. Bloss, Emmett, johnson and Fulton
being artists in their respective lines. -,
Much disappointment was manifested at
the absence of couple of gentlemen who
had prepared valuable articles Of interest.
G. N. Moore, of Salem, once ex.Gov.
Moody's private secretary, and now prom,
inent republican leader, was Corvallis Wis. /,
itor. 't.@ yirs .hs- .. s. 20 VI
DR.. Cardwel, the president of the So
ciety, was a former resident of Benton
county, and has yet many friends here.
abouts. 10. ~'--f 't
Press representatives; Mr.. Lee, of the
Northwest Pacific Farmer, and Mr.. VIII
hanson, of the Rural Northwest, were,
present. 4..s. -
Secretary Sargent expressed the opinion
to The GAZETTE reporter THAT the meeting
excelled all others in practical value to fruit
growers. ,-t~r
G.. l.. Rees, who resides q few miles from
Corvallis, attended the society meetings and
brought an EXHIBIT of the products Of his
farm consisting of "a potatoes that weighed
GA pounds, half which were Early Rose and
the other portion Canada Victory; . beet
25 pounds in weight and four feet long, in.
cluding its top; carrot weighing Is
pounds, four feet long, and other articles
composing very nice display. fr. = III,
=. DR.. J. R. Caldwell, Henry E. Dosch and
Emile Schanno, members of the state board
of horticulture, and other prominent mem.
bers of the society, visited the large prune
ranch five miles north. of Corvallis yester-
day forenoon and expressed their surprise
at it's excellent iappearance-in fact, they I
it one of the most promising Or
chards in the state. They offered some val.
liable hints to the managers and each Of
the gentlemen gave some practical lessons in
trimming young trees.7u,5s- ait' - -.~1' &.
- Mr.. A.. Noltuer, proprietor Of the Port
land Dispatch, was in attendance ON the
meetings of the society. Many years ago
this gentleman was the editor and publish.
er OF the Corvallis Messenger, which was
printed upon the old Adams hand press now e
in this office. Tony" as he'is familiarly
called, has many old acquaintance about this
city and during his stay he visited many q
whilom scene with which he had been con-,
versant The great trouble}with ''Tony" Is =
his political views and affiliations, for dur.
ing his long career in editorial harness he
has advocated the policies of the losing side,
and has failed to receive proper reward. .
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