The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-26
HORTICULTURE.
A BIG MEETING AT THE RESIDENCE OF
j. F. ROTH.

OF the Stark County horticultural society
assembled at the spacious nome OF MIR.
and Mrs, John Y. Roth, three miles sousn
east of Canton Wednesday for their
regular January meeting, and feasted and
sang and conversed and discussed matter
bearing upon the art OF how to achieve
the best results Ia the growing OF fruits
and flowers and corn aud potatoes.
Numerically the meeting was one OF the
largest held for some time aud tue cheers
ful hospitality extended to ali the guests
made il also one OF the most enjoyable
from q social standpoint.
No morning session was held end the
time intervening between the arrival ot
the guests and the dinner hour was put in
profitably in sociAbility. Shortly before
noon ell nandr were escorted To the dining
room where a royal feast was spread ana
OF which all partook with keen relish.
Az 1920 O'Clock President j.. A. Borst
called tbe session TO order and the as
Bembly got down to work,
The secretary's and treasurer's reports
for last year, were read, accepted, aud
ordered printed in lastyear's proceedings.
The time having arrived for Vhe retire.
ment of last years. officers, President
Borst delivered the following Valedtctory
address be fore yielding the chair:
"As the time has come for rue to retire
from the honored position to which by
your votes one year ago assigned me, |
take this opportunity 10 thank you alt
sincerely for the courteous treatment
which you have shown towards me during
my term as president Of the Stark County
Horticultural Society. l feel that our
meetings the past year have been inter
esting and profitable, and l hereby &C
knowledge my obligations to the mem
bers for much valuable information which
has been made the common property OF
all. ] shall ever cherish the recollection
of our mopthly meetiugs, and the good
will and good fellowship which they en-
gender as a precious memory, and in re-
firing from the Office l again thank you.
l cheerfuliy turn over to my successor the
honored Office, and hoping that each
future meeting may show an increased
interest in the advancement OF horti'
culture"
At the conclusion OF his remarks he
turned the gavsl over to the new presl-
dent, Mr.. Charles A. Krider, and Mrs,
Eggert, the outgoing secretary likewise
retired from office in favor OF Mr.. d..
ROckhill.
A communication was read from n
former member of the society asking that
be might be favored with tue annual re-
ports.
A epCcial committee appointed to visit
the State Horticultural Society, bad aele'
gated it's power 20 proxy, >. E. NiesE,
who prepared written report TO present
to the State Society, outlining our plan OF
work for the coming year.
Mr. Niesz, although failing to get to the
meeting Of the state society, sent his re.
port by Brother AlGfather. Oar proposed
plan Of Offering premiums caused much
discussion, forebodinG in the main no
good to the society. NJ. Bitter seemed TO
voice the general sentiment when he de-
clared in favor of trying the new plan for
one year at least.
Prof. o. Reed ct this ncture having
come from dinner, favored the meeting
with bass Bolo, "The Storm at Sea-" in
which be showed bis possibilities under
more favorable circumstances, having on
this occasion, as before noted, just arisen
from such dinner es would have knock-
ed all the music out of an ordinary artist,
and having no instrument on which to
play an accOmpa u!ment.
Essayist, A. Pontiua, left his manu-
script at home, but delivered his essay
from his "head out" He Baid: "As
look around today see only Two or three
Of the old charter members who fourteen
years ago were present at tue orRapiza~
ton Of this society. The grim reaper has
gathered in many, but there Ia one feA~
tura noticeable about this society, thRt
those who once join always remain mem
hers until taken away by death. The 80.
ciety has grown and prospered and won
the respect OF the community. Every
meeting ever appointed has been held and
much good has been done. The society
has been an education TO its members and
the people at large. II has helped to in"
Huence the people to reallz alton OF the
fact that this county is "a garden spot, and
that the people here are progressive and
intelligent. ! hope that the younger gen
eratious will be enlisted in the work, 90
that the march of progress and prosperity
Ehall be kept up.n
Mr.. J. Y. NieS2 added much interesting
rf he rlNJ Il ~ nF a
County society, showing that we have
made progress not only ia the quality of
the things grown, but in the kowledEe of
names of fruits, SO that our members may
feel justly proud of our position among
the societies Of the state.
The discussion OF the essay was coptin-
ued by Mr., B.izer, Mr.. Roth, Mrs. ELgerg
and what might be regarded as the cli'
max of the discussion b. father James
Bavliss.
Query drawer: ''Ia the sprayingof sppie
trees indispensable TO a crop ?n
Mr.. BiiIsr said that he believed II we
want perfect fruit we must spray.
A. Pontius thought that if we could res
store our soil to something OF lis original
pruductivenes we might have fine fruit
spray or no spray. He believed it u matter
or fertilising rather than spraying.
Mr.. EssiG believed in doctoring accords
ing to the disease fertilzing will not kill
ing may be necessary.
C.. W. Faust bad paid particular atten-
ton 10 new remedies. He believed in ju-
dicious spraying, and also in iudicious
fertilzing. We often use insecticides
too strong and de.troy the plant and often
only to make a harbor for the pests that
destroy both tree and fruit.
Mrs. Eggert thinks from actual expert
ment that water alone is good spraying
fluid.
Mr.. Reed sang, "How De World Was
Made"
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Lewis Essig reports orchards going into
winter in good shape.
Mr.. Faust thinks that the wood in our
orchards is In splendid condition.
g. W. Faust on vineyards reports the
grape vines in excellent condition.
Report of commmitte on fruits SLOWING
to the intense cold the display of applee is
somewhat meaRre but of fine quality.
S. II. RockhilI ebhibits weil preserved
King.
Baldwin and variety very seldom ex-
hibited among our displays, known by the
name OF Catsup apple, fine SNOWY
sample and q specimen OF Rome Beauty.
Our host, as usual, makes very fine
and creditRble dish of fruits, vegetables
and corn.
Among the fruits we find some very
tempting samples of Rhode Island Green
ings, Fallenwalders and King apple. Also
q variety for name of which is referred to
committee on nomenclature.
j. e. NIEsz.
M. BITzER,
Committee.
Vsgetables-Your committee finds on
the table two varieties OF potatoes by }. II.
Roth, viz: Henderson's Early Puritan and
Rural New Yorker No. 2, very fine. Also
by same very excellent sample OF I'm
proved yellow field corn.