Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

Injurious Insects Dr. w. r.. How
ard, Fort Worth,
Tree Diseases or Injurious Fungi.
| G.. Onderdonk. Nursery.
spraying Insecticides and Fungi
| cidcs: Prof. h. II. Price. A. & NJ. coll
lege.
| Point.
Vineyards; E. c. Campbell, Aivar-
Stone Fruits: f. T. Ramsey, Ma
homet
Core Fruits: W. W. stcli. Paris.
Small Fruits; ]. b. Baker, Fort
Vegetables; Robert Nicholson. Dal-
ornamentais: VIM, watson. Bren-
ham.
New Fruits; j. 7. whitaker Tyler,
Marketing Fruits; c. Faulkner
Waco.
cannerics; F, p. Holland, Dallas,
Disqualification; +. Il. Rooster,
Dallas,
Thursdays p M.
Address--why Fruit Trees are Short
Llved-Remedy. II. v. Munson, Dent
Address-The Texas Coast Country;
A. Whitaker. Houston.
paper-Root Rot or Root Knot NJ
lhecting Fruit Trees: L. w. MNiy'
Dickinson.
Address The Tree Seller; Il. l..
Huffman. Fort Worth.
Paper - Study Botany; Miss Kate
Kerr, Sherman.
} Paper-Oriental Fruits: j. It. Whita-
ker. Tyler,
. Address-Fruit on the Farm: J. c.
Q Ncwberry. Pilot Point
Q Address-Bees In the Orchard; Mrs.
. s. r. sherman Salado.
t Paper - Varieties to Plant; c. H.
< Kidd, WaNahachie. ~
e Address-Piant Fruit Trees; Il. W.
p kirkpatrick, Mckinney
d All papers read, and copies OF AZ 40,
p dresses made, must be nled with the
d secretary.
e Reports Of secretary and treasurer
n and finance committee, viz; y. Z. New
Re berry, j e. Bowman, s. +. SPARKS
ie Discussion on Improvement of So
:. ciety.
e Memorial services.
a. 10 to i2 a. m.-Paylng premiums.
a p. m.-Conunuing business meet
. Election OF officers
ar Selection OF next place OF meeting
New business,
te Resolutions,
Ne Excursion to Galveston; stopping
he along the way to see the orchards
w and at night a swim in the gulf
Nc HorticuIturr.
he II you will look under your plum
4 trees YOU will likely find the ground
~ covered with plums that have faller
he on Examine these plums ana yot
"A will find ON one side q crescent -shnpe'
he scar and gum at both points. LOOK "
these plums and you VIII hnd Worn
ir- which Is the larvae OF the pevuo NVhM'
he us curculio
la The curcullo is small beetle tina
nv makes Its appearance Just as the younl
nr piums are formed, aud begins AZ one
10 bite the young plums and deposl
it's eggs aud feed ON buds, leaves, etc
Ii also attacks cherries. peaches AM
other fruits. but prefers the plum.
les The thing to do now rs 10 game
for up the piums that are on the groun
a., and destroy them with IRE. This WI
nv XII the eggs and larvae The curcau
can be killed In this way; set w
md frames lxS feet. cover them Win VIM
sal cloth. place on tine ground under ~
tree and lar the tree. When the tie
ate ~ suddenly Jared the beetle double
uy up it's legs and falls, and VIII thus IA
We upon the cloth, where you can ensl
So Kill II. II II best 10 jar with a malt
IN bark OF the tree. The time to jar
MS early IN the morning. II you have h'
ru- fcw plum trees. clear everything on
lls the ground under them and then Ia
unu chips and pieces OF bark on inc gruuI
'urd under the trees Jar the trees IN u
thl morning, and then about noon you WI
anu find the BEETLES under these chill
hs where you can easily XIII them. "
OF worm that Is often found IN peach
sid is the larvae Of this beetle
A good way Is TO plant plum tire
eN plentifully In your peach orchard
'uhl wen distributed, II VIII save I
iorN peaches. and the beetle can be eAhl
anu destroyed from the plum trees ~
dol. best time TO KIN the beetle II lust hIt
get the young plums are formed, t
IN trees should be Jared twice We
'ru' then.
The curculio exists everywhere, a
lnve Is the cause OF much damage TO iru
et- II Is now at work In your orchai
eed- Get after him, II you win Keep |
Win curculio out Of your fruit ana I
e OF borer out Of your trees, you Will ma
'me, fine fruit and iong-lived trees. I.
the burer was fully dlhucsseu IN
this Xveel,,s Gazette.
50 Ninety per cent OF the roots OF tn
hout live only few months lhey are IN
l. feeders and penetrate In all direcuo
r all If YOU pillow your orchards now you
and break these roots, and ln1urc the tr'
thu in many ways. The fruit VIII not
l4th, so large and line, and as the roofs
with lots OF work in maturing wood il enc,
the this work; and unripe wood II the
low. ,yinnint, Of a dead orchard. The grou
II In the orchard should be stirred gen
y 80 with n harrow or cultivatur after
eX- leaves are formed, before this plowi
L., can be done. So , :,
nlted rine fruit around their homes, .
- there is nothing so profitable as fr
Huff' II is healthy. and nils an import
place as food. There are many rehs
why those who try to have fruit o.
faii; they plant variety not SUI
fair 10 their soil or climate. There nre
-. rieties OF all kinda OF fruits for
'ie'S kinds OF soils and climates. AGAIN,
let's cause many 10 fail. In Califor
and they have over one hundred insect {
Tor mics TO fruit growing. In Texas N
p. nrc not 80 many, yet there are 70
and destructive ones. too.
riding Then often the fault Is In not KIN
10 So ing how to take care of fruit ",
when 10 prune. pillow, how 10 fertil
3 by etc. The members OF the TeNns y
horticultural Society have masi'
those questions. and succeeded IN 81
,np fine fruit and plenty OF H. Y
utier, hold their annual meeting for orr, iss \
Houston July II 70 ~. Ihqse WV ~, y
na--J. attend this meeting. II Will pay u