The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-27

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A little depression here please As our society
Is largely composed Of agriculturalist as well
rs horticultunlists deem II proper to speek
Of the rather gloomy outlook Of our growing
crops. Present appearances would indicate
that our hay crop will fall far short Of the de-
mand for the coming winter. 1t also appears
that our wheat crop has been greatly injured
by the severe frosts in May last. BY this time
it will be quite apparent as to whether our
wheat fields will pay to allow them to ripen mp
and go through the usual and somewhat ex-
form of gathering threshing and
marketing the grain. Hay is now bringing in
the market 10 to IL dollars per ton. take 1t
that almost any of your wheat fields would
cut ton of hay to the acre which would pay
you better than sl,25 per bushel for your
wheat. And can say to you In all confidence
gained from actual experience, that one ton of
wheat hay will go as far as one and one half
tons of the best timothy hay you have ever
had in your NOV. 1t should be cut from a
week to ten days before it would ripen. In
the great frost Of 1859 had nothing to feed
my stock but frozen wheat hay and must say
never had stock look so well in the spring.
And further I would advise the sowing Oh
corn and even millet although little late
perhaps for the latter 1t will certainly pay
you. Respectfully Yours,
GEORGE w. LAWRENCE.
President Stark county Horticultural Society.
REPORT OF ORCHARDS.
J. Y. Roth. The fruit of this part Of
country will not reach 1'ie per cent.
q. W. Faust: Will hava about 1.5 per cent
of yellow transparent and red astrachan early
Richmond cherries total failure not 1-12
crop Of strawberries but had they been
mulched would have had several good pick
ings.
Clayton Holl: Will have about crop If
all on trees now remain. Have more apples In
orchard than any one year for ten years not
more than half IA dozen trees but what have
apples on. viii have about one half crop of
raspberries.
H. H. Aultfather: Have four trees of Ben
Davis and one of Grimes golden full, two trees
of Baldwin very full. If half fall of still be
enough left Think there will be crop in
my orchard. Ten or twelve orchards smear, not
most all fallen off. Report of one mans
orchard who will have 100 bushels Of pears.
Raspberries on high ground almost full crop,
on low ground no crop, think there should not
be more than I crop If there had been no
frost on account of dry weather. Recommends
cutting back canes and cultivate for next year
letting the few berries go.
Watson Wise: Asks will it be profitable to
raise 15O bushels Of raspberries to the acre? He
thinks not it requires too much fertilizer,
satisfied with sixty or seventy bushel.
H. H. Aulttather: Cultivate more, need
less manures, some are satisfied with anything
others not satisfied at all. Those that give all
attention reap best crop.
CIV. Faust Keep cultivator going it adds
moisture to have deep bed of loose earth.
I. f. Roth: Think report should not that
say there will be more than ten per cent of
full crop on an average.
Joseph Hayhurst Think there may be more
in some parts Of country.
C. Krider: Will have from present indica-
tions 100 per cent Of Baldwin and Stark, go
per cent of Ben Davis and 40 per cent Of
Grimes Golden.
Mrs. William Slusser: Orchard is very foil,
Ohio Nonpareil is very full and fine large fruit
should loose ! of fruit yet Red astrachan,
grimes golden and maiden blush all too full.
w. 1. Oberlin: win have larger crop than
for many years.
]. l.. Roth: Sprayed my trees, had good
prospects, never better, but the last heavy
frost, took everything in both orchards of six
or seven acres. Think there will not be one
bushel when ripe.
Mr. Bitter: Wants the report from different
sections of the county; the report is likely to
be over estimated unless a full report is given.
He will have one-half crop in his orchard, but
he always has apples; has protected situation.
Pear trees around his house are full, but those
in orchard have all had to be cut back on ac-
count of cap blight.
Mr.. A. ]. Shafier, of Freeburg: In drive
today of fifteen miles only saw three trees that
had any apples on; will not have one-half BUSH
el in my orchard.
Mr.. Holibaugh, of Marlboro: viii have
about one-fourth crop.
COMMITTEE ON GRAPE VINES.
Mr.. Hayhurst Reports his vines in about
the worst condition he has seen; will have to
cut back vines to the root.
Mr.. Watson Wise: Vines have put out new
shoots, did not cut off old shoots, but his wife
reported that she had done so.
p. ]. Palmer; At my farm the man pulled
all the frozen twigs off the vines; they look
healthy; are putting out new shoots, but where
live nothing was done to the vines and they
seem almost dead.
Mr.. Bitter: The vine reported on last month
that part was frozen and part escaped; pulled
OIL dead shoots; vine all covered and will have
grapes on that vine; cannot see any difference
from cutting or pulling OFF the frozen twigs;
some will have to be cut back to the ground
and some are in good condition.
G. w. Faust: 1t will save time to cut within
one or two feet of the ground and grow new
vines on many of the injured vines. There
are very few vines that will make punches;
cut back Immediately after frost.
II. H. Aultfather; Cut of and destroy al.
old bark; il will destroy insects for the next
year.
Committee ON apples, pears, &c,
Mr.. Holibaugh: Only few apples and no
name.
COMMITTEE ON STONE FRUIT.
Your committee find but one sample on ex.
hibition, a variety of cherries for name from
G. Mcdowell. They are exceedingly fine and
committee decide they are Governor Wood, a
cherry that is worthy of cultivation and very
perfect in form. S. L. CoRRELL,
MRS. ]. w. TEETERs,
Committee.