The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-22
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wisconsin horticultural Meeting.

Continued from page 1881
The subject of the semi-centennial
celebration of Wisconsin as state was
introduced, and after some discussion
as to what part of the work the society
would assume, on motion j. G. Plumb
of Milton was made the historian of the
society to collect and prepare matter
to be printed for distribution as the So
ciety may direct. Mr.. Chas. Hirsch-
niger of Baraboo gave history of the
Newell apple. The seed was brought
from New York and planted in 1S48 in
township II, range SO, on section 13,
and was the only tree of the lot that did
not winter kill. 1t was transplanted
when quite small on section IA, where it
now stands in healthy condition after a
life of nearly half century.
The secretary presented his plan for
planting the trial orchard, which led
to discussion of varieties and hardness.
Prof. Golf thought that top working on
hardy stocks had tendency to in
creased hardness of varieties, but
would not do it for all varieties-would
start with ten varieties that are known
to be hardy and take twelve trees of
each and plant thirty feet apart. And
for the trial orchard would take all
new, promising varieties, as they may
be offered by growers, or would top
work by putting scions in older or bear
ing trees.
Mr.. Hirschinger favored owning the
land rather than renting for a term of
years. Would set out five acres the
coming spring of our known hardy va
| rieties, Duchess, McMahan, Newell. Hi
bernal, Scott's Winter, Avista, N. w.
Greening and Wealthy. Considered the
Hibernal was more hardy than the
Duchess. Would plant twenty feet
apart each way, and favored the expert
mental orchard of all hardy varieties
he could get. Would plant the trees
from two to five year olds, nursery
| grown.
Only very few from the committee
Of observation reported. ]. L. Herbst
| of Sparta said that the severe frost of
last May killed most all the strawber-
ries, as we'll as the raspberries. Cur
rants were considerably damaged,
gooseberries only slightly, and were a
good crop. The late rains in that local
| ity favored plant growth, and the pros
| pect for strawberry crop with an
abundance of plants for 1896 was good.
Report from Eau Claire.-Frost was
| damaging, but though the crop of small
fruit was not Large prices were good
Plums and grapes were fine crop.
Mr.. Converse Of Fl. Atkinson.-The
past season was very poor for small
| fruits; strawberries nearly a failure
| Currants and gooseberries a good crop.
! The earliest plantations of strawberries
last spring are the most promising for
q crop in 1896. Would advise fruit
growers to stick by those varieties
which paid them best.
Baraboo.-All small fruits nearly a
failure by reason of May frosts. The
promise of tree fruits was fine, but
owing to the hard freeze no fruit SET
Sturgeon Bay, Door County.-Plums
a fine crop, apples good, strawberries
injured some by frost.
Appleton, Outagamie County.-Mrs.
Huntley reported plum trees in full
bloom May 10 with mercury at 90.
May 10, apple trees in full bloom, with
ice and snow. Grape leaves all killed,
but some new bloom from dormant
buds matured little fruit. Currants
were total failure.
George J. kellogg of GAINESVILLE gave
a short paper, Orchards in Hard
Places" Advised planting the seeds Of
Duchess and Hibernal where you want
ed the trees to grow; did not believe in
whole root CRAFTS, but preferred to graft
seedlings when two years old with Vir-
| ginia Crab then after two years
growth top work with Duchess, Charla-
moff, Hibernal, Repka, Melenka and
Patterns Greening. For culinary pur-
poses the Virginia Crab is equal to
Transcendent. All young trees should
be shaded on the south side with some
kind of protection from the hot sun.
J Mr.. J. G. Plumb thought such trees
| would be too expensive for the farmers
to buy, as no nurseryman could afford
to grow them to sell for less than Is
cents apiece. He favored a short root
with long scion, plant rather deep, and
in two years time you have tree vir-
tually on its own roots. Mr.. Hoxie
thought farmers would not object to
paying rs cents for an apple tree IL they
were sure they were getting something
hardy. He had known some who had
paid more than this sum and then were
fooled. Mr.. Philips conceded with the
statement. Mr.. Hinkley, delegate from
iowa, stated that he saw very fine ap-
pies last fall from Nebraska, grown on
trees from seeds planted where the
trees were to remain, and were top
worked with such varieties as were
wanted, and this plan was much ia
=, vored in that state. Mr.. Potter of
Charles City, Iowa, had found the seeds
Of the Perry Russet to be very hardy.
Seedlings Of the Whitney No. 20 are
the most hardy Of any variety he has
planted. Sweet Russell Is very hardy
and the variety was originally from
Vermont Virginia and Shields Grabs