Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-10-21
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
Many Subjects of Interest Dis
 cussed.

o'ciocx
 George N. C.sysou. We'll kuows fEui5 gro0eF, eontiuned the discussion on grapes and Esid the Coneo,ds ars no5 a success iu A7iz7as, as they dc not ripsn eqaany and drop from ths viaes- The Rogers grapes, he esid, ess grsnd. The $ 4iem srapes vii grow more pounds to the viHe than sny other
 O1 tho su bjsct. "The Bsst Psaoh for AFzone," diecoesiou wss psrtici psted in by G. M. Cieyson, A H Smith of Aihambra, Il. s Johnson and others, eacb naming favorje 0eriesies
 Discussion on the subject of ''The Beat Pear " was participated in b5 Msssrs. Johpsoe, Clsyson, Priest anu others, qualities being compared by those present
 George Ai Cis*son spoke On the sub- jeoS oE "Tns Bzs5 Pium" He strongly recon nendec the New Wickson plum for sz4, .vor and besring qualities He sad he had planted last winter 17OO trees of tbis variety in his orchard
 Prof. Blonrnie's papsr on ''fEhe Grown Root K los," S dissaee sffecsipg the peach, apricot and other fruits, was treatise oa the results gained by ex- permeuts at various places iu this country Sulphur, he said, ceo be coucted upon es S ramsdy Tde d:seese
 is contagious.
 Tne discussion wss led by J F. Bettler Of Mesa City, who called atten- tion to tbs grave character of this dis eese.
 OhRplsjn sc7st ss:d tue piace for 8 tree having @ey slgus ot root krot is 1T sae fire
 '1hs Canaier= Iedestry Commercially Oopsid-s+c" wts b. =uij ct O Dspsr writte,. by S4naa.-i Aiia,fe ct D ming, New disx e, end 'esd V she S-cre- tsry.
 Ina Use of c4naigrs in taasipg Is said, is still in tbe experiu ensa! sssge, es tanners Ers very conservative ir chsDgipg tbeir methods.
 Professor Guilsy Of the canslgre farm south of Phoenix stated that ceneigre is not s praosicstls farm crop. Ia re- sponge to an inquiry, he said a tsnDery aonid not pay in Paoenix, ss there gre not enough cattle slaughtered here. Professor Foro-s made the saateuent | shat capaigEe alone was not suitable for
 tanning sole leather.
 Professor Gully wished to know from
 whom hs got authority to make this ststeme ns. n winch Mr Forbes repled l Shat te had spent part of the summer in Nji9sukes and th.t this B the con- ciusioc fl Mlweuk4a tanners
 A paper oo the sutject, "The Best Vsrietiss Of Cotn for Arizora," Written by 1 B So!onGn sad read by the secretary. peovoked au interesting dis cussion.
 MF. Solomon stated that fertilization of the ground is net necessary OF a. least has not been doae In his opin- ion if the crop were cultivated, Arizona could raise corn that would surpsss she best records of the East. Two crops csn bs Esised in Arizona in one season.
 Chaplain Scott said he has raised corn in Arizona that yielded fifty to sixty bushels per acre. He rsised it in his orchard.
 D G Frankenburg, who hss soms fine spec 'mens on exhibition, gave en inter- eating sec 5pn5 Of she crop be is 0oe raising.
 Professor Gully sgid he had talked and written that corn could not be raised in Arizona. The hot sua, be stated. seems to have robbed the soil of it's orgsnio matter. Corn cannot be raised, in his judgment, on freshly 1 broken desert land. Ground that has been in alfalfa or wheat will raise ccrp, 1 however.
 TDe evening session of Friday VAS l iaTgsly devo sd to E ureetiee on sugsF beet culture iy Pfofeeecr Foi bee, analytical ci au Is at the Tucson Uni versity. His 1T 'yses were F. asde with the purpose f -c-rtsiuing tbs effsct of climate, SO. s. re. h the cooler portions of the Teis sofy. be said, seven samples gave l2t7 per cent. of s.gar snd 755 per Cent 10 purity. L. the 1 warmer portiane tNsnty five samples gave 1922 rE csnt. CfsuFsE and 67 per cent. in -rity.
 phirtesn npes Of sugar beets re caivag ste h-ss ct care showed Il g par cens. of sug4r sod 68 8 Fer cent. in puritx Twenty four sau,,,i. : .c vse mediual care sLo- ed 9 B Eer c-5st. Ut sugar and .66 3 re7 esnt- in rurl'y- Sixty samples th.t 5e esived 10 ceIe II cultivation sboaed 6.35 per cent. of snsnr and 53.4 psr csns in snrity
 It was also found that the Kiipwan- z eoaners variety cid best in Atizons and that soils urdsr cultivation for soma years wsre most. fayorable
 Prof. Jsmes w. @oumey, ot tbe Tucson U0ive; eisy a'so delivered sn ad- drees in the eveait g on the subisct, "Fo bacco Iosecsa."
 Ths Saturday noIhiIg sessicn of the | Arazons Agricultural Aseo oci8sion con veaed in the upty court room st II | o'clock. she P. o-s. ID b=iaa lsd by E R Gosrey of Flags If ou tti- subisot: "Ariz9as's Shesr dos-sy." This sub jsca had b5- a-=-g- @d tr J Ps-e Be hau, who v-s u8si.le 0 o7 i-7ese11. Mr. Gosney's s~v-5w - s3s.- 4se eap in- dus%ry in es=s zir wars 4vas ot,s z