The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-24
STRAWBERRY SHOW.
A Good Meeting Of the Horticultural
Society Held at the Home
of Watson Wise.

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the Stark County Horticultural Society
about two hundred members and thei
friends gathered at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Watson Wise on Harrison Ave
nue., Canton, to celebrate the day.
Tables were spread to accommodate
about one hundred at sitting, under {
large tent, and, adjoining, our host hat
erected a commodious audience tent ant
a smaller tent from which ice cream was
served during the afternoon and evening
The exercises were somewhat abbrevi
ated by the failure of the essayist, Mr.
Aultfather, on account of business, to re
spond when the essay was called for
But after failing to meet the morning
train, Mr.. Aultfather hitchedup his horse
and drove the twenty miles, arriving
about three O'Clock p. III. and placed or
the table practical illustration of "what
kind of strawberries to grow"
His exhibit of thirty-two varieties con
stituted one of the finest exhibitions Of
berries ever shown before the society
He expected to have had at the meeting
seventy varieties but had not time to get
them ready.
At ten-thirty a. III. President Hayhurst
called the meeting to order, and made
haste so as to get through with the regu-
lar order so as to give time for the lit
erary and musical program to be render
ed in the afternoon.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved. Messrs Streb and Niesz were
appointed to collect membership fees.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Aultfather
who was to have opened the discussion
on strawberry Culture" Mr.. NJ. Alex
ander was called upon to tell his expert
ence in growing strawberries, In an
swer to question by Mr.. McGregor, Mr..
Alexander said he raised about 100 BUSH
els to the acre. Has been in the busi-
ness about Is years, doas not make any
especial effort to get the largest yield
but considers 100 bushels per acre to be
a good yield, but by careful tillage two
hundred bushels may be raised.
After piece of music by Jessie Van
dersol the meeting adjourned for dinner.
Meeting called to order at 1:3O p m
Organ solo by Miss Blanch Stambaugh.
Committee on orchards P. J. Palmer,
reported the prospect for apples not as
good as it was at last meeting; trees
bloomed very heavy but owing probably
to the cold weather many varieties will
not have a full crop.
c. w. Faust noticed the orchards
around Wooster that have been sprayed
will be very heavily laden with fruit, but
his own crop will be light.
NJ. Bitter finds some varieties of apple
trees in his orchard will be very full
others very few, early Richmond Cher
ries very full, other cherries not so full
as some years but quite good many.
Plums very few except Damson. Pears
very few.
z. Grant's.trees that had few on last
year are very full this year.
Committee on vineyards and small fruit
c. W. Faust-Strawberrie are yielding
almost full crop. On the Wooster ex-
perimental farm there were one hundred
varieties of strawberries heavily laden
with fruit, and Raspberries promise
heavy yield
Mrs Eggert reports from Beach City
the crop somewhat injured by frost.
COMMITTEE ON APPLES.
The variety and display of apples at
this meeting seems to have given the
right of way to strawberries and flowers,
there are however exhibited by J. F.
Niesz one sample Mecaciea Sweet which
for the varitey, is we'll preserved.
A sample Stark and a sample of long
keeper or 3 years old and remarkably
we'll preserved considering the age, all
good samples. Also specimen, Ben
Davis. One of Beuty Sweet, and one OF
Stark by Eli Grant.