Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
OUR FRUIT INTEREST.
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF vIR-
GINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The Address OF the Presidcnt-AppIcs
and Grnpcs-Hcmarks on Peach
Cuiture-Thc san Jose scaIe-EIec-
ton OF oalccrs.
ton of oaicers.

IYNCHBURG. VA. October Il-(spe-
olai.) 1.-THE first annual meeting OF tae
Virginia Horticultural Society is being
held IN this city. To-day President
Woods delivered his annual address. II
Is document OF considerable length.
and fun OF important information to
Virginia fruit-growers. lie called atten-
ton TO the fact that Virginia could only
hope TO regain her former pre-eminence
in agriculture through the work OF the
horticulturists- He said that a happy
combination here OF soil and climate
bring TO perfection the fruits and vegeta-
bles OF the temperate zone. The grapes
Of Virginia as tested by the sacchrome-
ter far surpass the grapes OF Western
New York and California. and the Lon
don Pathological Society has given the
Aloemarle pippin the palm as the best
apple in the world. MIR. Woods gave a
number OF Instances OF the value OF Vir-
ginia's orchard products One young
man sold his first crop Of peaches for 81
per bushel I'm the New York market
more than paying for the land and all
stance was related where a gentleman
received 1900 for the fruit ON 125 young
appie-trees. Another declined $l5.O00
for tho crop on 1000 trees. This
last-named orchard will pay the
owner above 800 per acre this
year. But the speaker showed that,
Notwithstanding these facts. our apple
Industry is undeveloped. One county in
the State OF New York ships more APP
PIES than The whole State Of Virginia.
Mr.. Woods dwelt upon the important
mission Of a state horticultural society
II ought, he said, to arouse the people
10 an appreciation OF their opportunities.
PEACH CULTURE.
Mr.. Hall. of Connecticut. followed Mr.
Woods. and discussed the question OF
peach culture. He spoke very encourage
ingly Of the prospect Of peach culture
in Virginia, saying that her high. warm
hiIlsides ought 10 grow the best of fruit.
Professor W. A. Taylor. Assistant
United States Pomologist. spoke briefly
OF some Of the problems Of fruit Gull
ture in Virginia and elsewhere. He ad-
vanced the opinion that good fruit Gull
ture could not we'll be overdone. but that
II was far better 10 limit ones effort to
300 trees. or such n number as could be
cared for properly. than TO spread out
over so MUCH teIillOFy tIdt OUiy INFERIOR
fruit was grown.
Professor william b. Atwood of Vir-
gnia Polytechnic Institute. delivered an
address on the Present Status Of the
San Jose Scale" in which he stated that
the first years inspection revealed the
fact that sixteen counties were infested
and in these about sixty private premises
we're discovered 10 have scale infested
stock Several nurseries were among the
infected premises. The present years
work shows nineteen counties with 100
premises infested.
A WIDE RANGE.
The discussion took a wide range. and
resulted in the society's fully endorsing
the inspection law as Il now stands. and
resolving 10 ask the Legislature for an
appropriation OF 5000 to be expended I'm
a more thorough inspection and enforce
ment OF the present law A resolution
was also adopted endorsing the proposed
enactment TO prevent ship
ment OF scale-infested stock between the
States.
Mr.. J. w Kerr, OF Maryland, followed
with a paper on Culture of Native
Plums." He recommended native plums |
very decidedly over the Japanese or Eu- |
ropean plums, and gave direction as to |
Of varieties and culture.
The following officers were elected for |
the ensuing year: President. Samuel E. |
Woods; Vice-Presidents-A f. Mosby. ]. |
B. Watkins, w. II. Boaz. w. u. Atwood. /
s. l.. Lupton; Secretary and Treasurer. |
George +. Murrell.