The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-02-25
HORTICULTURISTS
HOLD A "BASKET PICNIC" IN
MID WINTER,
And Have Pleasant end Profitable
Session In the Grange Hall at Mas
sillon - Some Fruit Reported
Kined-Others All Right,

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siiiou - Some Fruit Reported
Kinsd-Others All Right.
The Stark County Horticultural
Society held its February session IL
Grange hail, Mastillon, ,on the 18th day o.
the month, with a good Tendance M
session was held in the forenoon, bu'
members an friends came with well flllet
baskets and delightful basket picnic ant
social chat furnished entertainment fol
the first two hours. At about 1 o'cljnl
President Joseph T. Hsyhurtt raped the
business.
Minutes Of previous meeting were read
and the memorial resolutions for james
Bayliss cjfrtcte1 SO rs to show that
within the last twenty years several
sales Of parts Of the farm had been made
and the village of Bet ave located
on tbe original seot.o. Of the Baylis
farm, but still leaving a good-sized farm
in possession # Father Bayliss at the
time Of his death.
Specil Committees:
J. f. Roth, Of the committee appointed
to confer With the diieotors of ths stnk
County Agricultural Society, reported
that he had met the aforesaid direc-
tors and delivered an address, in which he
urged the Importance Of keeping the
premiums on horticultural products as
high as at present, or raising rather tnan
lowering them.
The directors agreed that although
they were cutting down premiums in
nearly all other depart nents, they would
allow the fruit schedule to remain as last
year.
Essayist Mr.. G. A. Krider did net have
his paper quite ready and asked another
months time, which was granted, and
the society will expect it at the next
meeting.
Mr.. Roth urged the Importance Of each
member being ready with essays when
appointed, rs fail ire in this respect makes
vacant Place in the proceedings which
cannot well de filled.
MI. Watson Wise opened the discussion
on the subject Of Standard Measures, -
by saying that there are two kinds Of
measures used in S ling berries, "local
measures and standard measures. 3"
TIE law comrels the use of tie
standard measures" but the huckster
uses the "local measures" The huckster
sells forty-sight or fifty quarts Of berries
out Of the same bulk that we sell thirty
two quarts. We want justice and to
this end we insist that the law oil this
subject shall be enforced Mr.. Wise
handed to the secretary prepared paper,
which she read, embcdy ing the law and
a-petition to city councils asking that the
proper officers be instructed to see that
the law be rigidly enforced. -, -,
Mr.. Robn sells his fruit by the basket
and thinks if custom ers are not satisfied
they will deal with some one else next
time. He would not bother with city
council.
Mr.. Stleb was in hearty sympathy with
the ideas expressed by Mr.. Wise, and
when the petition was circulated nearly
every gentleman present signed it.
Query Drawer:
/. A "Roxbury Russet" and "Rbode
Island Greening' stood together. How
did it happen that the Greening apple got
on the Russet tree?
Mr.. Roth says he has had similar
exlrier ces in his OVID ore hard, and ac-
counst for it by the fact that bees carry
pollen from the blossom Of one tree to the
other.
Mr.. HayhuIst thinks that If Mr. Roth's
is corIect that such &C.
currerces would be more frequent. Mr.
Wise says that new varieties of fruit are
grown by pollenizlng.
2. What is the cause of black knots and
holes in limbs of trees; and does the
worm get in before or after the limb is
deadf
Mr.. Krider thinks the worm gets in the
l'r'b after it is dead; AID that the limb
Is Cilled by a suckin insect. He rerews
3 urgent request that everybody cut
off all black knots and burn them up.
3. How severely may a tree, afflicted
with black knot, be pruned and not
killed.
Mr.. Roth says cut of all the black knot
II it takes all the top off the tree and
even then you may get good tree in
few years.
Mr. Bitter has cut all the tops off Of
affected trees and thinks no will have as
nice tops as ever in a short time.
Standing Committees:
Mr.. p. J. Palmer has examined fruit
buds and finds peaches nearly all billed.
some cherries partially killed. No sweet
'herriss alive. Apples not injured as
ret.
Mr.. Bitter found no budded peaches
live but some seedlings were not Injured
His cherries ara all right.
Mr.. Roth says we need look for no
reaches when the mercury falls ten or
more degrees below zero.
Grape vines and strawberry vines are
eported In good condition, but Mr. Wise
ears the raspberires are injured.
Apples;