The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-25
Standing Committees:

given 10 Jhe Jree'
Standing Committees:
Orchards:
Mr.. Roth says apples all safe as YET
plums and sour cherries in good condi-
tion; sweet cherries not so good; Dndded
peaches all frozen; few seedlings still
alive.
Mr.. Faust says apples are right; sweet
cherries badly injured; some varieties Of
sour cherries badly hurt.
There may be some Seeding peaches
if nothing happens them late'. Some
varieties Of plums all right, but Damsons
all gone. Keefr pears look promising;
some other varieties not so good.
Mr.. Bitter will not have third of a
crop Of sour cherries. Pears all right;
plums, not the third of crop; no
peaches; apples ell right thus far.
Condition of Small Fruits:
Blackberry ana raspberry vines have
passed through the winter In good CON
dition. Grapevines also in good condition.
Strawb berry beds which have been Gov
cred with mulch, in good condition.
Beds on low ground not covered are CON
slderably injured.
J. W. Egger, Committee.
Appl ::
Your committee flnd on exhibition by
our host, one basket of exceedingly fine
Ben Davis apples For beauty, they are
as fine as they can be grown. One sam
pie by NJ Bitter, of Lady Sweet; the ap-
pie is a little wilted, otherw ise very fine.
The display in variety was very small,
but the quality Of the varieties on exbibi .
ton was number one.
NJ. Bitter,
:. L. CUrrell.
Flowers:
Our hostess, Mrs. Cook, has large col
lection of house plants, among which
are several vari les of geraniums, petunia,
Gala lilies, Kenilworth ivy, wire plant, and
oxalls, all in thrifty condition, and
many in bloom. Mrs. Watson Wise ex-
hibits flower for name, which we refer to
committee on nomenclature Of flowers.
Mr.. C.w. Faust exhibits large collection
Of cut flowers, bermuda and Gala lilies,
detura cornicnpia, four varieties of roses,
Roman hyacinth, thirty-fve varieties Of
geraniums, ten varieties Of begcnis, ten
varieties Of ferns; a branch Of stag horn
oh l.
varieties of salvis, pelargonium, lantans,
lacifsodium, msrgueriettes, ageratum,
rosemary, heliotrope, coleus, primula and
carnations.
Alfaretts Sayler.
Lena W. Correll
Nomenclature:
Your committee on nomenclature find
one apple for name by Mrs Lewis Esslg,
that we call the Stark apple, This var
iety is a sure bearer and splendid keeper
and would recommend the cultivation of
this apple,
NJ. Bitter
Vegetables:
We find on exhibition, lettuce by G. W.
Faust, very nne.
W. Wiss, Committee.
Voluntary Performances.
Mr.. A. McGregor read two poems:
First, when My Daughter Learned to
Cook, " and second, one by Sam Walter
Foss.
Miss Nettie Hramer sang Doris" very
sweetly with Miss Dorothy Cook a. the
piano.
Master Stanley Vandersol delivered his
great address on Agriculture" to his
agricultural brethren" 1t was grePt.
5. H. Rockbill spoke in behalf of the
society ard closed with n dialect poem by
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
Mr. Roth, made plea in behalf of the
society.
Mr.. He'll read an article on the San
Jose scale from the Western Rural.
s. H. Rockhill proposed for discussion
at next meeting, What shall we do to
prevent the spread of the scale and other
fungus diseases?"
Mr.. Holl was appointed to open the
discussion.
The secretary was authorized to draw
an order on the Treasurer to pay bill OF
Repository Printing Company, S32.
Stanley Vandersol was called out and
read, rs he oply can read, when the
Frost is on the Pumpkin and tbs Corn
is in the ShCck."
Littls Pearl Robin Iecited very sweet
ly, Long Ago"
A hearty vote of thanks was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook for their kindness In
entertaining the society and to Misses
Cook and Kramer and others for their
part in the entertainment.
The next meeting will be held at the
hall at Jackson Center on the third We'd
nesdRy 10 April.
Renewals.
]. G. Gerwig, Canton.
Clayton T. Holl, New Berlin,
New Members.
Mary A. Cook, Canton, Box 81.
Essay ist, &C. A. Krider.
MARCH, APRIL, MAY.