The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-25
SECOND DAYS SESSION
Newly Organized Horticultural
Association a Success.
ITS PROMINENT MEMBERS
Important Additions to the Display of
Winter Apples-Nearly 200 Plates
shown Interesting Papers Read
at the Morning Session.

/ ly-orSanlZed Montana horticulture
! society has received numerous sigma
/ lures, and the society promises to be
as successful as its promoters could
I hope for Prominent on the list Of mem
bers is the name of John Mcguire OF
Butte. John is not generally known
as fiuitgrower. but he showed Gre
dentials to the effect that he had for
years successfully harvested apples of
discord in the old Opera House associ-
alton in Butte, and that ne could raise
an orchard or grow garden on the
stage in less time than the average
farmer would take to buy his seed and
plant his trees.
To-day L. G. Smith and q. W. Reyn-
olds of Anaconda became members of
the association by virtue of their re
cent acquisition OF Il valuable ranch in
the Bitter Root They signed the roll
and paid their dues and We're given the
right hand of fellowship. After they
had been admitted the chairman
called upon Mr.. Smith Tor some re-
marks, and that gentleman said that
he and his partner expected To embark
extensively in the poultry business. and
while they had in a general way made
up their minds as to what varieties and
breeds they would hana4e he would
like to hear from his fellow members
of the society as to what kind of egg
plant they had found produced the
most eggs, and which variety would
keep the longest.
Mr.. Reynolds was overcome with NOR
tfication at this break Of his partner,
and he at once arose to correct the inn
preston of gross ignorance that Mr.,
Smith had made. He said that Mr..
Smith was more experienced in eating
eggs than he was in raising chickens,
but he hoped that few years of farm
ing would educate him SO that he Would
not make such display again.
What we want TO know said Mr..
Reynolds, lis what is the best method
of propping up young watermelon
trees SO that the weight of the fruit
Will not break them down. We would
also like to know if 1t is the opinion of
the members of this association that
Bitter Root river water is good enough
to put into the melons, or If we will
have to dig a well and put up u wind
mill"
The society promised to take a vote
on the questions, and the secretary will
notify the firm of its decision later.
The display of winter apples is about
complete and received some important
additions to-day. The show Is one that
is worthy of section that is much OIL
der in fruit culture than this one, and
photographs will be taken of il by the
land department of the Northern Pa
eific railway for use in demonstrating
the resources of this section. There
are nearly 200 plates shown. and all of
them are excellent i'll quality. The APP
pies are all solid and have shrunk but
little since harvesting. They are
prime winter apples, and cause much
surprise among the visitors who now
see Montana fruit for the first ime.
Daniel j.. Bandmann has a display of
II plates, including some especially fine
Russets and Greetings.
A. =. Williamson of Stevensville
Lat.
Walbridge.
Joseph Spooner of Stevensville shows
10 plates. the Ben Davis apples being
very fine.
j. c. Lehson of Missonla has the larg-
est display. 80 plates. 1t includes about
20 well-known varieties. the best being
the Stark and the Mann.
Judge c. C. Willis of Plains has a
nice display, the Delaware Red being
excellent.
+. l.. Cook of Como shows some fine
Stark apples and few other varieties.
G. +. Coleman of Missoula has a good
display. his best being the Mann and
the Ben Davis.
Thomas Burroughs of Corvallis has "A
display of 10 plates, which show some
prime SCOTS winter and other Varie-
ties.
Fred Gilbert shows some of the finest
apples of the whole display. The plates
of Canada Rennett. Delaware Red and
Canada Red attracting especial atten-
ton.
Alfred Cave has a good display of
Yellow Bellfiowers
one feature of the display is the eX-
cellent collection of Alexander apples,
there being six or seven of the exhibit
ors who make a display of this va
riety. This apple is generally supposed
To be a poor keeper. and TO be good only
in the early winter months, but the
samples shown are in fine condition.
At the morning session to-day there
was a good attendance present and the
papers presented We're interesting and IN
structiVe The first was ON the subject of
top grating. and was presented by IL. A.
Carmichael of Hamilton IN clear and
Instructive manner. An animated discuss
sion followed in connection with which
Frank Kern of this city exhibited a new
primer that he has invented and which
seems To be an excellent machine, There
was "A general discussion of the methods
of packing apples. and the remarks
showed that there is plenty OF room for
improvement in this branch OF the fruit
business I'm this region.
w. b. Harlan presented paper on the
Dishonest Practices Of Some Fruit
Commission Men" There would have
been more good accomplished by this pa
per If some of the commission men could
have heard il. Mr.. Harlan was liberal i'm
MS remarks ana gave que GFedlt 10 the
honest commission men. but he showed
up some of the methods of the tricksters
that he has discovered in his long expe-
rience I'm the fruitgrowing business He
admitted that there are instances in
which the shipper is 10 blame for the
poor returns. but he said that the dis
honest commission man is the worst en-
envy that the orchardist has To contend
with.
During the morning session the COM
mittee appointed to prepare u bill TO he
presented to the legislature for the re-
lief of fruitgrowers from tree pests was
in secret session. and this bill will be
ported later during The meeting.
AT the afternoon session the discussion
Of the poor commission man was contin-
ued and he got some hard raps At this
session there were some Of this unfortu-
nate class present. and they will proba-
bly, say something in their own behalf
before the meeting is over. The best va
rleties OF winter apples furnished the