Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-13
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State Association Discusses Orchard
Cultivation and Arrives at a
Conclusion.
The Resolution Declares Orchard
Soil Should Not Be sown to
Grass.
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Valuable Discussions and Reports
on Fruit Growing at the
Convention.

ticultural Society at its twenty fourth
annual meeting yesterday declared it
self, "eid something as Mr.. G. L..
Watrous and others expressed
1T. 1t passed resolution de-
olaring it the sense of the society that
the ground of orchards should be cul-
4 tivated until July ! and then cover,
crop should be plaated. This is
method which is advocated in OPPOSE
4 ton to the method which is quite COM
mon, ofkeeping the soil of orchards en-
tirely free from vegetation or giving it
a cover of manure in season. There
5! was a warm discussion of the subject
before a decision MAS reached.
The resolution adopted was as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That ii is the sense OF
] this society that orchards should be
cultivated until .lllly and that the
cultivation be followed by a good, suit
able cover CROP.
Mr.. c. L. Watrous presented the pa
4 per which resulted in the action. 1t
was extensively discussed on the man
Easement of fruit and nursery land Mr..
Watrous said that h remembered the
/ time when it WAS rank neresy to adyo-
i cate the use Of Stable manure in or
chards and the establishment os wind
breaks on north and west. and yet sx-
i perience has shown the error of the
& fruit growers in both cases. The fruit
Il growers must keep up to the times.
& Tillage. said Mr.. Natreus. is preferable
q 10 meadow land IN orehards The for
est trees grow Without tillage Of the
soil but forest ana efrhsia CROWNS are
s. not at ali similar The Nav York Hor-
Il 'ticultural Society has voted that tillage
beats p4sturage. An orchard should
y he well TILED in the fore part of the
season ana should have some cover
crop in the latter part II the ground is
Fl Very hard rye or corn may be sown in
August. Mr.. Watrous said:
i 1t is our misfortune instead of our
II sin that for the past ten or fifteen years
s we have been handicapped and dis
Il tracted among ourselves by discussion
iand heart burnings over foreign fruits,
4 which have finally been rejected. in
stead of being free TO solve problems OF
interest like this pna of the tillage ans.
enrichment of fruit Lands. so that with
i, the least outlay OF labor and money wa
may sscure the most and the best
fruits which means in the end the
greatest return for our labor
There is one comfort to US in Iowa
our soils are originally at the very best
y If we will treat them with moderate
amount of Intelligent care. they vii
last us in fertility and friendly helpful
ness much longer than the soils at ths
command of fruit growers in the east
, and the north. There must be rotation
in tillage and rotation of clover crops
{ Lands in the worse condition must have
sciover crops that Will thrive under diff
ficulties. Rye, corn and peas may sue
coed Where clovers could not, but Glow
erss may come later, aftef the soil has
been somewhat improved.
I. Mr.. Slas Wilson. of Atlantic, sale
that in his opinion he Horticultural
Society should do something on this
subject. He said the meetings are ne1
J. of great value because the discussions
. are carried On without reaching any
, conclusion. He thought the subjecl
/ should be actad on By the society ss
THAT fruit growers In Iowa and OUT of il
:. may know whore iowa orchardists
-lstand on the important question Of bare
/ or cultivated orchards.
a Other speakers spoke for and agains
ii cultivation, and final action as indicated
1 was taken as the sense of the society.
The society did something else. 1t ap
! propriated $500 for the display of lows
q fruits at the Paris exposition the com
!, ing year A committee of three Will b'
!, named to arrange the matter.
Committees We're named as follows:
On presidents address--Silas Wilson
f. F. Pease. A f. Goldman.
, on secretary report--C. l.. Watrous
> j. C. jackson. y. Shontz
!, On treasurers report--Eugsne Seeor
w A. Burnap. w. o. Willard.
On resolutions-A. +. Goldman. f. 4
Pease, y. *. Fluke.
: Secretary Greene reported that roo
e injury in the last year was less in IN
ii two northern tiers of counties and NOR
$ severe in ths central and southern por
a tons. the greatest being in a tier of fiv
a counties in width extending across tn
/ state from eastsro west, taking in Ham
ilton, Polk, Story and Warren counties
The Oidenburg apple did not go dow
/ in the test. and Wealthy and North
: western Greeaing stand equal, report
of injury standing one-third to two
u thirds not injured. Equal numbers Q
/ Willow Twig, Benoni and yellow
. Transparent were hurt and unhurt
Thirty-four OF the Ben Davis. iona
z than, Grimes Golden, Romanstem
9 Kaump Haas and Iowa Blush Wen
8 down; Whitney No. 20 and crabs wer
Z. uninjured.
Mr.. Van Houten reported for tn
! Paris exposition committee that n
v fruits for exhibition had been received
q The committee on the primer report
ed exhaustion of the $500 edition. A
edition of LOO was ordered
). District directors reported on frui
r conditions in their districts.
g A committee composed of Sherman
d Lord and .secor was appointed to judg
I the fruit exhibit.
II DR.. H O. Breeder opened the frs
e session of the convention at the stat
II house Tuesday and was made honorar
: member.
e Mr.. o. NJ. Lord, of Winona Mimi.
d visiting fruit grower at the CONVEX
(, ton and was made an honorary mem
= Der yesterday.
l. THE PAPERS.
: Papers We're presented at the sessio
l. Tuesday as follows:
= planting an Orchards. A. TroN
= bridge, Des Mones.
s. what Shall We Plant to Meet til