The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-23
ANNUAL BERRY SHOW
June Meeting of the Horticul-
tural Society.
1t Was Held at the Stark County Fair
Grounds on the 14th and Was
Well Attended.

strawberry growers to exhibit samples
of the magnificent berries grown in the
county the present season. The ripen-
ing season came on with such a rush
that it took our executive committee,
whose business it is to fix the time of
the strawberry meeting, entirely by sur
prise, and they allowed the meeting to
be held on the conditional date agreed
upon at the May meetins, and thereby
deprived us of the privilege ofcalling it
a strawberry show.
Dinner over, President Hayhurst called
the meeting to order.
Minutes of May meeting read and
approved.
The committee on township organiza-
ton reported their inability to arouse
any enthusiasm along that line in the
different townships, and on motion the
committee was discharged.
S. H. Rocbhill suggested that we
make an effyrt to get Oranges and other
farmers organizations to send delegates
and reports to each of our monthly
meetings.
The suggestion was placed on the
calendar of unfinished business and laid
over for consideration at the July meet
ing.
Query-Did the severe winter dimin-
ish the yield of potato bugs for the
present season?
Messrs. Bitter, Roth, Hanna, Palmer
and others find the crop of potato bugs
very short this year, and don't seem to
worry very much about it.
No one seemed prepared to say wheth-
er the scarcity of bugs was due to the
cold winter or to over-feeding with in
secticide last year, while c. W. Faust
always odd-says he will have at least an
average crop of bugs, and Mr.. Knoll had
a special visitation Of bugs last year, but
they disappeared as suddenly as they
came, and only four of them returned
this year.
Query No. 2-What shall be done to
destroy worms on Caulifower?
Mr.. Faust says dust them with air
s1aked lime, thoroughly, under the leaf
as we'll as OH the top.
Mr.. McGregor kills the cabbage
worm by hand, and kills the butterfly
with a little switch.
Mrs. Eggert plants a few turkey coops
in the cabbage field and from many
years experience finds that young tur-
keys save the cabbages from the ravages
Of worms.
Query No. 3-What will destroy the
caterpillar on grape leaves, and how
used?
Mr.. Faust recommends weak solu-
tion Of Paris green. Spray thoroughly
under leaves as we'll as on top
ORCHARDS.
H. A. Holibaugh, of Marlboro town
ship, reports half crop of apples in
prospect-no peaches-very few plums
and pears, and except Early Richmond,
very light yield of cherries. He had
large yield of strawberries and sold at
good prices, and has large yield of
raspberries ahead.
P. J. Palmer reports orchards in good
condition, except peach trees, which
were badly frozen last winter, but are
putting out foliage, but no fruit. Apples
are falling off badly and we cannot ex-
pect more than half crop.
Mr.. Faust shows limbs of Tetofsky
and Red Astrachan apple trees from
which most of the apples have fallen
He thinks the falling is not due to the
apple having been stung, but his illus
tration failed when Mr.. Shanafelt made
him acknowledge that the sound
apple he was cutting, for illustration,
had not fallen off at all.
Mr. Roth, who reported last month
the prospectsof from Is to 100 per cent
for the apple crop, is willing to drop
about one-hslf now.
Messrs Hanna and Palmer tell the |
same story, and Mr.. Palmer says the re-
port seems to be the same all over the |
state.
To the proposition that the fallen
apples were not stung, Mr.. John A.
Daum replied that upon careful exami-
nation he had found every fallen apple
stung.
VINEYARDS AND SMALL FRUIT.
Mrs. S. o. Eggert reports an abundant
yield of strawberries, with like pros
pect for raspberrfes, but blackberries
not so promising.
Mr.. Bitter thinks his Tryler and Sny-
der blackberries are very full, but allows
t hat they are harder than other
varieties
STONE FRUIT.
Nomenclature. Miss Aultfather ex-
hibits cherries for name.
&hey are the Mount Morence. Mr..
Faust has branch with Early Rich