Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14
FLOWERS AND HONEY.
Meetings of tho Vermont horticultural
Society aud Fec Keepera Association.


The Horticultural society played to a
small house Tuesday. A great many per
sons were absent. There should have been
much better local attendance The So
| clety was welcomed by Professor ]. l..
HIS, director Of the Experiment Station,
who referred somewhat humorously to the
inception of the Horticultural society at
this place three years ago.
President I. l.. Kinney made his usual
eloquent annual address. In particular he
spoke of western competitor in the fruit
business. He says that there has been an
abundance of apples in the city markets
at low prices. There have been more oar
rels of poor apples thrown away in the
city markets than at any time since 1896
Yet Vermont apples are bringing the
highest prices known. Grand Isle seconds
are selling at higher prices in local mar
kets than western first grades Vermont
growers should always aim at the produce
ton Of first class apple, a hard, sound,
late-keeper. The farmers are too poorly
posted as regards the market values of
APPLES. They take just what the buyer
offers. Mr.. Kinney told of one leading
buyer who offered 1915 a barrel early IN
the fall for Vermont apples but the same
man bought thousands of barrels in Nir-
ginia and the Southwest at sl.25 and $50
n barrel why are there no more apples
for sale in Vermont this year? Some folks
say 1t is an off year Mr.. Kinney says it
Is because the farmers don't know how
to raise them. one reason why farmers
don't know more about such matters Is
that no effort has been made to teach
these things. In other States liberal cash
assistance is given to horticultural educa-
ton by the support of horticultural So
cicties. etc Vermont ought to do some
thing in this line. Mr.. Kinney then spoke
of the breeding of pedigreed apole stock
nf1o ha,, hon 1it1tr
TO Vermont for cions of fancy varieties.
IIorticuturlsts ought to patronize asricul-
tural papers, especially those which give
particular attention TO horticulture. Con-
siderable discussion followed especially
on the question Of growing pedirree varie-
ties of apples
The next sneaker was Leigh Hunt On
dovoiorir, .,,. H.. N,r,,o, ,rho aret
ntirciple is to 500 what other people are
growing and tben grow sonetbing elso
Tho fact mar m. market docs NOT call for
a certain article is nothi,p arainst grow
Ing tbot article TN, MARKET viii grow
to ~ 1vbo,, - ..,od rrodn -, rr,,,s 90 vog-
otah,os ,ro otTorad ,rho ,aoa, r.a,,,.. Z,
Vermont demand t+,a yro,Yi1g NJ many
dirferon+ crons oacb v.or pegrior;,,. ana
,ar,i.ta,,,, i ,,,-,',,, .,.,,e,,n . ~
<evrnto 70 enccnig ''9 VIC
Prof, Perkins renorted IN the sociotv
49, ~. ~ NM ~, 'eu " tne HoC.'ts
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Tho gcarod snra,,or r,,,, -, horsl, roy,or
,,.a ..,.Si5', tr'i IoIH' go,
80, ~ toi,uVu' DiIasi's iliaeninols
,rhn aI+ondonno ~ 30 oe. e. ,,,on,i
ir, ,. 'is o. '"O ,'oo' m,
ro,o 100 -, ~. , :.
from Gr,nd Isio Cnnr,,, Sia ~ ,'a'ar;a,
too - Soui'ts uiu 'io' ma 'ai
,, iuvoti'.. coN was opcheu anu
co 80 ~ ., uoru ,
sin Sand ot ,to t wa ra. app'v'
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10 10 far 80 49, .. nat
o,,.tSi 10 ~. .u'' ~, ~ asellt was also us
.,,',,,ta a. LIS u ne ldlro"u worm was
yvb;o. 60 ,,o,,, .,. "0''' "pp'e post
The first addrnss ~ tho oe.or,,
90 49,, 80 - , n''i ess U, me AFTERNOON was
Na,h Iri', pF ~ w Macoilner OF
Min ~ ~ .' I ~, o,le great uiIiioul'y
of Zoo . 80, uustieNs 10 the Ihtr0uucti1h
n ~ i,'%" "iletieS as.u especially early
ia ,iuI'eu Etrieues,
intnrast;,rr a,iI VI N"i'i tuse save an
an,,,,,, -, Gnu soIiIew ia. al.egorical tax
III ~, Stor! OF 'he Northern Apple
hoo, ,,S .'V "fiu piosrtss "nich mas
nv, T., - -. ,ie ''st qudrte' Oh CEN
-, =" .n5 !ii'roouc'ioh OF new ana I'M
T. ~ rra,,,.' ,,., -
81 -, ,r W, oui 9eu vi 'iie sorro"S
~. ruuier' MS nrst pea was
,ar.,,,. ~ - 'noulu Eet trees Oh iocal
on h1 hnia ar PEI so,iai'S Known ana VINO
,.'.., i,Hpo'S'ple' ne gave several
,n't1,! - - " Nlio" no" nuch ana now
Ca,,r. ~ 1oliv az II ihpusseu.
1;,i r ,Hiu,'lts reported the con-
,'ro.,, - "' III 'heir couhtles ana the
,,io,,tPi, 20 toi ntNt year An increased
i,iu"..hS VI orchards ana small fruits was
-, noi 90 ne iIult crop OF lS" was not
rev, rev. put ,he prices were unusually good. /
had nn', eri'I oa.crPiIlar mas haen very
oo.. n ,,,,,t Ioi SeNer"I years Markoh sue
ronor,.d rno ~, va, 'etleS OF piuihs was
,,,,I, I'm NI!u"icpurs. flhe wealthy
!, ,a w. 9ho"n from Moffls~le and
Tor N.,t.,.. I,c'!Iru az 'le pest variety
~, wi 'i'eil Nerihoht'
t,ir'a, c WtIe re-c!ect"u; L. l..
r. w op"tn nero as president, and
- waugh OF the University of YER
met Jointly Win ,ho u.r,o,t ~ t, a. soolcty