The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
The December Session Held
in lola and was Inter-
eSting

eultursts was held Friday at the
@. A. II. hall, with the feast from
garden, field and poultry yard that
has seemingly become a part of the |
regular program. Representatives
from Hum boldt, Salem, Elm and |
Osage townships, one from Ander-
son county and Mr.. John Wakefield,
now of indianapolis. Ind, who with
his family is visiting his fathers
family, DR.. Wakefield, of Humboldt,
and Mr.. Upton, of the GIrard
nurseries, were present.
After the assembly had disposed of
all possible of the bounties and there
fore were in their best humor for
what might come next Mrs.
Decker thought that that was the
best time for the accustomed auction
Of the articles brought in for exhibit,
and Mr.. McVey was called upon to
cry the sale, This plan has been
adopted as means to meet the ex-
penses, which are very light, and the
collection on this OCCASION consisted
Of apples, grape vines, Egyptian
sweet corn (grafted) and specimens of
needle-wo donated for the occasion.
The secretary suggested that even
with the fruit crop rather shy there
should be larger display of natural
fruits" which suggestion is worthy of
consideration
The question of the December
Society" and under this the reports
of the various committees for the past
year were called for. The reports
brought out the common ana normal
conditions of the Kansas orchards and
vineyards. but no new features were
suggested except that of Mr.. Pan.
coast, eur entomologist and micro.
scopist, who sreported that the worm
that had invaded his straw berry
patch and eaten out all the crab grass
that had been missed in his vigiant
cultivation, had left the vines unhurt.
This discovery would help out IA
large majority of those who annually
plant "a bed of strawberries and fail to
gather the berries. A member sug-
gesied that the discoverer be ap.
pointed committee to continue the
propagation ofthat worm and thought
that it certainly prove "a valuable adj
dltion to the many other enterprises
,,pyry npn,ing "a pur apuptN.
The discussion went from orchard
and garden to the old question of
"When il the Beat Time for the
Trimming of the Grapevine ~ and
the answer was "when your knife is
sharp, but don't have your knife dull
about February" Incidentally the
thought that if when your grape vine
has in the growing season formed the
last bunch of grapes you desire
it to mature then cut off the
Superfiuous growth of vine that at
that season strikes out for the for
NATION of vine only, and which takes
the nOurishing life past the fruit for
which the grower ia watching, and is
finally trimmed off-was a suggestion
of Mr.. Upton.
A suggestion left for further con-
Bideration was that II union order for
stock desired for spring planting to
be placed with the society during the
winter and then in season for spring
planting the society place this order
with nurseries or dealers who are
known and tried and thus protect
members from the INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. Members who favor this
plan and desire to take advantage of
il may consult the executive commit
zee of the society and should do 80
carly that the plan may prove
meritorious or not so.
The nominations for officers for the
new year were made, so every men,
Der who wants vote should plan to
attend the next meeting which meets
Mt the G.. A. II. Hall unless notice lie
given of change, on the second Fri
day Of January, 1900, it being the 18th
day.