Smyrna times., 1899-01-18

tnought the growers could comman,
better prices if the quality of their pro
duce was better. Much depended
upon the proper cultivation. Fift
year ago tomatoes for commercial pur
poses brought so cents a can; nov
they are as low as 81 a can.
The Wilmington Cold Storage Com
pany has allowed the Horticultural
society the privilege of storing 4C
packages for experimental purposes.
and on motion of j. w. Killen. it wa,
moved that the experiment be still
continued under the same terms. The
same committee with Mr.. S. H. DERBY
OF WoOdside, as chairman, was con-
tinued.
On motion of Mr.. j. J. Rosa of Mil.
ford, vote of thanks was extended to
the citizens of Smyrna for their kind
treatment and for the use of the Opera
| House.
Prof. G. Harold Powell made a re-
port in behalf of the committee of
which he was chairman that the society
did not think it advisable to put ex-
hibits at the Delaware State Fair un-
less there was fair representation of
the possibilities of the State and
Peninsula. Under the circumstances
the committee could not report favor
ably. Eor representatives to the
Pathological Convention, the COM
mlttee named was Prof. c.. Harold
Powell, Delaware College, j. J. Rosa,
Milford, j. W. Killen, FELTON,.
BEEs-THEIR RELATION TO HoRTICUL-
TURE.
Mr. j. Colby Smith of Willow Grove.
was then introduced, and read verv
instructive paper on "Bees, in their
Relation to Horticulture. Mr.. Smith
Is an apiarist of considerable expert
ence and his paper was one of the most
splendidly written of any contributed
during the session. The chief exist
tence of bees he said, was for the pollen
lzation of flowers. Believing that'this
was what they were created for, he
went into a discussion of flowers, their
colors, and those that served as store
houses of nectar for the bees. He was
not strong believer that flowers were
fertilized by their own pollen. He be-
leved that bees bring about fertiliZa-
ton by carrying the pollen dust of one
flower to another. This he said was
an interesting subject. Where scien
aists or botanists find one kind or
species of flower, a bee will find n
hundred kinds. Plants widely seper-
ated, are married by the bees. OF
course, he said, the wind plays apart
in carrying pollen dust, but it can only
be depended upon at limited distances.
He attributed the quality of plants to
the vigOr of the pollen dust In fertili- |
zation. ''When asked whether bees
lnJure fruit, his reply was that he
never knew them to iniure healthy
iruit, and they only seek the unhealthy
when there is nothing else for them to
iced upon. In the matter of grapes.
le thought they were already stung by
some other insect before the bees seek
hem. He produced a laughter all
'ver the house when he remarked that
he sting of bee was sure cure for
rheumatism. Remarks on the same
'ubJect were made and discussed by
Walter L. Massey of Smyrna, and w.
:. Taber of Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
LEA FOR TRANSPORTATION REFORM.
A. n. Brown OF Dover, chairman of
he Committee on Transportation
made a most excellent and compre-
Ienslve repors of the relation of the
rult grower to transportation lines.
specially the railroad, but regretted
state that there was no improvement
the situation. There is more
mercy shown by the boat lines. The
Express Companies he named as being
cry slow and oft times very unsatis-
lctory. Refrigerator cars he named
s being excessively high in their
harges, and Notwithstanding the re-
eated attempts to get better and more
easonable rates from the Pennsylvania
lailroad Company, they were still
leeding the farmers of the peninsula,
lasmuch that freight could be shipped
'om Norfolk to New York as cheap if
OF cheaper than from Smyrna to New
ork, over II hundred miles nearer.
-e was rather plain and emphatic in
is remarks about the Delaware Rail-
BAD, for which he blamed the Legis-
ltures for legalizing it. He thought
trOlly lined down the State would
clip the condition of things. He made
careful review of the situation as it
ands to-day and made an earnest plea
II transportation reform.
The above report was accepted and
l election of another transportation
resulted as follows: Messrs.
harles Barker of Milford; J. S. Har-
s, Still Pond; and A. n. Brown.
'yoming. The committee to arrange v
lth the department of Agriculture to Q
splay Peninsula exhibits at the Paris u
position in 1900 are as follows: S. H. f
erby, Woodside; A. N. Brown. o
over; and Pro. Jas. S. Robinson, a
aryland Experimental Station.
The exercises or the afternoon closed &c
tn report of the committee on Leg I"
alton by Capt. r. s. Emory of "
lestertown. The latter is one of the P
ost widely known horticulturists on r
Eastern Shore of Maryland, and L
has been influential in gaining from o
5 State Legislature may favors for
fruit growers. He strongly recon-
ended that Delaware pass a law
,e that of Maryland requiring that
trees coming in the State, or any
chards reported to be affected with
'ease, be inspected. He explained
system in vogue in Maryland, and a
d of other States that were adopting a
The Twelfth Annual Session closed T.
meet next year at Salisbury, Nd. d
HOMAS c. FRAME, Jr., s.