The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-09
ANNUAL. Meet ING.
The horticultural Society OF Maryland
Met in Baltimore On wednesday and
Thursday Of This Week.

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Met in Baltimore On wednesday and
Thursday Of This Week
The sacoua annual meeting of the Mary
land State horticultural Society was held
in Baltimore, IN Assembly Hall of the
MaItby House, on Wednesday and Thurs
day OF this week, and vas well attended.
George Ealdorston, of Coiora, this county,
is one of the vice presidents. The follow
was the program of exercises:
Wednesday afternoon, December &, 2
o'cocli.-Opentng Announcements; Secre-
taries Announcement; Report Of Secretary
and Treasurer; Report Of Standing Com
mittees; Report of Special Committees; An
nual address Of the President, Hon. JAS S
Harris Reports o! the Officers Of the State
Horticultural epartment-prot. W. G..
johnson, State Entomologst; Prof. c. @.
Townsend, State Pathologist; Prof. J. $.
Robinson, State ETorticulturist; II. p.
Gould, Asst. Entomologist G. l.. Stewart,
Asst. Bntlrist.
Wednesday Evening, : o'clock. How
can the producer best ship his products to
the packe,:" by Mark O. Shriver. The
commission merchant aud the producer of
fruits and vegetables" by Walter Snyder.
Michigan peach orchards" by Prof. NJ
B. Waite.
Thursday, December :, 8 a. m.--"The
geology of Maryland's fruit lands" by C.
W. Dorsey. Packing peaches for ship
ment " by Charles G. Biggs. The value
and culture of chestnuts," by J. w. Kerr.
'Orchard management to minimize the
cost OF bearing trees, " by Raleigh Sherman.
Thursday Afternoon, , O'Clock. The
cantaloupe as a commercial crop in young
peach orchards" by Prof w. A. Henne-
berger. "The duty of hortculturists to
the State Horticultural Department and
the Agricultural College" by Robert S.
Emory. General Discusson-Any peril
nent question. Reports OF special COM
mittees Appointment of special commit
tees. Fina! announcements AM adjourn
ment.
The following questions were fully dis
cussed at the meeting: |, If properly han
died, could not grapes be grown more eX-
tensiyely in Maryland with profit to the
grower? , DO the orchards, as a rule, re-
ceive as thorough tillage as they should?
3. What IS the usual cost per tree Of grow
ing peach orchard until it is three years
old? 1. When is the best time to pillow
under crimson or scarlet clover, rye and
other clover or green manure crops? 5.
What varieties Of apples are proving most
profitable to the Maryland grower? 6. Is
the bulk Of the fruit properly graded and
packed before shipping? :. Would it not
be worth while for the farmer to devote
more attention to the ornament alton of his
home surroundings with shrubs and flow
ers? :. Is there any practical way of con.
trolling the curCulio in its attacks on the
peach? 8. With the prevailing low prices
Of fruits, is it advisable to continue extern
sve planting 10. Are there any new
varieties Of Maryland origin which are
worthy of special notice? II. Could not
culture be proijtably given more attention
in Maryland? IL. Is the spraying Of fruits
and other farm crops given the attention it
deserve? Is. Is it best to pillow the or.
chard late IN the fall or leave the ground
covered with cover crop as crimson or
scarlet clover or rye? II. What sorts of
fruits are being planted TO excess, If any?
10. What, II any, of the new sorts of
peaches are deserving of special nolce?
16. Can the aver 20 fruit grower probably
evaporatc bis second quality fruits? ~. Is
it advisable to cut back Keiffer pear and
peach trees during the earlier years
Of the life of an orchard? Is. Is the ounce
profitable in Maryland? 10. Has the West
Indian Peach Scale been found in Mary
land? 20. What is the most practical rem
edy for the San Jose scale? 81. What is
the insec. that makes pin holes in so many