The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-28
!. ray's Proceedings OF the Second An
nual Session at College.
.,crps ELECTED. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Asked to Create the Office State Veterinarian and n
-. -. Industrial Education of GrIs-A Primary Apri-
4" e.ura Course in Normal Schools Advocated.

afternoons session to report an outline 10,
the proposed organization of a fruit ana
producers shipping association, this morn
ing recommended that a temporary organi-
cation be effected and that these officers
nold cailed meeting for permanent or
| sanlZation. Upon motion it was resolved
TO favorabiy recommend the report of me
| committee TO the congress and ask that a
time be specified for holding the called
| meeting.
me coast country received quite trib.
ute from Mr.. G. Falkner OF Waco. ,he
president of the State Horticultural asso
clation, who remarked that "at nrst the
coast country was overrun when Texas was
hrst settled, but people are just beginning
| 10 appreciate that it is a young California
In truck growing and fruit culture and is
a gold mine"
one oil South Texas prosperous truck
men, Mr.. p. l. Birch of Rockport. enter
tanned the audience with brief discussion
OF fruit growing in his section ana rela. ed
MS experience with various varieties rf
grapes, plums, peaches and other small
fruit
Mr.. s. H. Dixon of PAUL. then arose
ana claimed for the country between fine
San Jacinto and the Sabine the same credit
given to Southwest Texas by Mr.. Birch,
which claims the latter gentleman laugh
ingly accepted as an amendment" to his
previous remarks.
The State iruit committee of the State
horticultural society then made report
through its chairman, DIR. A. NJ. aagland
of Pilot Point to the effect that for the
last eight years the committee has been
| rainly attempting to nomenclature the
fruits of Texas. but thus far thor effort
has proven futile, because the fruits in
| this State have not yet been systemat-
icaily named. The progress OF the CO n
mittee was dwelt upon, among which it was
stated that provisional catalogue lad
been published and it was hopel that care
full criticism of this catalogue by he lead
| ing horticulturists OF This State would
eventually lead to the success of the OBJ
iects sought by the committee
Several parties then arose, stating that
no such request had yet reached them,
| which they thought would explain why the
committee hal failtd to 3rsce.vn the de-
| sired information from several of the fruit
| growing counties of Texas.
! Upon invitation of Dr. Raglcnd several
helpful criticisms were made upon the
| catalogue issued Ly the Stare fruit COM
mittea of the State HORTICULTURAL society.
After considerable discussior'a motion pre-
vailed by General Waul of Msy.and to re-
| ceive and adopt the report ard refer back
| to the committee the catalogue. The COM
mittee was also continued.
| Upon notion a committee was appointed
to whom al, resolutions Offered shall be
referred wi bout debate.
| The following resolutiong we're then Of
fered:
To petition the Legislature to provide the
| Agricultural and Mechanical college with
| the necessary funds ami PERM: 1t to pub
| lish without cost the proceedings OF the
State Horticultural society.
Resolutions thanking the legislature
for complying with the Horticultural So
| ciety's request to more literally provide
for the Agricultural and Mechanical col
| lege.
Resolutions expressing sympathy with
the secretary of the society (Mr. E. l..
Huffman of Fort Worth, Texas because Of
the death that has recently occurred in
his household.
Upon motion Mr. Mixer of Louisiana adj
dressed the society upon fruit shipments
from East Texas.
A resolution was adopted to appoint
committee on memorials.
The committee that was yesterday ap-
pointed to consider the recommendations
made by Prof. F. W. Mally in his address
upon OBSTRUCTIVE Insects" fayoaably re-
ponSed and recommended that the legisla-
ture be requested to confer upon the pro
lessor of entomology of the Texas Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college the au-
tnority necessary TO render MS WORK Oh
the most practical value to the State.
The recommendations OF Prof. Maily are
to prevent the introduction to Texas OF
infected nursery stock by fumigating SAID
stock and empowering the entomoiogist 10
SUSPEND this law whenever he is satisfied
that the stock is clear of Infection. Inc
recommendation also provides for the Grad
ication of pests in orchards. Prot Mally,
In the course of his remarks, reported
the appearance of San Jose scab IN the
State.
AS the hour for the general session haa
arrived, further discussion was pos'poheu
until this afternoon No..
ticuIturai society were elected for the
ensuing year: President, j. I, Ramsey OF
Austin; first vice president, 7; !. 6ifc u
of Rockport second vice president, .,
Thompson of Bowie; secretary. >; n, D'As
an Of paul.; treasurer, ID. o. Lively OF
~ Tnrt ~ worth, auditing committee, B.. L.
Adams. q. w. Walters and c. +. Han
Tba resolutions offered during the
morn,ne we're reported on fayorably by
the resolution committee ana auoPteu,
also resolutions upon the deatn vi - A. -
watson ]. +. Baxter and Il. h. Aaanis,
thanking the retiring secretary. Il. ~
thurman for faithful service; thanking
the officers and faculty OF the college Tor
courteous treatment; thanking The Hous,
ton Post, Galveston Dallas News and
other papers for full reports OF the pres
Prof. R. P, Price made an interesting
discussion on "Pruning," which was IL
Illustrated and we'll received.
prof. Malley's recommendation con-
corning certain legislation, referred TO IN
the mornings proceedings Of this sec.
ton. were again vigorously discussed pro
and con. but were finally adopted
~
FARMERS AND COTTON GROWERS
SECTION.
Professor r. w. Mally opened the ses-
sion with an address upon protecting
Farm Crops from Insect Attacks ~
substance Professor Mally said; Those
who have not already done so should az
once begin to protect their crops MOI
only for the rest of this season but 70
prevent the multiplication OF the pest
this season to such an extent as TO pro-
tect their crops for the next season also
"The female weevil deposits her eggs
in the young squares, or forms, ana soon
thareafter the affected square faiis 70 ING