The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-04
GOOD MEETING
# the Stark County Horticul-
tural Society
4RLD AT MEYER STOCK FARM.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. }. Meyer Entertain Their
Friends in n Royal Manner-The
Meeting Was Well Attended
and Profitable.

Pursuant to announcement on cards,
the Stark County Horticultural Society
met on the 10th day of April 1890, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ]. Meyer on
their stock farm near Meyers lake. Mr..
aud Mrs. Meyer have kept the latch string
out for this society and more than once
before have we experienced that it "was
good for us to be here"
After an effort to finish another Zone
of the best dinners" ever set before the
society, we were compelled to give it up,
half finished and take up the work of the
day.
President Hayhurst called to order at
1 o'clock and called for the reading of
the minutes of the February meeting,
which we're approved as read.
Mr.. Bitter called for the reading of
the minutes of the March meeting and
after some discussion as to the causes
which led to the failure to hold that
meeting, on motion A. Pontius the sec
retary was asked to engross on the min
utes today, that unforeseen events and
misunderstanding prevented the hold
ing of a meeting on March 10th, the
regularly appointed time, and to express
the hope that the like should not occur
again"
Mr.. McGregor asked whether this
season is later than ordinary.
Clayton Holl said the weather bureau
reported for this first week in April, at
Cleveland an average of nine or ten de-
grees lower than ever known since re-
cords have been kept. And seven or
eight degrees lower at Columbus, than
ever before.
Mr.. Hayhurst had newspaper report
from Maryland that the spring is a
month late in that state.
Mr.. Hanna thinks the season not a
month later than usual, but still it is
later.
Mr.. Bitter was down for talk on
Neglect of the orchard" for last month,
and President Hayhurst notified him
hat the time was ripe for that talk now.
Mr.. Bitter knows good deal about
orchards, and he talked about things he
had seen, and knew when he said the
orchard was often neglected before it
was set out, in that the ground was not
properly prepared. You ought to have
the ground in good trim before planting,
with plenty of room in loose rich soil
for the roots to spread.
Sometimes you neglect to trim of
damaged roots before planting. Also if
you neglect to trim the top of the tree
while young you will be compelled when
the tree is larger to cut off large limbs,
to the injury of the tree.
Trim the tree while young to the
shape you want if. It will be harder to
do when the tree is much older.
If you neglect your child while he is
young he will go to the bad when he
grows up.
If you neglect your orchard in its
youth you will have an unsightly if not
an Improbable orchard in its ripper
years,
You should not neglect to trim your
trees on the outside to keep them in
proper shape and we'll balanced, and
also on the inside to admit air and
sunlight so that you may have fruit both
on the inside and outside of the tree.
Also by cutting off the ends of the
limbs you may save the trees from
breaking down when laden with fruit
Mr.. Crowl asked whether in planting
tree it is of benefit to dig the hole
deep and partly fill up with rich dirt.
Mr.. A. Pontius always digs a deep
hole and fills partly with good soil-it
holds moisture better.
Mr.. Bitter digs the hole deep, but cuts
off the central or tap root that is in
clined to run very deep. Has tried cut
ting off the tap root of pear trees and
putting fiat stone in the bottom of the
hole to compel the roots to spread
instead of going straight down.
President Hayhurst thinks the tap roo
goes down for moisture and rather III
clines to let nature have its course.
Here the discussion turned to the
grown up orchard, and Esq. Pontiu.
gave experience with blowing the or
chard, which proved disadvantage.
Mr., Roth and others favored feeding
the orchard with barnyard manure.
Mr. A. r. Hanna asks for information
he wants to plant an orchard in a field
now sown to wheat. Shall / dig the
holes right in the field or plow the field
first1" 'Have bought the trees and will
heel them in until next spring, ther
plant in the field"
Mr.. Bitter and Esq Pontius both
advised decidedly against heeling the
trees in, and advised planting them al
once-uow-in the wheat field where
they are to remain, The ground can be
plowed afterward The amount ol
wheat destroyed, Mr. Bitter thinks, will
be small matter compared with the
gain in planting the trees where they
are TO remain.
Mr.. Roth also urged the planting now
and cultivating after the wheat is off.
Mr., Pontius would mulch every tree
planted to preserve moisture about the
roots,
STANDING COMMUTERS.
Mr.. Roth, on orchards, had provided