The Eddy current., 1899-03-18

Notes from Western New York.
The iith annual meeting OF the
Western New York Horticultural So
clety was held at Rochester. Jan. 25
and 20.
The attendance was very large. there
being az least GOO present. and stand
ing room vas at n premium.
The papers and topics discussed
were handled with ability and the en-
thuslasm was great Elwanger and
Barry made an exhibit OF 45 varieties
OF pears and n fne display OF grapes,
and the Geneva Experiment station
showed 50 varieties OF apples. There
was also number OF other smaller
displays. Exhibitors Of pumps and
spraying apparatus were very plenty.
President Barry being sick. Vice.
President Willard presided. THE De-
cay and the Preservation OF Fruits"
was the topic Of paper by DR.. q. G.
Caldwell. lie said that the decay OF
fruits was the action Of germs, which
break up the sugar OF the fruit. Files,
wasps, and other insects carry the In"
Section OF rotten fruit from one place
20 another. Ono year a large number
OF wasps was noticed and there was
n great deal OF decay In fruit, the next
year there was few wasps and few de-
cayed fruit. showing that without
doubt the germs OF decay was spread
by tho wasps. The fungi once In the
fruit creates poison which destroys
the cells OF the fruits, the more acid
and tnnnln In fruits the less II is at
taxed by the fungi OF rot.
Own Il pay to have hogs run In
the orchard 10 eat up dropped aud
rotten applea7
A.-Yes; they are n great help.
Q.-What shall We do with rotten
grapes7
A.-Continuod spraying OF grapes
with Bordeaux mixture will do away
with the rot in grapes.
Il. Morrill, said he picked all rotten
fruit and diseased twigs early In the
morning when damp with dew 80 that
the germs would not scatter, and boiled
them in caldron kettles, thus killing
the germs by heat
horticultural Research" by Prof.
w. II. Jordon. was the next subject.
lie said that he had lately been In at
tendance at the Canadian meeting Of
dalrymen and Cheesemakers and had
found that the Canadians were strong
In points whore we were weak I'm this
country. WI had spent much effort In
studying methods OF production but
had neglected tho point Of finding a
profitable market for our products, and
that was Just where they had expended
their greatest efforts. AZ their meet
Ing he found the minister Of agricul-
ture and several members OF parlia-
ment all interested experts In cheese
production. We have not got many
members OF congress In this country
that are cheese makers or expert cheese
men. Where we were weak they were
strong. for they have put their efforts
into finding q market for their prod
uct, and the correct methods OF mar
keting. II the hortlculturists OF New
York two years ago had thrown away
half OF their fruit and sold only the
I best. they would have received moro
/ for the crop than thoy did. The Amer
/ lean farmer Is not as loyal TO organl-
cations as his Canadian neighbors. but
/ n we would combine thoroughly and
guarantee quality Of all fruit we put
on the market we would gain by q,
/ We have been experimenting at the
/ etation to prove the falsity OF the
claims made by Andrew II. Ward that
soda will take the place OF potash. We
have grown tomato plants IN pure
quartz sand. giving different plants the
necessary quantities OF nitrogen and
phosphorlc acid Some OF the plants
we're given potash aud others soda but
they absolutely refused 20 grow with
soda and without potash, but grew
nicely when no soda was furnished,
showing that soda was not necessary
article OF plant food and could not
take the place Of potash. Also grew
some barley plants In same manner
with but slightly different results. The
barley would grow when provided with
soda until about one foot high when
all growth stopped, showing that the
demand for potash did not commence
al as early a stage In the growth OF
barley as IA tomatoes.