Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-07
A FINE ADDRESS.
Delivered BY Dr.. VIM. Bell. Of Mt. Sidney
Before the Augusta HorticM-
tural Society.

Delivered by Dr.. VIM. Bell. Of Mt. Sidney,
Before the Augusta HorticM-
tural Society.
Address delivered by DR.. VIM. Bell, OF
Mount Sidney, Va. before the Augusta
County Horticultural Society, Dec. /. 1900,
and published by request of the Society:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:
have been requested by the President
to make report to you of the information
derived from listening to the learned and
experienced horticu1turists at the meeting
of the State Horticultural Society in Roam
0ke recently. among the distinguished gen.
tlemen to whom we had the pleasure of
listening were the following; Mr.. A. Van
Alsteyn secretary of the Eastern New York
Horticultural Society. Prof. Wesley Webb,
of Delaware. Prof Massey of N. c., Prof.
Van Deeman, commissioner of Pan-Amer-
loan exposition of Buffalo, N. Y, DR.. M.
B. Waite, of the U. s. Department of Agri-
culture, Prof. Hedges. of Penn. a celebrat-
ed Pomologist. Hon. G. W. Koiner. Com
missioner Of Agriculture State OF Virginia,
Mr.. ]. l.. Phillips, assistant EntomoloRist
OF the Virginia Agricultural experiment
station and besides we had the pleasure of
listening to interesting reports on fruit cul
ture from the following members of the
society. DIR. McCue. Messrs. Whstely,
Murrell, Bowman and others. it must not
be supposed for one moment that l am a
stenographer and consequently qualified
to report verbatim these address as de-
livered. l cannot do this, but at the time
the addresses were being delivered and
manuscripts read, took brief notes of the
most practical and important things, for
the benefit of myself as we'll as others, and
am willing to import unto others the in
formation derived from my visit. Mayor
Bryan delivered the address of welcome to
the visitors and 1t was very appropriately
responded to by President Sam'l B. Woods,
of Albemarle.
Mr.. Van Alsteyn says in regard to apples.
Fertility first. Care next and spraying
last, care includes cultivation and thinning
the fruit when necessary, do not neglect
to cultivate the growing orchard, stable
manure is good efficient fertilizer, viz {:
Is q. Phosphate 300 lbs. Muriate Potash so
lbs, mix. apply from to qts to the tree:
apple trees can be best thinned in pruning.
Orchards can be pastured occasionally
with sheep and hogs with benefit. Spray
with Bordeaux mixture, when IN grass
leave a space around the trees.
Prof Van Deeman says cultivate the ap-
pie orchard frequently. cultivate shallow.
tillage conserves soil moisture, the DISC
harrow is the best implement for cultivat-
ing the apple orchard. but you may use
the weeder or spring tooth harrow. man
urlne is also very beneficial. stable manure
is fine for the apple orchard, also, s. G.
Phosphate 800 or 400 lbs. applied every I'd
year per acre. Potash is also very benet-
cial, use muriate or sulphate 200 lbs per
acre, KANT and wood ashes are also bene
ficial. Ashes contains S per cent. of Potash
and 2 per cent. of Phosphoric acid. Ben
Davis is very popular commercial apple
Stayman's Wine Sap. will supplant the
old Wine Sap Missouri Pippin is one OF
the earliest and most prolific bearers will
yield sometimes the second year after
planting. it is of good quality, thinning
the fruit Is very beneficial, woody aphis or
apple tree louise, is very destructive there
are varieties, one lives on the roots and
the other on the branches. the most seri-
GUS harm is done to nursery stock and to
young orchards before they become we'll
established, knOtty and warty appearance
are indications OF its attacks on the roofs
and above ground swelling and blotches
on the bark. Nursery stock having these
characteristics should be rejected. tobacco
is good remedy and 1t is also good fer
tilizer and not injurious:tO the trees. Prof.
AlwoOd's observations in this State have
convinced him that many young apple
trees are dying from the ravages of the
root lice, If the lice are present when the
stock is planted they attack the main roots
and decay supervenes, and extends up to
the heart wood of the trunk thus seeming
" strong health trees after 10 or IL years
growth decay and die, and Prof. Atwood 8
examination has revealed the cause to be
woody aphiS.
DR.. M B. Waite, on peach culture in
Michigan. Mr.. W. gave us very inter-
esting illustrated lectute on the peach or
chards OF Michigan. he was sent to Michi-
gan by by the U. s. Department of agrl-
culture for the purpose of acquiring in
formation in regard to their method of
culture. Varieties most successful there:
and general management for dissemena-
ton elsewhere: Mr.. W. says they consider
good soil and good location. highly desir-
able; heavy pruning is practiced the fruit
is thinned to six inches and the earlier 1t
is thinned the better, cultivate once week
all summer long but very shallow spray
for curled leaf varieties. Elberta Is gain
ing in popularity. Early Michigan is a
great favorite. Stump, the two Crawfords
and Smock are also highly esteemed.
Mr.. J. l.. Phillips, assistant Entomogist.
San Jose Scale the insect is SO small and
obscure it is very difficult to detect, the
scale covering of the mature insect is
about 1872 of an inch in diameter to the
unaided eye the scales appear like little
conical specks on the bark usually black
with an aShy gray ring around 1t, they
adhere closely but can be rubbed off, the
insect is under the scale and is minute
yellow object, treatment fumigate with
Hydrocyanic acid in thenursery and spray
with kerosene emulsion or soap sprays In
the orchard. Peach yellows, symptoms
premature lipening of the fruit, notified
appearance of the fruit. insipid and bitter
taste, small leaves and unhealthy twigs.
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years and may take several years to spread
over the orchard, after while the leaves
become yellow, but not at the beginning
There is no remedy for this disease, as
soon as detected dig up by the roots and
burn and the land should be cultivated
one year before replanting.
DIR. McCue, of Albemarle. reports on