The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-08
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
foriy.ihird Anaaal Meeting to Dc Held
In Farmiszioa, BeEiaHins Dec. 4lh.

The asa annual meeting Of tho Mis-
rouii State Horticultural Society will
meet 10 Pennington, ~, francois cOuu-
~, Mo, on december {, and c. 1900.
aud all those who are interested IN
fruit growing are most earnestly in
yiled and urged to attend this grand
State meeting Of Missouri fruit grow.
cr,. All The best aud most experienced
fruit growers OF The State will be pres
cut and rcad papers, make talks aud
enter into discussions as TO the best
ways To grow fruit most successfully;
also The very best fruit growers from
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas and
Aik1u-ns arc expected To be- presnuf +;
aud usually twu export iuil growers
are on hand from the Division Of Pom
ulogy at Washington, d. c.
These annual meetings arc the great.
est educators for the people who at
tend, aud one always goes away filled
fullof new aud better things than he
ever hal known before about how 60
grow fruit What a treat Il Is - sit
md listen to the best fruit growers IN
The State! And then to think that the
meeting lasts three days; aud duriug
this time ouc can get the best and lat.
est scieuliac knowledge on almost cv-
cry phIzo Of fruit growing. The first
Session will be on Tuesday night, the
4th Of December; then there will BE-
three Sessions each day for the next
two days, beginning ut 3 a. m, and
holding till noon; then beginning at
p. M. and holding I'LL p. NJ. and
then the night sessions.
The Missouri Pacific aud Iron Noun
tain aud Southern railroads will sell
tickets for one fare for the round trip;
tickets TO be sold FROM all points Ia
Missouri on December 50 and 4th;
also, agents located within radius Of
400 miles Of D,,l.assus, No, nay sell
un December 9Th, In addition TO De.
ccmbcr Sd aud 9th; all tickets TO be
limited for re,urn mp to aud including
December slh. Visitors mast be sure
aud call for tickets for Dcl.lSus. Mo.
and not for Pennington. as the railroad
Is two miles from Pennington; aud
hacks viii be In readiness at the rail.
road station TO convey all to the :sssaeeii-
20, e Pennington.
All the hotels IN Pennington have
Promised rates at 81 per day. Be
silrw all tho benefits visitors will no.
eolve from the meeting, they will get
10 see the Experiments Fruit Farm n
Alr. Al. ButtaFileid, one-f1urih mile
nat Of town, aud his so acres Of nur-
sery stock; also, Il they want to buy
ifais trees true 10 uame, Mr. batter
iicld has them here BY tho dozen or by
the thousand, and az iine trees as evsf
grcw in Missouri oE any other State,
and at prices 80 reasonable iiiat Il will
surprise those who have been buying
trees from swiEdiing tree agcnts at so
cents to 81 per tree.
II the people OF Southeast Missouri
fall to attead this meeting, am afraid
they viii miss tho best tTea, of their
lifetime. Come, As we may not get
another meeting of this kind In years.
Come, aud bring some Of your fines,
apples, u Il IL only dozen, and help
rs TO make the finest display Of fruit
ever made at one Of the meetings,
Bring some hickory nuts. walnnts, ha.
eel nn,s, pecans, persimmons, or any
hing else 10 the fruit liue, and VIC win |
put them on plates and exhibit them
Tor you. There win be sl0e cash
given in premiums.
We earnestly ask all the Southeast
papers 10 please copy the above notice.
,aIl espeeial attention 10 Il edllolkslIy, |
md urge their readers to attend the
neessng. | will start on an estended
Rip flrussghout all Southeast Missouri
q once to collec, specimens Of tine APP
'ics for cur naeeting here, and hope
be southaas, press will pubIisA my |
fecve letter and help mo 10 Iiud The
ruits. Yours most sincerely,
4. ID. caAxpEEH,
seeressry St. Francois County
horticultural Society.