Arizona republican., 1901-12-19
FARMERS IN COUNCIL
Annual Meeting of Arizona
 Agricultural Assn
First Days Session Well Attended. Excellent Papers on Pertinent Questions - Farm Products and Loan Exhibit.

| The seventh annual meeting of the Arizona Agricultural association opened
 yesterday and interesting sessions were
 held morning. afternoon and evening. 1 Though some who were expected failed
 to arrive, many were present who had
 net been depended upon and the gen.
 eral attendance was most hattering The thing that most impressed the | casual visitor is the exhibition of agri-
 cu1tral and horticultural products. the | school displays and the loan exhibit 1 under the management of the ladies. | The display is of the nature of terri | toria1 fair. though of course less eX- tensive. but approximately as general | in character. In fact. it is one of the 1 objects of the association to eventually i be the means of establishing such an i institution as territorial fair. and for | this reason efforts have been made to generallize the exhibition and to enlist | the interest of all. whether connected
 with farming industries or not.
 The exhibition Is public and all are
 not only invited. but urged to attend
 and by their presence lend encourage
 ment The only requisite for member ship Is a big silver dollar and many names were added to the roll yesterday. Visitors are not subjected to embar-
 rassing solicitation. though one can 1 hardly view the exhibit without feeling | it a patriotic duty to join the society 1 and thus aid in its work. The only ex-
 pense is the annual dollar. and that is. i likewise. the associations only finan- 1 cial resource. It is composed of work l CTS, however. and when that is the case ] but little money is needed.
 On entering the main hall in the !, Padget block the first view is row of
 tables on three sides of the room and g | or If n 10 or
 hanging q rectangular exhibit of citrus ! fruits. the decorations of the room be- | ing palms. peppers and other ever-i greens.
 Along the east side of the room is the
 Indian school display of its various de-
 partments. from the work of the school
 room to the products of the industrial branches. At the south end of the room
 arc similar displays from the Tempe
 normal and the territorial university. | These are not so extensive those of i the Indian school. being hastily gath
 cred for the occasion On the west side
 Q. theEnam are the products -cf- field and garden-pumpkins. wheat. cotton.
 pickles. olive oil, honey. etc. things too
 numerous to mention.
 In the parlors across the hall from l the main auditorium is the display made l by the ladies. and it is certainly a good
 
 scribe it except to say that 1t includes
 hand painted china. water colors. point | lace. embroidery. quilts, blankets and
 all sorts of needlework, etc There is
 domestic department including all
 sorts Of canned goods and preserves, | kitchen products. etc. Also a fine dis | play of antiques. some specimens 150 years old. and Indian and prehistoric
 curios. The ladies desire 1t especially I rI.el , hastily gathered up. as it is the work of but day or two, and they
 have met with a hearty response wher ever favors were asked. The same is true to a great extent with the whole exhibition. and 1t is certainly a fine showing of what could be accomplished by united and more extended effort, which it is hoped will characterize future annual exhibitions. and that the present efforts are fully appreciated is
 shown by the constant stream of visit ors yesterday.
 meeting Of the association was
 called to order at 1O:3O by the president. Mir B. A. Fowler. whose annual ad
 dress was most excellent and loudly
 applsuded at it's conclusion MT. Fowler dwclt on the merit of the eX-
 hibit referred to above, paid tribute to the faithful few whose efforts have held the association together during the years of struggle and to the services of the present executive committee and the work of the ladies auxiliary. He spoke O; the various departments Of the display. of the good work of the schools represented and of the products shown. which revealed the possibilities of the future. He also spoke of the wonderful climate and soil in the agricultural sec tions of the territory. the importance of the water question. especially to this | valley. and the necessity for enthusi- | asm and enterprise in developing the | great natural resources. The severe drouth of two years ago. he said, would | ultimately prove benefit to the valley | by making imperative the discovery 1 and operation of new methods. citing | in illustration the Collins, Chandler and | Mcqueen wells now supplying water l for irrigation. Still in prospect, but all | most within realiza ation. he referred to | the sugar beet enterprise and the rail road building now practically inauSu- | rated. He said the essential thing is | faith and an optimistic view of things
 J. w. Forncy of Glendale read valu- | able paper on strawberries" He de- | scribed the proper soil for their culture, 1 which must be deep, the necessity of an | abundant water supply and the danger | from alkali. He gave directions for | planting and cultivation. saying that | the latter should be done with the hoe l and not with a horse. and that care | should be taken not to cut the runners. | He says that with proper care a straw I berry bed should be made to pay ex- penses the first year and be good in- | vestment for from four to six years | following. The Arizona Everbearing | he had found to be the best variety for | this climate. He had also found that | straw berries could be successfully | shipped as far as Denver and that | profits could be made as high as $550 |
 lc.,t,,,,,-1 cooo,a paa,