Smyrna times., 1901-01-16
HORTICU[TURISTS HOLD
SESSION At MIDDLETOWN
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PENINSULA A
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
President J. E. Carter Of Smyrna, Presided and
During the Session W.T.. Massey Of Smyrna,
Read an Interesting Paper.

alton began It's annunl meeting at the |
Opera House, Middletown, Wednes-
day morning and continued until Fri
day evening. One of the features was
most interesting exhibit of apples,
pears, &c.
After the convention had been called
to order by President Carter, the open
ing prayer was made by the Rev. F.
III. Moore. S. M. Reynolds made an
address of welcome on behalf of the
town and d. w. Corbit, of Odessa,
made similar address on behalf of
the county.
President Carter made his greeting
to the society with a most excellent
report concerning the fruit yield on
this Peninsula.
The session of the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society Thursday was made
much more interesting by the attend
ance of the members of the Delaware
Legislature, who came by special invi-
taton to hear Professor Liberty Hyde
Bailey of Cornell University lee
ture on Horticultural Education. "
Joseph E. Garter of Smyrna, presided
and Lieutenant t-Governor-elect Can
non, President Ellison and Speaker
McCommons occupied seats on the
platform with him.
Professor Bailey's Address.
Professor Bailey traced educational
progress in the world, linking with it
the steady, broadening desire to attain
and to disseminate knowledge pertain
ing to agriculture and horticulture.
George Washington, he said, had
much to do in improving the condition
of the farming classes. In the present
day the speaker said something is
tural colleges and the people to fill the
gap existing between the two. The
university extensions idea, he thought,
would meet this condition. Nearly
every college in the country to-day is
taking uD this missionary spirit. 1t is
in Delaware to-day, Professor Bailey
said, referring to the plan of Professor
Neale and other attaches of the Della
ware Experiment Station in lecturipg
on agricultural subjects and issuing
valuable information pertaining to that
pursuit for the benefit of the men fol-
lowing it. In this country any man
who writes to an experiment station
gets a bulletin. The time has come
for definite, specific information in
agricultural education. In many
states one-half the people are farmers.
The speaker answered a question
which he said is asked daily of Cornell
University: "would it be advisable
for city children to go on the farm?'
"We generally reply eff you are going
with the desire of getting rich, dom
go. In. the city you have lost your in
dividuality, you are part of a socla
machine. But if you want to be you
own boss, if you want to speak you
own opinions, go to the farm-if you
wife is willing" DIR. Bailey unfolde,
a plan now being followed in othel
States to provide for horticultural edu
cation in some form in the public
schools of the rural districts.
May Appeal To Legislature.
II is probable that the Legislator
will be asked to provide for the use c
text books on horticulture in rural pub
lie schools. The preliminary openin
occupied Wednesday mornings ses
sion entire. In the efternoon, "appl
culture" was taken up by F. NJ. Sope
of Magnolia; ''Pears" by r. S. Emory
Chestertown; Wednesday evening
''Peach Culture on the Peninsula,
was taken up by j. S. Harris, Sti
Pond, Md, and "Modern Peach Gu
ture' by r. Morrill,, Michigan.
Subjects discussed at Thursday
meeting we're: Morning. Grape Gu
ture," Walter Massey, Smyrna; ''Et
ible Nuts" J. w. Killen, Felto1
'Insect Pests" Professor E. Dwigh
Sanderson, Delaware Experiment.
Station. Evening - Tomatoes fC
Market and the Cannery," ProfessC
James S. Robinson, Maryland Exper
mental Station; "To Prevent Plar
Disease" DIR. @. o. Townsend, Mary
land Experimental Station.
On Friday the subjects for discu
sion were: ''White Potatoes" /
Swartz, Easton, Md; "Sweet Pot
toes and Market Gardening" @.
Brown, Camden, Del; "Fumigati'
of Nursery Stock" G. M. Peter
Snow Hill, Md. 'TransportatiC
Problems" A. N. Brown, Wyomin
''The Delaware Produce Association
NJ H. Il