Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01
AT SUMNER MEETING OF STATE
HORTiCULTU7
IN MADISON NEXT MONTH
of University Farm,
Picnic Dinner, Steamer Trip
Around Mendoza, and Supper az
S. H. Marshal's incidental Fea-
lures CT the Occasion.

Wisconsin horticulturists will be
in Madison in force August 1921.
when the regular summer meeting OF
the state society is to be held; aud
throughout the three days plums are
to form the chief theme. Ia fact. it IS
is put down as a plum meeting, though
plum buildings are unfortunately not
scheduled as features. In mid-August
plums are at their best, but this fruit
Of growing popularity will not be ex-
clusiyely discussed. The whole
range of horticultural subjects will
be canvassed. The program, ex-
elusive of routine characteristics, is
as follows:
Monday Evening, August 10.
Meeting of executive committee If
the state society to attend to bust
ness.
Tuesday, August 2o--9 a. m.
Presidents greeting; appointment
Of committees.
Apple Outlook for Eastern Wiscon,
sin--A. A. Parsons, Eureka.
For Western Wisconsin,. j.
Mem, Norwalk.
Small Fruits at Sturgeon Bay-A. l.,
Hatch, Sturgeon Bay.
At Sparta-Wm. Hanchett, Sparta.
Lawn Decorations-F. c. Edwards,
Fort Atkinson.
Reports from local societies.
Tuesday Afternoon-1:30. Plum SEES
sion.
Planting and Cultivation of Plums
A. d. Barnes, Waupaca.
Pruning-Wm Toole, BaraboO.
Seeding Plums-E. S. Golf, Madi,
son.
Preserving and Canning-Mrs. JOS.
Trelevan, Omro.
Tuesday Evening-7:3O. Ladies' SEES
sion.
Horticulture and Horticulture for
Boys and Girls-Mrs. JOS. Trelevan,
Omro.
Horticulture and Horticulture at the
Pan-AmeriCan EXpositiOn-Mrs A. d.
Barnes, Waupaca.
Child and the Farm-Mrs G. e.
Bushnell, Appleton.
The program for Wednesday as ar
ranged by S. II. Marshall and Prof.
E. S. Golf is as follows: Take cars
to university farm buildings in the
orchard, then have picnic dinner
about 1870 on the bank of the lake.
This dinner Is to be furnishes by the
university. From there walk along
lake to university boathouse, reach
ing there at o'clock. From there a
trip will be taken around the lake
and landing at Mr.. Marshall's farm,
whore supper will be served. Boats
will return in time for evening trains.
The society offers 81 as first and
soc. as second premiums on the fol
lowing varieties of apples: Best plate
of Tetofsly, yellow transparent,
Duchess, yellow sweet, Lubsk queen,
lowland raspberry, rcd astrachan.
as follows: (American) best plate
De Soto, Wyant, forest garden,
Quaker, Cheney, Weaver; (European)
best plate Lombard, green gage,
Damson; (Japanese), best plate Bur
bank, abundance, red June. For the
best show of Seeding plums 81 and
81 are the premiums, while premiums
of 81 and soc. are to be given on the
best plate of English Morello and
MOntmorenci cherries. Premiums of
soc. and 25c. are offered on the best
quart of canned plums, cherries,
strawberries, red respberries, black
raspbcrries and blackberries, while
on the best show of preserved pro-
ducts of native plums the prizes are
So first and 50 second.
Flower premiums are: Best display
Of cut flowers, 81 first, soc. second;
wild flowers, 81 first, soc. second;
gladiolas soc. first, Csc. second;
cannas, soc. first, csc. second; phlox,
soc, first, Csc second.
EVERYDAY HEROES.