The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-01
MEETING OF THE STATE HORTICULTU-
RAJ SOCIETY.

of this Society was held in Asheville,
N. c., Dec. 10, 1900. Only a few
members were in attendance. This
is the first meeting this Society has
held west of Winston Salem and to
the loss of time and expense of the
long distance by rail must be as
cribed the lack of attendance by the
numbers of it's members who flock
to it's meetings when held at eastern
POINTS. Because of different inter
ests and the distance, few fruit grow
ers of Western North Carolina have
cared to become members and at
tend meetings held in the East.
AT this session President j. Van
Lindley gave a stirring address on
apple growing in this section of the
State. He is a firm believer that
some day the fruit grown here will
be marvellous in it's quality, abund-
ance and value.
There was no set program and dis
cussion took a wide range. This
meeting was to discuss apples and
Western North Carolina as an ap
reproducing center.
First, as to the crop of 1900. It
was d very large one and it was esti-
mated that in Haywood county fully
rs per cent. has already beeen sold
at a good price. Falling prices were
expected because of the large crops
reported early in the season, but in
stead there has been and still exists
Il rising price for apples. This was
ascribed by some speakers to the in
~creasing demand for apples for CON
sumption among the people, and by
others in part to the wide spread
damage to fruit by the Galveston
hurricane, which stripped off fully
so per cent. of the New York, Ohio,
and Canada apples, which in conse-
quence were necessarily evapOrated
or converted into cider or vinegar.
Discussing varieties of apples best
suited to Western North Carolina, it
was agreed that Mr.. BOggs' list was
a desirable one. The list comprises
five varieties, viz: Ben Davis, Able
marie Pippin, York Imperial, Wine
sap and RhOne Beauty. e. .
A considerable number of varieties
were mentioned and their merits for
different sections were discussed.
Amongst these may be mentioned
Gravenstein, which succeeds we'll
in Cabarrus county. 1t is n of the
chief export apples of Nova Scotia.
Spitzbergen grows very poorly,
making an unsightly serubby tree,
but it produces some of the finest
fruit.
Wealthy has been fruited and dis
carded at Pomona, but it may do
we'll in the mountains. No one pres
ent knew of it's trial here.
Baldwin, Mr.. May says, succeeds
in the high mountains as a fall APP
pie.
Van Hoy originated in Forsyth
county and is a fine apple. An Hi
nOis fruit grower who has tried it
there ranks it above York Imperial.
McCullOch Winter, originating in
Wake county, is good for cotton belt
and South, but not for mountain
region.
The Alexander was called, but no
one present has fruited it here.
Mr.. May would change the order
of some of the varieties recon-
mended. For instance, he would
rather have the old native Nick d
Jack as ID mOney-maker than Wine
sap, and thinks the proportion Of 5
barrels to l about right between
these as yielders. He also places
about this same proportion as be-
tween Ben Davis and Albemarle Pip
pin In yield. The Red Limbertwig
was recommended.
Mr.. G. G. Lindley, from Old Fort,
in an address on fruits for his sec
ton, commented favOrably on Vir-
grnia Beauty, Winesap, RhOne
Beauty particularly for new land.
Ben Davis is as good a bearer on low
land as Red ~Limbertwig. He said
the Mattamusket bears we'll but it
is not a fine market apple.
A suggestion was made by Mr..
CULVER that members bring or send
to these meetings samples of varie
ties which do we'll in their section of
the State. Whereupon Mr.. Sher-
. C,Olzo OF tho o.rDi6,op+ 3;C