The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-01

CurCullOS which roll OF into n cIOG[
bring up in the vessel of kerOsent
placed in the center in the barrow.
Why do not sweet cherries do wei
here? Mr.. Gulliver's trees are dying
Mr.. May has some doing we'll. Mr.
J.. A. Young, life member from
Greensboro, spoke IF trees near hi'
farm which had done we'll and Of d
lady buying a little place and payine
for it from the cherry crop. By
these examples he Was induced tt
plant five acres ten years ago anC
has never harvested five dollars
worth of fruit. President Van Lind
ley, quoting from d BlltmOre farmer
said the easOn was probably that
Mr.. YOung's trees we're cultivated
"The cherry does not bear to have
it's roots disturbed. The ground
planted in cherry trees should be
left uncultivated," i. e., seeded to
grass, but not neglected by any
means.
The killing of trees by warm
weather in winter followed by cold
waves was discussed. Partial rem
edy is to plant in cold exposures. The
sheltered warm valleys and south
and east exposures are peculiarly
liable to these losses.
DR.. n. Robinson being called upon,
gave a lively and vivid account of
the SOciety's Experimental Farm
and Orchard at Southern Pines.
Blight came in for a share in the
discussions. It must be kept out by
constant care, cutting and burning
the blighted limbs. DR.. Robinson
has cut back six inches below the
visibly infected bark, while d U. S.
Department of Agriculture authority
recommends cutting not less than IS
inches below in order to be assured
of cutting below the limit Of the dis
in the growing tissues.
There were resolutions offered and
passed urging North Carolina Con-
gresSmen- to favor. and help increase
the appropriations for certain specific
objects, viz.
"ReSOLUed, That this Society
favors the following additional APP
preparations and respectfully urges
our Congressman to do all in their
power to secure the same
"1st. An increase of $25, $50 to the
Division of Vegetable Physiology
and Pathology to enable the Secre,
tary of Agriculture to extend the in
vestigations of the diseases Of plants
and to enlarge the plant breeding
d.
"2nd. To increase the appropria-
ton of the Division of PomOlOgy
$40, 900 to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture to extend the present
market and to open new ones; also
to disseminate knowledge of the best
methods of harvesting and market
ing apples and other fruits"
A resolution which provoked more
discussion than its modest terms
would seem to warrant was intro
1uced and passed:
'"ReSOLUcd, That this Society take
under consideration the holding of
three meetings before the next an
nual meeting"
This was referred to the Executive
IF three meetings are
advertised and held in different parts
Of the State by this Society, and they
are we'll attended and each is as in
teresting as this Asheville meeting
has proved, there should be at least
me hundred members added to the
Society, and these will have been
we'll repaid before the year is out for
the time and money spent, in that
they will be prompted in their prac
5ice III fruit growing, and the quick
7ned spirit with which they will note
and handle their affairs will make
this d profitable investment to them.
Before adjournment, the follow
ing offices were elected for the ensu-
Lng year:
PreSident-J. Van Lindley, of Po-
~ ma
enthusiastically. F. Massey.
Secretary and Treasurer-Franklin
of Raleigh.
District Vice observation-disclosures
E. B Dggs, R. c. Simon, Oliver Warren,
s, Westbrook, O.. w. BlacknaI,
D. E. Parker, G. R. B. Caldwell and
Dr. RAInnSnrn