The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-02
The JOINT
MEETING
OF the Fruit Growers and
Farmers Institute.
WAS A BIG SUCCESS
The Display in Quality Was a Credit to
Flathead County and the
State.

ing the display and making prepare
tons for the next days meeting.
While the display of vegetables,
fruits and grains was not as large
as hoped for. nevertheless, it was
one which did credit to tie immense
resources of the county. 1t was a
display which every resident has a
right to be proud of ana it is tc b..
regretted that more people did not
take advantage of it to see what real
could be produced in this, the gar
den spot of the state.
Thursday the meeting lost no time
in getting down to business After
being called to order by PTesiden- o.
c. Estey, the minutes of the previous
session were read and after trans
acting much routine business an al
jOurnment VISA taken until The after
noon. The report on thermometers
by Mrs. Emma ingalls, was first
brought in order at the afternoons
session. After hearing the report it
was decided to purchase number Of
therm ometsrs to place in various
localities in the valley to register the
variations in the temperature and re.
port same to the society.
Professor Shaw of the Montana ex-
pertinent stai ion at BOzeman who was
present then addressed The meeting
on the necessity of the hearty COOP
ration of the farmers with the sta
ton he represented. His talk was in
teresting and obstructive aud will no
doubt result in much material hene-
fit to those who will pu5 his precepts
in practice Among other things he
stated that at the station for many
years past the officers in chrage have
been making a test of samples of
grain through a series Of years in or.
der to thoroughly test the results
From the data kept of the different
weights Of grain and straw together
with the time of maturity. it was de-
cided that barley. wheat ami oats of
European origin give the best results.
Macarroni wheat, of a variety that
will resist drouth and softening in
fluence of irrigation, has proved to be
the best of the many kinds raised for
experimental purposes. 1t is spring
wheat e-d can be raised where there
is scarcity of water. He stated that
small quantities of these grains would
be placed with parties desiring same
and would be furnished free, requir.
ing only promise that the reports
would be made to him of the progress
of the grain.
| After the talk of Professor Shaw q
discussion followed of the best varie
ties of notatoes from a farmers stand
point including the question of plant
ing the tubers and the best methods
of dealing with the parasites that in
fest them. The question of sugar
beets was taken up and discussed
Professor Shaw stated that at the OK
pertinent station they haI tested d
number of varieties and had obtained
yield of from 10 to 20 tons to the
acre.
Professor Shaw, Mrs. R. M. Gosh
orn and H. B. Dick were then op
ponent as a committee on awards.
After the election of w. H. Rythel
Of Elk park as president of the SO
ciety the constitution was Their
amended to provide for five vice
presidents and the following were
elected. M. T. Small Amos Estey, w
M. Cramer, G. F. Stannaci and Rich
ard Greig. J. H. Fossum was elected
secretary; VIM. Winston, assistant
secretary and Fred Whiteside treas
urer. J. G. Wood, Mrs. Emma In
gals and o. c. Estey were elected
as board of trustees. Capt. HillmaI
of Columbia Falls conducted the new
president to the chair, after Which
the retiring officer delivered an ad
dress referring to- the phenomena
growth of the society in the brie
four years of it's existence At TIL
. time of it's organization it. had atCu
Is members, while at present there
We're over $50 en4Hla1.
Ao1r M
devoted to talks on apples. Prof
Cooley with the aid of sterOptic0l
/ views gave an illustrated talk on tn
; coddling moth and other pests tina
'rfnc+ orchards. In the course Of hi,
lecture the Importance Of spraying
in thorough maner was strongl!
brought out. A paper on preparin,
, fruit for shipment by 8. E. Johns wa
} then read by the secretary. 0. c
: Estey then followed with an excellen
, talk on the apple tree Anthroenose
also known as the dead spot. Thi
: defect is found in various parts of tn
: valley and Mr.. Estey stated that l
| -an only be eradicated by destroyin,
: the tree
; The session Friday morning wa
opened by discussion led by Nj
: Whiteside on the best methods q
fruit packing, and the best kind q
boxes 10 use. Prof. Cody the
) pointed out the necessity of the pull
t lies aid - the proper enforcement
. of the law. in regard to the destrus
: ton Of fruit boxes brought into tn
: state in order that the local frui
5 could be adequately protected.
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