Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-06
TOTALK ABOUTFRUIT|
Horticulturists Will Meet This
Month at Williamsburg.
An OTTUhWAN ON THE PROGRAM
r. e. Kinds, OF This City, Vice Presi-
dent of the Southeastern iowa Hor.
ticulturai Society, Will Read Paper
on Commercial Gardening Nov. 20.

The thirty-third annual meeting of
the Southeastern Iowa Horticultural
Society will be held at the Trogan
opera house in Williamsburg, Nov. Is,
10 and 20. r. E. Kinds, who resides
on Hawkeye street in this city, is
vice president of the organization and
several other Ottumwans are inter
ested in the welfare of the society. 1t
is probable that half dozen or more
from this city will attend the annual
meeting at williamsburg.
The Program.
The program for the convention is
an interesting one and will be of much
benefit to those engaged in horticul-
ture. Mr.. Kinds is on the list for a
paper on Commercial Gardening .
The program is as follows, commenc-
ing on Tuesday, Nov. IS.
Tuesday, 1o:a0 a. m.
Invocation-T. C. Mcfarland. Will.
liamsburg.
Address of welcome-Charles Flet.
cher.
Response-President W. T. Richey,
Abba.
1880 p. m.
The Peach of 1902-George w.
Eden.
Should the Iowa Fruit Grower Be
an Experimentor-F.O o. Harrington.
Lesson |. The Grape-Wm. Lang
ham, teacher. Preparation of ground;
varieties; age; distance apart; plant
ing; pruning; picking; marketing.
Discussion.
Papers will be followed by short dis
cussions and as rule each paper
should not exceed in length three
pages of the state report
Appointment of COMMITTEES.
7:3o p. m.
Presidents address-W. T. Richey,
Abba.
Secretary's report-W.s FuItz, Mus.
catine.
The balance of the evening will be
devoted to entertainment by local tai
ent.
Wednesday, 9 a. m.
The Farmer as Horticulturist-T
j. Luton.
Lesson II. The Apple Orchard-F.
o. Harrington, teacher. Preparation
of Ground, Varieties, Distance Apart,
Cultivation. Trimming, Spraying, Pick
ing and Marketing.
Notes on few of the less common
varieties of the apple-Elwood Tatum.
1880 p. m.
Horticultural Advantages of the
Farmers. H. Linton.
Home Adornment-Prof.H. G. Price.
Seedlings-Roland Sherburne.
Lesson III. Propagation of Nursery
Stocks. w. Snyder, teacher. Max
ing Crafts Caring for Crafts, Planting,
Distance Apart, Cultivating, Age for
Transplanting and Top Working.
7:30 p. m.
Snap Shots-Wm. Langham
Leaves from a Honticulturists Scrap
Book-W. S. Fultz.
Lesson ". Evergreens-AbnerB Bran
son, teacher. Best Evergreens for
Beauty or Usefulness, Age and Size
for Transplanting, When and How to
Transplant Trimming and Cultivating.
Report of committee on officers.
The exercises of the evening will
be interspersed with selections by To-
cal talent.
Thursday-9 a. m.
The Conditions of Fruit Growing in
the Southeastern Part of Iowa-W. A.
Duckworth.
Small Fruits-J. C. Stuart.
Strawberry Culture-John Bowers.
Lesson V. Small Truits-C. G..
Blodgett, teacher. Strawberry Varie-
ties, Planting, Cultivating; Raspberry
varieties, Planting, Distance Apart,
Cultivating, Trimming, Marketing;
Blackberries, same lessons as above.
1.3O p. m.
Report of committees including COM
mittees on seedlings.
Treasurer's report.
Tomato Culture-J. E. Hopes.
The Commercial Orchard-R. e.
Kinds.
Observations of a Horticulturist-
w. II. Richey.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.