Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS CF INTEREST TO AGRl-
CULTUa!STS.
Some Up-to-Dnte Hints About cniti-
.Rtlon of the Soil aud Yields
Fhereot-HorticuItur VItieuiturs and
Horticulture.
Wisconsin Agricultural con,oatlon.


agricultural conventions we're held at
the state capitol, Madison, Wis. In
SOME cases the sessions were joint
ones, general topics being discussed.
The agricultural mass meeting, as
1t was called, under the supervision
Of the state board OF agriculture, was
very poorly attended, in the main,
though the last session was improved
in this respect by the presence OF
large number OF Short Course students
and live stock breeders. At some OF
The sessions the number in attendance
did not exceed twenty-five. This is to
be regretted, as the program was a
very good one and would have been
very profitable to the farmers OF the
state. As Professor Henry said,
There should be thousand farmers
here" One reason for the slim at
tendance perhaps was the fact that
this is really the first agricultural con-
vention for years. The old Agricultu-
raj Society used to hold these annual
gatherings, and they were we'll atten-
ded. The discontinuance of such meet
ings has doubtless resulted in getting
the farmers into the habit OF non-at
tendance.
Among the particularly valuable pa
pers was one by A. Il. Postel. on the
beet sugar industry in Wisconsin. AS
Mr.. Postel Is an expert connected with
the only beet sugar factory in Wiscon-
sin, he brought out some points valua-
bic to growers. We will have more
to say on this paper next week.
Another subject that should not have
been missed by Wisconsin. farmers was
the one on the treatment OF oats for
smut, subject OF immense interest
to Wisconsin farmers where the loss
from oat smut runs up into the mill
lions. Prof. R. A. Moore told OF the
best methods OF treatment, which are
with solutions of formaldehyde.
The Association OF Agricultural Stu
dents for Experimental-W Work also held
several sessions. at which reports were
made on the work being carried on.
Rape and sofa beans received the bulk
OF the attention. Alfalfa had been
tried by some, but little progress was
made with it except at the Agricultural
college farm. Cow peas had also not
been successfully grown except at the
station named. Several, however, had
grown sofa beans with perfect success,
forage plant, which is a great food for
hogs. Rape had also been experimeD
ted with successfully.
During one of the joint sessions
Professor Henry spoke of his observa
tions while in Holland and Denmark.
The very interesting address will ap-
pear in full in the Farmers Review.
wisconsin horticultural Convention.
The annual meeting OF the Wiscon-
sin State Horticultural Society was
held at Madison February to 6. The
meeting was well attended and much
enthusiasm was manifest. The fruit
show was good, though not large.
Some OF the apples that are primarily
Wisconsin apples were In prime shape.
and the whole exhibit was a credit to
the society, especially as this year has
been a short apple crop year In Wis
oonsin
Many OF the papers read were ex-
cellent. and the program was well car
ried out. Among the speakers from
out OF the state was Professor Web
ster OF Ohio. He read a paper o..
spraying, which he considers necessary
for good results in fruit growing. Be-
ing asked as to the best spray pumps
on the market, he said that there were
no poor ones, as the manufacturers
had found out that II was impossible
to sell anything that was not effective
when in use. He. however. believes
that there Is as yet no IDEAL spraying
pump made, and that 1t may be some
time before such a pump appears.
c. L. Bassett, secretary OF the Mich
igan State Horticultural Society, ere
ated a good deal OF enthusiasm by his
address on cooperation in fruit SELL
ing. He related the history OF the as
sociation OF which he is a member, and
said that it had been a powerful fac
tor in improving the conditions under
which their fruit Is sold.
Prof. J. G. Blair Of the University OF
Illinois was present with models and
charts OF the university cold storage
house located at Neoga, Ill. His mod
els showed the manner OF insulation
and construction. In the case Of the
cold storage house at Neoga the insu.
lation is so perfect that the tempera-
ture is kept uniform all the time. ire
spective OF what the temperature out
side may be. Immense possibilities are
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