CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-01-30
AsUCcEssFul INSTITUTE
Fremont County Farmers and
Fruit Growers Held An In
teresting Session.

The Fremont County Horticultural
society has been recently reorgan-
lied, its bylaws amended, the annual
membership fee reduced from ST. tn
so cents and the ladies' put on the
paying list. so that they can no longer
complain of the invidlous distinction,
as dead head members, but can pay
their money and take full share in
the work that belongs to such an in
stitution. The first act of the society.
when it emerged from its chrystalis
stage, was to prepare and carry out
an up-to-date Farmers and Fruit
Growers institute. Hon. j. II. Pea
body, mayor of Canon City, delivered
the address of welcome. He paid a
well-deserved tribute to the men AMI
women whose energy and public
spirit have made this part of the
Arkansas Valley "the garden spot of
Colorado"
Professors Gillette, Glover and
Paddock. of the Colorado Agricultural
college, attended the institute. c..
Gillette stated that there are two,
and only two, broods of the coddling
moth in the year; the first brood be-
gins to appear early in June and takes
seven weeks to complete its output
of eggs. 1t takes eighteen days from
Matching of the worm until it becomes
moth, so that the two broods over
lap. The greatest number of eggs
are Matched from the 9th to the 10th
of August.
He advised spraying three times:
First, when the blossom is falling;
second, one week later; third, ten
days later than the second; to use
Bordeaux mixture and Paris green.
Bands must be placed on the trees
not later than June lst John Dal-
ziel suggested that sheets of old
newspapers be crumpled and placed
in the crotches of the trees, and that
they be removed every week and
burnt.
For the destruction of the woody
aphis tobacco is the best and cheap
est thing to use: it is also an excel
lent fertilizer. Prof. Paddock's ex-
hibition, by lantern slides, Of tree
diseases Of fungus order, was Of
great value. He stated that most Of
them can be successfully combatted
with Bordeaux mixture; but that tie
rust on small fruits and alfalfa can
not be destroyed in any other way
than by burning and planting a crop
of some other kind. Prof. Glover
gave valuable information as to the
treatment of the horse. Two months
is too long to leave shoes on. A farm
horse should not be shod except when
hauling loads over stony roads. Bull
ietins by these professors can be OBJ
tanned by writing for them to the
State Agricultural college.
Judge FELTON, gave some valuable
instruction on apple culture. DR..
Peare and Thurston White also spoke,
giving the results of their long ex-
perience in apple growing for profit.
Mr.. B. f. Rockafellow gave some
seasonable hints on the care of orch
ards and flower gardens. William
Kenly read paper on gardening, and
gave clear and definite instructions
as to how to make market gardening
profitable. Prof. J. P. Farmer made
the study Of American weather quite
attractive. Frank Ellsworth demon
strated the value of dry spray, both
as an economic and an effective
method of destroying insects and
fun gus diseases. The general tenor
of all remarks was that eternal vigi.
lance and hard work are the main
factors of success in fruit growing.
The more serious work Of the in
stitute was relieved by the Kindness
of the Wednesday Musical club, the