Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
HORTICULTURAL MEETING
N. E. IOWA SOCIETY, DEC. 10, II, IS,
Program of the Nineteenth Annual
Meeting, Northeastern Iowa
Horticultural Society at
DecOrah.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16.
Morning, 8 80.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16.
Morning, 8 80.
Invocation.
| Arranging display of fruits and
flowers.
Renewal of Membership.
Reports of Directors.
| Afternoon, / 80.
Production of new varieties-G. A.
Wins, Iowa Falls.
Care and marketing of small fruits
Q. H. True, Edgewood.
| Best varieties Of raspberries for
market-J. H. Upton, Crcsco.
| Evergreens for windbreaks and Or
naments-N. E. Ferris, Hampton.
Secretary's report.
Treasurer's Report.
| Appointment of Committees.
Evening. 100.
Address of Welcome-Rev. DR.. Will
lett.
Response-Rev. G. A. Marshall,
Cresco.
Presidents annual address.
| Reports of delegates to other socie-
ties
Remarks by delegates from other
societies
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II,
Morning. 900.
Orcharding in the Northwest, our
hits and misses-Edson Gaylord, Nora
Springs.
Do commercial orchards pay in our
I district--B. F. Ferris, Hampton.
The advisability of planting COM
mercial orchards in the north-L. p.
II. Highly, Albert Lea, Mimi.
Varieties for commercial orchards
e. NJ. Sherman. Charles City.
Apples OF Wisconsin-Wm. Toole,
Baraboo, Wis.
Are the Russian apples an important
acquisition-J. B. Mitchell, Cresco.
Have we cot been too much afraid :?
-Jno @. Ferris, Hampton.
Our home apple market-G. H. Pur-
dy, Mason City.
Our export apple market-W. E.
Gaylord, Nora Springs.
Afternoon, / 80.
Report of committee on Seeding
frnits.
Seeding apples-the prospect for the
future-A. E. Bentz, Cresco.
A AICoSOh AL POAAAh0tiOA Va AAuAoo-
CsG. Patten, Charles City.
Top erafting-Hon. r. P. Speer,
Cedar Falls.
Common fruits for common people
Joe S. Trigg. Rockford.
W. Ferris, Hampton.
Question box
Evening, 100.
Music.
Address-Dr. A. B. Storms, Presi-
dent Iowa Agricultural College, Ames.
Song.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER IS,
Morning, 900.
Reports of Committees.
Election of officers and place of next
meeting.
Does spraying pay?-President Ell
mer Reeves, Waverly.
How and when to spray-Prof. Little
of State College at Ames.
The Horticultural volunteer-W. H.
Guilford, Dubuque.
Afternoon.
Some mistakes in gardening-Prof.
Wesley Green, Secretary of State
The mission of the horticulturist-
Clarence Wedge. President Minnesota
State Horticultural Society,", 1908.
Cause and remedy tor injury to our
apples-Col. w. A. Burnap, Clear
Lake.
Horticulture in the Orient-Rev G.
A. Marshall. Cresco.
What horticultural societies have
n,l. So
Secor, Forest City.
Discussion.
Evening.
Report of committee on final resolu-
tions.
After the report is disposed Of the
Northoasl ern Iowa Horticultural
Society will become the guests of the
horticultural Society of Winnesheik
County and citizens of Decorah who
will give musical and literary enter
tainment.
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
Best collection of apples grown
by exhibitor. ................$6 Sc 90
Second best collection of apples
grown by exhibitor. ... A 90
Best collection seedlings grown by
exhibitor. 3 90
Second best collection seedlings
grown by exhibitor 49,. 90
Best Seeding not exhibited prior
to 1897. .'......~.............. 4 90
Second best Seeding not exhibit
ed prior to 1897. ............ 2 90
Best collection of apples recon-
mended for northeast district. 3 90
Second best collection of apples
recommended for northeast
uiotriCb. .......,.. ............ w
For every variety. same as above,
each plate. ..................,. 90
Best ten plates other varieties
worthy cultivation, each. -. 90
Best display canned fruits and
jellies. 3 90
Best display evaporated apples. 3 90
Best collection house plants -. 2 90
Best specimen plant in bloom . l 90
Best now plum, origin and his
| tory to accompany exhibit ~ 90