The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-26
FRUIT MEN TO CONFER.
State Horticultural Society Is Getting
Ready for Meeting.

State Horticultural Society Is Getting
Ready for Meeting.
Topeka. Kan, Nov 25.-The thirty sew
enth annual meeting of the State Horti
cultural society will be held in Topeka
December 20, 80 and 81. 1t is expected
there will be big attendance. The fruit
crop this year was practically total
failure and the members of the society
will discuss the situation from all points
of view An exhibit of fruIL will be MADE
and the society has set aside 800 for
prizes. All exhibits are to be turned over
to the superintendent of the Kansas hor-
ticultural exhibit at the st. Louis world 5
fair Following is the program for the
meeting:
FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. DEC %.
Opened by President Wellhouse. at
$50 d. m.
Prayer.
Annual report of trustees, in writing,
by congressional districts. on horticul
tural conditions and progress.
First District-B. f. Van Orsdol, Silver
Lake
Second District-B. F. Smith. Lawrence.
Third District-F. L. Kenoyler, indie
pendence.
Fourth District-John Cousins, Esk-
ridge.
Fifth District-William Gutter, Junction
City
Sixth District-J. J. Alexander Norton
Seventh District-Dr. G. Bohrer. Lyons
Annual Report of President-F. Well
house, Topeka
Annual Report of Secretary-William II.
Barnes.
Annual Report of Secretary-Gerald L.
Holsinger, Argentine.
Communications.
Appointment of session committees on
credentials of delegates program. mem
bership, exhibits, audit, obituaries and
final resolutions
Constitutional Amendments. Pass on
those previously offered, as follows: NO
trustee shall succeed himself. unless elect
ed by two-thirds vote; trustees in even
numbered districts Congressional to be
elected in even numbered years, and odd
numbers in odd numbered years.
Shade Trees-Dr. G. Bohrer, Lyons.
Commercial Gardening. Chandler,
Randolph. Mo.
Experimental Horticulture-W. Z. Ring
lie, Cofeyville; Albert Dickens. Manhat-
tan; T. J. Holman. Leavenworth.
EVENING SESSION
ORTHODOXY. Birds and Horticulture
Prof. f. D. Lantz Manhattan.
English Sparrow-Prof L. L. Dyche
Lawrence.
Entomology. Official Report-Prof S. J.
Hunter. Lawrence
FunSi-Prof. f. ~ Popenoe. Manhattan.
Some Winter Studies in the Orchard
Prof. J. c. Witten. Horticulturist of Co
lumb:a college, Missouri.
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 80
Call to order by President Wellhouse
Prayer.
SMALL FRUIT.
Strawberry Culture-George Holsinger
Argentine
Blackberry and Raspberry Culture
John Brazelton. Jr.. Wathena.
Culture of Currants. Gooseberries. etc
]. F. Cecil. North Topeka
GRAPES AND INEYARDS.
Family Grape Culture-A. Oberndorf
Jr.. Centralia
Commercial Grape Culture-G r Es-
penlaub, Rosedale.
Experimental Grape Culture-A.L. Ents-
minger. Silver Lake.
EVENING SESSION
Plant Breedlng-J. W. Robinson. vice
president Eldorado.
Home Adornment-Mrs J. J. Alexander
Norton.
STOOD Value OF Frult-Prof W F.
Lazenby. Horticulturist of University Of
Ohio. Columbus.
Chemistry of Water. Proper Water for
Plants or Humans-B. B Smyth Topeka
Trading Fruit for Money-Prof. +. a
Waugh. Horticulturist Massachusetts
Agricultural college. Amherst.
THIRD AY. THURSDAY. DEC. n
Opened by vlee-president
Prayer
STONE FRUIT.
Peach CuIture-Edwin snyder. oska-
loosa
Peaches. Comparative Hardness of-Wn-
liam Gutter. Junction CITY
Cherry and Plum Cui1ure-W. y. Gel
lar, Edwardsville
Orchard Trcatment-Georse 4. Blair.
Mulvane
Handling Fnits-George 9 Richardson.
Leay.aworth; e. L. Fidreth. Aiamont.
Keeping FruIts-Georse p Whiteker.
Topeka; William Moeser Topeka
Marketing Fruits. : Perkins Turner
New Fruits and Nemenclatuve-F'FaI
Hol~ineer RoSedale. j.. r. smith Law
renee
EVENING SESs ION
tWH be given up entirely 10 Louisiana
Purchase Exposition matters
The ENposiiIo min General-Chief Fred
TAYLOR and Assistant John r SJinson.
from tt~ manasemeat. s.. Louis
The Geography srd Architecture IN Its
Relation 20 the kansas Bundlns and
Horticulture Psvilion-Sec~ctary Barnes
The Kansas horticulture Exhibit-W. +
ScheH. Superintendent Wichita g. J.!
Ho'sinser. Assisteat superintendent. Ar
sontine
open discussion ana ~wa,ch-nieh,