The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
Horticulturists of National Repu-
tation Will Address Convcn-
ton ut Columbia.
HUNDREDS WILL BE PRESENT.
Funds Received in Former Years
for Premiums Probably Will
BE Turned Over to the
Worlds Fair .Au-
thorities.

lsEFtEblc Special.
Columbia. Me-. Doc s-Thc forty-sixth
annual meeting of the Missouri State lIor-
t'cuituras Society. composed of $50 Of the
leading fruit growers and orchardists of
the State, will be held I'm Columbia De-
ccInber s. !? and II.
The meeting will be unique because of
tho large number OF horticulturists Of ma
tional reputation who will be present and
discuss matters of interest TO fruit grow
ers. All OF those who are on the pro-
Erammc have arranged TO be present, and
the programme probably will be carried
out in full.
The meeting will he the occasion Of the
dedication of the new horticultural build
| Ing of Missouri University recently erect
cd at a cost of $4,000. The day meetings
| OF the society will be held In this building,
and the students In the horticultural de-
partments of the university probably will
| be excused from their classes to attend
| the meetings. The evening meetings will
be open to the general public, and will be
held in the auditorium OF the university.
PREMIUM FUNDS.
The disposition OF the premium funds
belonging 10 the society viii, como up
at this meeting. Since the organization of
the society. nearly fifty years ago. 1t has
| won many cash prizes at different fairs
| and expositions. and these prizes have
| been turned into a fund and put out at
| interest. The fund now amounts to more
| than Sl,0Co, and 1t very probably will be
| turned over to the st. Louis Worlds Fair,
| to be offered as premiums in horticulture.
Missouri leads all other States in orchard
o
cultural Society are very anxious that the
State make a correspondingiy good show
ing at the Worlds Fair.
The meeting Will be called to order
Tuesday evening, December s. by Presi-
dent d. a. Robnett of Columbia. after
which invocation will be led by the Rev
erend W. W. Elwang, pastor Of the Co
lumbia Presbyterian Church. Mayor F. W.
Niedermeyer of Columbia and President
II. H. Jesse of Missouri University will
deliver addresses Of welcome, which will
be responded to by C. H. butcher of
Warrensburs. Marie L. Goodman of Kan
sas City will speak on "Some Compare
tive Notes on Horticulture in Europe"
N. T. hurry of Oregon will follow. with
Shall We Cultivate Our Orcliards?" and
T. c. Wilson of Hannibal with THE Ap-
pie Business"
COMMITTEES TO BE NAMED.
After the appointment of committees
Wednesday morning. the remainder of the
morning will be devoted to discussion of
apples. and the following subjects will be
discussed: from Seeding to Orchard
Trees" A. l.. Zimmerman, Weatherby,
and Il. J. Bagby, New Haven; Formation
Of Fruit Buds ]. c. Evans, Harlem;
Eighty Acres Enough L. b. Vi,es, Boil
war, and Dan Lowniller. Parkville; DIFF
ferent Varieties and Their Respective
Merts,' A. Il. Nelson, Lebanon; u. A.
Turner St. Joseph: T. II. Todd. New
Franklin: Value of Cover Crops" Paul
Evans. Mountain Grove; Lessons Learned
at Missouri Botanical Garden" G. D.
Schultz: Report on Apple Crown GALL"
w. L. Howard. Columbia: Pears: Can
They Be Grown Profitably?'' J. L. Erwin,
stedman: Developing the Fruit Busi-
ness n. E. Copeland, Verona; W. H Ste
phens. Bunceton: Packing and Package"
W. r. Kellar. Platte City: 1.-The Expense
OF Marketing; the Gap Between Grower
and Consumer" G.. T. Tippin, Nichols;
Louis Erb. Cedar Gap: Pruning Neces-
aty and the Means of Improvement" AL !
bert Newhouse, smithville; H. B. Wild, |
Sarcoxie: Effects Of Thinning on Fruit,
Returns and Tree" A. b. Mathews Nav
view.
DISCUSSION OF PEACHES.
Wednesday afternoon will be devoted to |
the discussion of peaches. with the hope |
Of explaining and remedying some Of the |
difficulties that heset peach growing in /
Missouri. The following subjects will be |
discussed: Orchard Experience. Spray
ing" l.. T. Slaughter, Lake City; Com
mercial Methods" T. NJ. Culver, Koshko-
nong; THE Peach in South Missouri" T.
NJ. Graham. Cedar Gap; G. w. Hopkins,
Springfield; 1.-THE Peach in North Mis-
souri," 7. P. Halsey. st. Joseph; il. W.
jenkins, Boonville; The Best Peaches for
Home" c. a. Emery. Carthage; w. G.
Gano. Parkvillc; Results OF Girdling
Peach Trees" ". II. Chandler, Columbia
Wednesday evening the dedication of
the new Horticultural building will take
place. Congratulations from sister States
will be received. The address of the even
ing will be delivered by j. ii. Hale of
South Glastonbury, Conn. after which
from Illinois, Michigan. the United States
Department Of Agriculture and Chicago
University.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The st. Louis Worlds Fair will occupy
the attention of the meeting Thursday
After the report from the Amer
lean Pathological Society by ]. NJ IT.
vine Of st. Joseph. F. w. Taylor of the
st. Louis Worlds Fair will discuss ..Hor-
ticulture at the Worlds Fair" B. H.
secretary Of the Missouri Com
mission, will follow with missouri at the
Worlds Fair"
The reports of the old officers will be
read, after which new officers will be
elected.
The morning session will close with:
Some of the Troubles of Collecting APP
wood Of Springfield; present Insect En-
emies," Professor ]. NJ. stedman, Column
bia: Reports Of Some Forestry Invest.
BY Herman Won schrenck. Missouri School
Of Botany. st. Louis: Effects of the May
Freeze" A. y. Davis. Jefferson City.
Strawberries. the principal fruit crop in
in detail Thursday afternoon. The discus
sion Will open with Preparing The
Ground. Varieties and Care for Home
follow profitable Varieties J. f. May /
Of La Plata. F. NJ. Coun of ST. Joseph and
NJ Butterfield of Pennington: missouri
and. II. W. Cook ofPotosi and II. Meyers
II Bridgeton; Northern Plants vs.. Home
Crown" F. S. katherman of Warrens-
burg and A. Chandler of Randolph; Com
speakman of Neosho and ID. McNallie of
sarcoxie; Growing Berries for the
Worlds Fair" general discussion; ''Rasp..
How" II. S. Wayman OF Princeton. .I.o-
,ation and Soil for Central Missouri" c.
". Halliburton of Moberly ;Blackberries:
How Best Gro Maast for Market = s,nar
FRUITS" Charles Teuboner OF Lexington;
Grapes: Profitable vineyarding," Henry