The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-29

every year. etc. Anything and every
thing to get the peoples hard-earned
dollars. The next report will issue
early in 1901 and will contain the trans
actions of 1902 and 1903, and cover 400
pages. Every member of this society
will receive copy If their address Is
on our book. The executive commit
tee, corresponding with the state and
federal forestry commissioners, have
made a preliminary movement toward
holding a summer meeting in the in
terests of forestry and irrigation at
Dodge City. Work in this line is I'M
doubtedly needed, and the meeting
should be good success and of value
to the jewellers on treeless lands.
Death has entered the ranks of our
society quite extensively, taking during
the year Hon. Martin Mohler, at one
time secretary of the state board of
agriculture; G. c. Bracket, for 81 years
secretary of the State Horticulture So
ciety; DE- Joseph Stayman, a pioneer in
horticulture All these were life MEM
bers of this society. Also G. E. Spohr
of Manhattan, a member in 1894
President Fred Wel1house named the
following committees for this session:
Credentials-C. C. Cook, j. w. Curry,
A. c.. Griesa.
Programmed. w. Blair. B. B.
Smythe, w. H. Underwood.
Membership. L. Williams, James
Sharpe, George P. Whitteker.
Exhibits-William Cutter, W. F.
Schell, G. L. Holsinger.
Auditing Edwin Snyder, B. F. Pan
coast, I. W. Robinson.
Obituaries and resolutions-Samuel
Reynolds, Edwin Taylor and F. w.
Dixon.
Much valuable discussion resulted
this morning from the ideas PROFOUND
ed by De. G. Bohrer of Lyons in his
DR.. Bohrer believes in sticking to the
varieties of trees which have been test
ed and found successful growers. That
is, as far as the ordinary farmer who
has little time to spend in experiment
tation is concerned. The elm, the ca
talpa, ash, Usage orange, nut bearing
trees and mulberries, he says have
been tried and proven and can be safe
ly planted. He advocated the planting
of school grounds and high ways and
stated that his trial of the catalpa for
timber purposes had proven satisfac-
tory.
There appeared wide variance of
opinion about the catalpa. In leca1i-
ties it is successful while in Others 1t
is not Edwin Snyder, of OskalooSa, is
particularly favorable to the planting
of long lived but bearing trees, trees
that will be of use to posteritys An
interesting discussion of western Kan
sas possibilities was given by X. 5.
Kellogg, of the bureau of forestry of
the department of agriculture, who has
country studying the forestry posi-
bilities. The four trees which he places
first are the red cedar, the honey To-
Gust, the Usage Orange and the Russian
mulberry. The elm also thrives there.
Mr. Kellogg participated in a general
discussion of Kansas trees Prof. E.
b. Cowgirl brought up the question of
the desirability of the eucalyptus Kel-
logg said it was not worth bother1ng
with in Kansas. ]. W. Robinson Of FL
Dorado, B. T. Van Orsdal of Silver
Lake and others contributed to this
discussion.
At this afternoons session papers
were presented by A. Chandler OF Ran
dolph, Mo, on Commercial. Garden
ing and by w E. Ringle of Coffey-
vile. Albert Dickens Of Manhattan and
E J. Holman of Leavenworth on Elk
detrimental horticulture
Tonight's programme viii include the
following papers:
OrnithoIogy-'Bird and HoFtieul-
ture"-Prof. D. e Lantz, Manhattan
English Sparrows L. L
Dyche, Lawrence