Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-03-21
Now is the Time to start the Growing o.
Fruit For the Coming Exhibition
An 1904.


I'm 1904.
The Fruit Growers ana Horticultur-
al Societies both State and local are
taking great interest in the plans that
are being made for the Fruit exhibit
I ton in the Horticultural building. The
fact that there is to be practically
twice as much space devoted to this
exhibit at st Louis as there has been
ut any former Exhibition is encourage
ing news to them.
Many inquiries from individual fruit
growers and local Horticultural Socie-
ties concerning space for fruit exhibits
have been received by the department
Of Horticulture and it seems that a
general statement of the meShod Of Sc
curing space is of interest.
The space will be secured by any
officer representing the State Com
mission Of each state and all exhibits
Of this character will be under the
management of the STATE Commission
unless there shonld be a State that
does not have "a commission in which
case, some other arrangements will be
made.
Fruit growers in making an exhibit
of fruits are assured hat they will not
lose their identity by an arrangement
of this kind, for it will be required
that all exhibits be plainly marked.
showing the name of the grower and
the locality where the fruit was pro
duced. This will be of great value
from an educational stand point as it
will give all who are interested in
studying fruits. definite information as
to the locality where the fruit was pro-
duced.
Not ONLY are visitors who are study-
ing fruits helped by an arrangement
of this kind, but practically all visitors
are interested IN the exhibit when
they know definitely the localities
where all the fruits were grown.
1t is important that fruit growers
everywhere begin at once to prepare
or grow fruit for exhibit purposes.
Sufficient plain food should be sup
piled to enable the trees to bear per-
feet specimens and this should be fol-
lowed throughout the season with the
most thorough cultivation.
Thorough cultivation will hold the
moisture on the soil which will be
available for the use of the trees and
plants in development of perfect spec
linens of fruits.
The thinning Of fruits should not be
neglected. This is an important con-
sideration where it is desired to
grow perfect specimens. In doing this
worl it is advisable TO leave only such
specimens as promise to be large and
perfect and also those that are not
shaded bv foliage.
States that are planning to exhibit
must have sufficient quantity of fruit
in cold storage so that the space al
lotted to them will be entirely cover
ed to the time Of the onening of the
exposition. and in order thai thew
may have a sufficient quantity in re-
serve in storage to keep the space COW
cred until the 1904 crop of fruit is
available.
A circular on cold storage of fruits
will be sent out from the Department
of Horticulture in good season giving
the latest information o~btainable con-
corning that subject.
1t is intended that a collective ex-
hiblt of Nursery stock from all sec
tions of the world will be made in the
Department of Horticulture of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This
will afford a splendid opportunity for
Nursery men, Botanists and Fruit
Growers to study the individual va
]rieties and types represented. From
an educational standpoint, the value
of such an exhibit will be appreciated
by all interested in Horticulture.
1t is also expected to have a collec-
tion of the newer varieties of grapes in
bearing. especially those that have
been produced by crossing. These
will be planted the present spring so
that they will be in bearing mood in
1904.
a collection OF varieties of straw
berries will be planted the present
spring. These will be confined in the
new varieties A part of these will be
new varieties that have been produced
bv a careful system of breeding for
the purpose of obtaining varieties pos
sessing certain characteristics.
In the Nursery exhibit, a collection
of nursers trees affected crown ga la
and other diseases as well as trees in.