Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

Horticulturists Studying How
They May Be Improved.
Addresses by President Tcrrill, Prof.
John Craig, Prof. w. NJ. Munson,
Rev. q. w. Perry ana Prof.
william Stuart--Ofhccrs
Elected for Another Year.


Owing to the very scant attendance no
session; of the State Horticultural society
was held yesterday morning. In the af-
tcrnoon the agricultural students of the
University gathered in considerable num-
bcrs and the abbreviated programmes for
the two sessions were carried out
The secretary and treasurer, d. c.
Hicks Of North Clarendon. not being pres
Cni. MIR. Chamberlain Of the university
was elected secretary pro tenn The meet
Ing wa. opened with the annual address
of the president. G.. H. Terrill Of Morris
Vile. who ead in substance:
ptEsiDrNr TIRRIIJ,S ADDRESS.
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'lce" anu p,'.,'S .'' 49,. "" W. 'aad int,i.
n'o"'' , n', ,',', ,,o,, irov what to do
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.ecuS ,.ft ~ '''v "'',n v'hnt is be,oro
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a., NM" ',us ~ 10 t,,its ,,,' in no
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e' ,,, ,t',, cr,,,+ ,,,yo,s ore At tbs
go ~ t,,..r- ,,d v'Scn :, ye,r like
~ w. ''', ,,i.,, - hnrr,is ,hov
,ni,o ,G,,,,,,,.,o ,,rd hn, at rrirns barely
,o,t,,., co., ,r,,Ds,i,,,, marv timne Wo
.hH,11 ,,i ,i,,t Ill ,,d bo,o ia
n n,t ro s" ,ho "so,,, ,'S ''''
.rbo s,,ool,o,. ,,.,,i,o ~ Tho rroutb of tbo
fr,it ,rado a,.d nTndirtnd th,t in a few
,o -, i,. ,.,.,,ii h shinno1
~ fo,oi.,, ',,,,,,Ias - e,,,t ,uanti,ios
lie snid tha St,,tc wos /, need Of now or
.rb,,d. ,rd M, mo ola ,,.,.barde uaedcd
more l,rtil,tN
In enc,kirg NJ tba cood that might II.
greatly incroosrd h, an annronriation
from state funds and as an llustration
mentioned tbo urnrro.s made hv tbe
Dairy,ncn's association undor STATE aid.
H.. urged tho necessity of securing able
sneakers to educate tho farmers in tho
rish, direction with a reference tofruit
.cllturc IIo also slid tho nssociniiou
wanted a nlaro in = nov agricultural build
irr at the University of Vermont.
The reDort Of tho socrntarv and trons-
urcr WAS read bv prof William Stuart
ard accepted The following committees
were Amounted bv the prcsil lent: ON ro.,-
ltinus N.sS-s Gordon of Grand Ial.
Kinney of south Hero ard Putuoy of Cam
bridge; on exhibits. Professors Craig of
Cornell and Mluson of tho University of
Name A LETTER was road from q H.
Powell rccrcttinr his iruhiftv to II.
present ut the conventions. also n tolc-
gram CONVEYING the host vIsnes oc Prof
Wsugn the first secretary of the .Sso-
citation.
Prof. William Stuart gave a brief re
bort of thu, loston meeting Of the Aneri-
cam Inunniori,.I 4o,iotV hold l,st Son
,.nibcr.
Irof John Craig Of Cornell 1,nivcrsItv
Ithaca. \ y. SECRETARY of tho Arnericnn
Ionological socicty. cave nm irtorcstinr
talk m "or,na,i Nouapc,,ort 10 aid
that in the tnanncemcut of an orchard
there are three f,rtors to he considered.
The sou tho trc, nd tho fruit rho soil
ls to he lnfun,ced throurh tillara and
drainage and thc tree md frrit tprou,rh
nru,iux and spr,vlns Tho regulation IF
The water SUNNY is Inc most innort,nt
If All ole.tion. The trees t,l;r Nor fooi
in a Iuuii form and must hare ,v.,tnr
IN form, thie e,lutior Throu,,h,,,t rho
state OF Vermont there ia ,,uch d,.,d soil
and il is most in,nor,ant mar I'M. SOIL IN.
90 tr,atrl that mo hu,nns Io,e ma, h..
como OK ha,istrd ana tho s1il ,lnDro,,,,ct,,,,
There i. No. ouo ,oothod Of nr,h.,rd man
arrme,,t bocais, ,h,. ,ondi,ious v1rv in
different localities The speaker rec
onmendnd the raising ot clover in IN"