The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-21
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Well Attended and Fine Display oil
ST. Francois County Fruit.

| The one-day's session OF the Farm
ers' Institute ut Pennington last Satur-
day was well attended, and the exhibit
car OF the Iron Mountain railroad,
showing products Of Southeast Mis-
souri,, artistically and beautifully ar
ranged, was visited by nearly every
one in town.
A fine display of fruits was brought
in by the farmers OF the county, and
tables reaching once and half across
the court room were literally filled with
plates of delicious apples, pears,
grapes, corn, sweet and Irish potatoes,
peppers, flowers, etc. The fruits were
afterwards placed in the exhibit car,
and will 90 over the entire line of the
Missouri Pacific system, about 5000
miles, and will be displayed at more
than hundred meetings over the line.
The meeting here was largely attended,
and VIC are informed that about $500
passed through the industrial or ex-
hibit car.
The persons making displays here
were:
John S. Hinzie, Bismarck, one plate
each OF lshmaclite, Ben Davis, Jona-
than, Golden Russell and King apples;
large plump Keiffer and Japan pears.
A. S. Krekel, one plate each Of
Jonathan, Arkansas Beauty, Grimes
Golden, Golden Russell, Wine Sap,
LAWYER and one lot Sweet pototoes and
one lot Irish potatoes, and two plates
of October peaches, very tine.
Mrs. W. I. Halle, one plate of Or
ange ounce.
T. j. Ilighlcy, one plate each of
Jonathan, Lady Favorite, Ben Davis,
Domino.
Morris Highley, one lot of fine yell
low corn.
W. F. Hoy and son, one plate each
of Grimes Golden, Ben Davis, York,
Imperial, Large Romantic, a large red
apple, name unknown, and very
large head of cabbage.
Mr.. Miller, one large cluster Of Ben
Davis apples and Keiffer pears.
Emile Klein, one basket of grapes in
fine condition. These grapes had
been sacked while small, showing that
we can have grapes until winter by
sacking; also one plate Of Shannon
Pippin apples.
j. ". Doss, one plate each OF Ram
DO, Red Romantic, Ben Davis and W.
W. Pearmain.
X. c. Tucker, one very large gourd,
which was sen! direct to the Worlds
Fair from here.
Max Freeman, two plates each of
Rome Beauty and Wine Sap.
Zimmerman Il Hope, one plate each
OF Gano, Missouri Pippin, Arkansas
Beauty, Roman Beauty, Jonathan, and
one lot of corn.
Fred Schaffcr Of Doe Run, a very
fine collection of of apples.
NJ. Doughty and son, one large lot
of Boone county white corn. This
corn is the equal OF any that has been
shown or collected from Southeast
Missouri also large lot of yellow and
mixed corn and some very fine Irish
potatoes.
j. Is. Davis, fine lot of yellow
corn.
NJ, Buttcriicld, one plate each of
IIuntsman, Grimes Golden, Royal
Red. Rome Beauty, Missouri Pippin,
Ingram, three plates of sweet peppers.
Mr.. Butterlield also furnished the flow
crs for decorating the tables on which
the fruit was displayed, and for the
car.
There was no secretary OF the meet
ing and no list of the exhibitors kept.
Mr.. Butterlield gave US the foregoing
from memory, and II any names have
been omitted we would be pleased to
have them sent in with list of fruits
furnished for the display.
The addresses and papers read and
the lecture in the evening with stere-
optcar illustrations were all fine and
greatly enjoyed by those present. The
following paper by Mr.. Butteriicld,
which is brief summary of his expert.
mental work in the horticultural line,
may prove of special interest to our
readers, and especially those who con-
template engaging in fruit growing
MR.. BUTTERgIgLD's pAPBR.
The season of 1904 was on the whole
u good average season for fruits. The
winter was cold enough to kill all the
peach buds of the more tender sorts or
leave only few just to remind you of
what they look like; in other words,
il gave me chance to weed out the
more tender sorts Owing to late
cold spell, rain and sleel, it was very
bard on the pear and cherry and our
pear crop was very light. To COM
mcnco with, and be as brief as pos
sibe, | will only name such varieties
as in my opinion are worthy Of cult
walton.
Strawbcrries-Of ffty-four varieties
fruited, ! will name only those which
have proven to be the most profitable
Excelsior, Crescent, Warfield, Gard
ncr, Splendid, Bismarck, Clyde, Ar