The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

Lyons.
Communications.
Appointment of session committees on
credentials of delegates, new member
ship, exhibits, audit and obituaries.
Fruit Packa ges-T. E. Armstrong, To-
peka, package manufacturer.
| Cold Storage-W. F. Jensen, Topeka,
Continental Storage company.
The Fruit Commission Business
Frank Cope, commission merchant, To-
peka.
ing. Leader, S. P. Bailey, Versailles,
/. Site and soil q Varieties-a, COM
meTeial; b family. 3; Young trees .s
care-a, first year; b, second year; c.
subsequent years. 5. Pruning and
replanting. 6. Thinning the fruit on
the trees. Z. Protecting-a, wind
breaks; b, vermin. s. Borers. g..
1880 D. m-The Mission of Our State
Agricultural College-Prof. ]. T. Will
| lard, of the faculty.
Fruit Express, by a leading represen-
tative of the Wells-Fargo company,
from Chicago, Ill.
Fruit Freight-Capt. James NJ. Steele,
of A T. e. S. F. railway, Chicago, Ill.
! Land-Hon. Edwin Taylor, Edwards
vile.
Commercial Peach Growing-Pres. J.
H. Hale, South Glastonbury. Conn,
| largest peach grower in the world.
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY. DEC
| %.
Opened by the president. Fred Well
house.
Reports of officers.
Report of the president, Judge Fred
Wellhouse.
Report of the vice president, Hon. ].
w. Robinson, Butler county.
Report of the treasurer, G. L. Hol-
singer. Argentine, Wyandotte county.
Report of the secretary, William H.
Barnes.
Report of the official entomologist,
Prof. S. ]. Hunter. K. S. U.
Apples, The June Drop-Prof. ]. c.
Witten, Columbia. Mo.
IL a. m.-Conference on Growing
Grapes. Leader, A. L Entsminger,
Silver Lake
/. Site ana soil. 2 varieties-a, mar
ket; b, family; c, new and expert
b, how grown at home; c. age and
condition of vines. 4. Cultivation
care. 5. Pruning, first year; b,
second year.; c, subsequent years. s.
up. 7. Summer pruning, thinning.
s. Gathering.
p. m.-Biennia1 election of off,
GERS: President, vice president, treas
urer, secretary, seven trustees, as fol-
lows: One each from the First, Third,
Fifth and Seventh congressional dis
tricts, to serve for a half term of one
year; one each from the Second.
tricts, to serve a full term of two
years.
Borrowing Fruit in Idaho" Hon.
Robert Milliken.' secretary Idaho
Horticulture society. Nampa.
p. m.-Conference on growing
peaches, leader, William Cutter. juno
ton City, Geary county.
1. Site and soil. 2. Varieties,
shipping; b. home market; C, family;
d, late; g, new experimental. 8. Trees.
"a, home grown; b, nursery grown;
C, seedlings. 4. Planting and pruning.
5. Cultivation 6, Thinning on trees.
into cash. 9. Does peach growing
pay?
How to Know the Commoner Insect
Pests-Prof. E. A. Popenoe, Manhat-
tan.
1880 P. NJ.
Ladies' Horticulture Work.
How to Succeed with Dahlias-Dr.
George P. Lux.
Greenhouse Work for Women;
Growing Dahlias for Cutting-Mrs
Harriet E. Chandler, Argentine.
The Flower Store and Making Floral
Designs Topeka lady florist of long
experience.
Market Gardening as Proprietor or
Wife-Mrs. Q. F. Whitney, Shorey.
The Housekeeper's Winter Horticul-
ture Supplies-Mrs. J. w. Stout,
Ladies' Exchange.
The Most Prolific Tree-Rev. DR..
Edwin Locke, Topeka.
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, DECEM-
Der 20.
Opened by vice president.
Fruit Exhibitions. as Seen by Super
intendents and Judges-Hon. L. A
Goodman, secretary of the Missouri
State Horticultural society.
The Nurseryman's Side of the Fruit |
Tree Busin ess-E j. Holman. Leav- |
enworth, ex-president Nurserymen's
society.
II a. m.-Conference on Strawberry
Culture-Leader. F. w. Dixon. Holton, |
/. Site and soil. 2. Varieties,
for early market; b, for general pur-
poses; for family; d, for experiment
and further trial. 8. Fertilizing. 4. |
Planting and renewing. 5. Cultiva-
ton. 6. Picking, field work; b. |
best boxes; C, best pickers; d, sorters, |
overseers, inspectors; e, how can we
keep the pickers until end of season? |
f, best manner of selling.
Apples-Picking and Sorting-Pres-
ident F. Wellhouse.
Paper by S. T. Kelsey. Havana, N.
c., corresponding secretary, 1869.
p. m.-Conference on Truck /
Farming-Leader F. P. Rude. To-
peBa, Shawnee county. Subject, Cab
bage.
1. The Seed and the seed bed 2
The ZELDA, fertilizing; b, prepara-
ton of the soil; c, plants from seed
bed; d. setting in field. s. Cultiva-
ton. 4. Worms and aphis. 5. What
crop should not precede cabbage.
What crop will best follow cabbage.
1880 P. NJ.
Paper-To be filed.
Paper-To be filed.
Report of Horticulture at Louisiana
Purchase Exposition-Ws F. Sch ELL l.
superintendent.
Mission of the American Pomolog-
ical society-Hon. J. H. Hale, presi-
dent, South Glastonbury, Conn.
officers of ha OF al
society are al follows
Fred Wellhouse. president. Topeka