The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27

western Kansas than they are at the
present time. The apple crop where
trees received proper care was from
medium to very good One farmer in
600 trees nearly 10000 bushels of
.apples. 1t is reported that there are
now 100, 900 bushels of apples in cold
storage in Hutchinson. It is to be
hoped that the State Horticultural So
ciety will urge upon the legislature
the Importance of requiring our tim
Der stations to test and send out the
varieties of trees best adapted for our
conditions
VIM. Cutler, Fifth district-Our
short crop of apples was due to heavy
rains and frosty nights at blooming
time, which with a continuation of the
ing any good. There was not a tenth
of a crop upon the highlands with
clay subsoil, and only about a third of
a crop on low sandy soil. Mildew and
while had some fine fruit upon bottom
land. All kinds of fruit trees, vines
and plants appear to be in good con-
dition, and there is no cause for alarm
con corning next years crop.
F. L. Kenoyer, Third district-The
past season has been a very unfavor-
able one for all kinds of fruit. The
stone fruits were injured by making
too much bud growth the previous
winter. The spring freezes and frostS
left not more than Is per cent or the
fruit buds alive. The continued rains
of spring and summer were favorable
to blights and rots which reduced the
peach crop to almost an entire failure.
The apple crop was a big enc, but the
fruit was very defective except in the
western part of the district, where the
rains did not interfere SO much with
spraying. To offset the bad weather
bad fruits and bad roads, prices ruled
so high throughout the berry season
that the crop brought better cash re-
II he 10
rapidly increasing urban population
The outlook for next years fruit crop
is not very f1attering. Many fruit trees
were injured by the floods, ana nun
dreds of cherry trees were killed out
right. Fruit buds have ripened up IN
good shape for the present winter.
Wednesday Programme.
The programme which has been
prepared for the sessions on Wednes-
day is as follows:
Opened by the president Fred Well
house.
Prayer.
Reports of officers.
Report of the president, Judge Fred
Wellhouse.
Report of the vice president. ]. w.
Robson. 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, Sill
yer Lake.
D. m.-Election of officers.
Growing Fruit in Idaho,' Robert
Milliken. secretary Idaho Horticulture
society, Nampa.
p. m.-Conference on growing
peaches, leader. William Cutter, juno
ton City, Geary county.
How to Know the Commoner In
sect Pests" Prof. E. A Popenoe, Man
haitian.
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" q Topeka lady florist
of long experience.
Market Gardening as Proprietor or
Wife" Mrs. o. F. Whitney, Shorey.
The Housekeeper's Winter Horti-
culture Supplies Mrs. J. w. Stout,
Ladies' Exchange.
THE Most Prolific Tree Rev. DR..
Edwin Locke, Topeka.