The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-07
TWO BIG CONVENTIONS.
Second Annual Meetings of the State Fer
ti1izer Association and Louisiana
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Second Annual Meetings of the State Fer
tilizer Association and Louisiana
horticultural Society.
The State Board OF Agriculture and
Immigration is making extensive
preparations for the second annual
conventions OF the State Fertilizer As
ISOLATION and the Louisiana Horticul-
tural Society, which will take place in
Shreveport on the 18th, 18th and 18th
insts. Secretary Barrow is sending
out large amont of advertising lit
erature relative to the meetings, and
every effort is being made by Com
missioner Lee and his co-workers to
secure as large an attend lance as
possible. Reduced rates have been
offered on all railroads running into
Shreveport, and the hotels of the city
will aceommoda ate delegates to the coz
ventions at special rates.
At the meeting OF the Fertilizer As
ISOLATION on the 18th inst. the follow
ing program will prevail:
Address of Weleome-Hon. Andrew
Queries, mayor of Shreveport.
Response-Prof. ". r. Dodson, di-
rector of experiment stations of the
Louisiana State University.
Home Made Manures E..
R. Lloyd, agriculturist of the Missis-
sippi experiment station.
"a Fertilizer Guarantee and What
it Means PROT. P. L. Hutchinson,
| chemist sugar experiment station of
the Louisiana State University.
Discussion-George H. Tucker, Mem
phis, Tenn; J. j. Green, Shreveport;
w. L. Goldsmith, New Orleans, and
W. G. Sadler, Nashville, Tenn.
FERTILIZER Inspection "-Charles 81.
O'Rourke,. chief fertilizer inspector,
Louisiana State Board of Agriculture
and Immigration.
1.-THE Effect of Season on Fertilizer
Returns ,'-Prof. B. C. Pittuek, ad.
ianct professor OF agriculture, Louisi-
ana State University.
especial Fertilizing.'
sCotton''-Col. Charles Schiller
Keachie.
'tCorn''-Hon. John A. Brewer, Ar
cadia.
ssTruck"-Prof. E. B. Ferris, presi
dent Southern Truck Growers League
McNeill, Miss.
| Address-Co1. D. H. L. Bonner
| Omen, Tex.
| The sessions of the Horticulture
| Society will take place on the 18th ant
18th, and the following program ha
been arranged:
\ THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1880 A. M.
! Opening Prayer.
II Address Of Welcome.
Response.
Presidents Annual Address-A. K
Clingman, Keithville.
| Report Of Secretary and Treasurer
F. 81. Burnette, Baton Rouge.
| Appointment OF Committees.
Announcements.
THURSDAY, JAN. II, 800 P. NJ.
4 s.tTruck Growing for Northern Mar
J kets''-C. A. Tiebout, Roseland.
ssTomato Growing for Market ane
Cannery''-N. W. Grantham, directo.
Of Ruston Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers' Association, Ruston.
| 'sPeach Growing in North Louisi
ana''-E. J. Watson, horticulturist
north Louisiana experiment station
Calhoun.
"Fertilizers for Fruit and Truck
I Prof. D. N. Barrow; assistant director
north Louisiana experiment station
Calhoun.
Announcements.
THURSDAY, JAN. IL, s P. M.
s'The School Garden, as Related te
| Agriculture Prof. George William
son, Louisiana State Normal School
Nafchitoches.
| horticulture n-Col. D. II. L. Bon
ner, Omen, Texas.
FRIDAY JAN. ID, 10 A. M.
pecan Growing H. James
Mound.
'sChrysanthemums''-C. W. Eieh.
ling, florist, New Orleans.
Garden and Orchard Insects''-
Prof. Fl. A. Morgan, secretary state
crop pest commission.
s'Trans portationo Fruit and Truck
"A. v. Swaty, Kansas City Southern
Railway; Stanley Watson, Houston,
East and West Texas Railway.
"a New Louisiana Apple''-John
I McMullen, Stonewall.
Reports of Committees.
Announcements.
FRIDAY JAN. ID, 2:3o P. M.
"Don't'2-Mrs. Louis C. Buckley,
Alden Bridge.
Home Fruits and Flowers ''-Jo ohm
Monkhouse, Jewella.
Reports OF Committees.
| Election Of Officers.
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