The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-11-03

before the association his method q.
training the vine. 1t was by nlacirn
heaVy posts three feet in the gronn5
every SIX or seven rods. On eacb !,
a crOSS-arm about three feet long fttod
on the top. He Trains the vine nm .
string for each vine until it gets hiob
enough 10 reach the wires that arc cto
pies on this cross-arm. This allow.
the vine to spead out each way, max.
ing a perfect arbOr, so that it can ba
easily tended and allows good yeptiIa.
ton through the vineyard. By tbis
method he claims that more cranes
and better ones can be produced,
Goodman President.
One of the main features of the clos.
ing and last session OF this notahIa
gathering was the election of its off.
GERS for the next biennial period. Here.
tofore this society has always met in
the East, and as natural its officers
were Eastern men, who knew but little
OF the possibilities Of the great Mis-.
sissiDpi valley. 1t was very fitting that
at this election a man of the promi.
hence and experience of z. A. Good.
man of Kansas City be elected as its
president. He is one Of the men who
has had more to do in commercial or.
Charding and in horticulture in all its
branches than any man We know; he
has been for twenty-five years secre.
tary Of the Missouri Horticultural So
ciety.
Prof. Craig was elected secretary BY
unanimous consent and also Prof. L,
r. Taft of Michigan for treasurer.
Brainy Men.
Never before was there such a col.
lection Of brainy fruit men as were
found at the program Of this meeting,
and we only regret that space will not
permit for going into detail with the
different addresses and papers read.
Medals Won.
The following were given the Wilder
medals, which is the highest honor
that this society confers upon its er
hibitors:
Missouri State Horticultural society
for its extensive exhibits of apples,
pears and plums. Those who helped
make the great Missouri exhibit were
NJ. O. Cole of Springfield, G. T. Tippin,
S. H. Jenkins and Ozark Orchard com.
pany and others. While this was an
"off year" in Missouri, yet the display
of highly colored fruits was magnif'
cent and showed great care. in selee.
tion and arrangement.
The firm of Ellwanger and Barry OF
Rochester exhibited 127 varieties OF
pears. While all parts OF the coun.
try are not perfectly adapted as this
section for pear growing, yet it was
demonstrated that there are pears
adapted to the different soil and eli.
matte conditions of our country. While
in the northwestern states like Iowa
and Nebraska We may not grow to per-
lection Bartletts and Seckles and Varl'
cites of high quality, we can grow IN
abundance Kieffer, Flemish Beauty,
Duchess, Clapp's Favorite and many
others. 1t is a question which each
must decide and experiment for him.
self; perfect air drainage being one OF
the essentials of success.
Mr.. C. G. Patton of Charles City also
received award for the largest exhibit
from his state, containing over forty
five plates of different fruits originated
by cross-breeding. He may well Do
called a wizard of Horticulture" he
Is one Of the few men that is building
a monument to horticulture in his MOD
est way that but few realize. He has
already originated varieties of apples
that are perfectly adapted to any good
orchard soil in Northern Iowa or South
ern Minnesota, varieties that will grow
and bear much luscious fruit.
A few exhibits of fruit were merely
given honorable mention, such as the
exhibit of the Ozark Orchard company
at Goodman, Mo-. and the Kansas AgrF
cultural college.
Approved Varieties.
In looking over the exhibit from Ne
braska and in talking with the MAN
men from that state, they all agreed
that the following were the best varle'
ties of apples to plant, both for home
and commercial orchards: Salome'
Windsor, N. W. Greening, Grimes
Golden, Wealthy, Jonathan, Genneh
Gano.
Bermuda Onions.
We must not close without making
mention of the vine fruit display from
New Mexico, which was made by Prof..
Garcia. His exhibit was composed
largely of grapes OF the mission
type" but showed conclusively that
they were in the favored spot for bring
ing the grape to perfection. He also
made a large exhibit Of Bermuda
onions. The professor is demonstrate
ing that there is great areas OF lanu
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