The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-31
FRUIT GROWERS AND TRUCK
 FARMERS ARE IN SESSION

under the rnfavorable fruit conditions of last year. f
 The report of Secretary and Treas urer R. s. Macintosh made a most gratifying showing. The report show ed that not only had the funds of the society increased but that the member ship had increased by twenty-five per cent
 After NJ. ], Soberg of Thorsby had read a technical but instructive paper on the cost of spraying with lime sul- pbur. J. IT. McCary addressed the so- ciety on the subject, Where does Birr mingham get It's supply of fruit and vegetables?" They are gotten from anywhere but Birmingham. Practically no fruit and truck are raised in Biz mipgham's immediate vicinity, he said, where population of over 100000 had to be fed. The town consumed 100 car loads of Irish potatoes and 1s0 car loads of sweet potatoes every month,
 The part of his address which dealt with the favorable location of Thorsby for securing/the benefits of this great demand was especially interesting to tho Thorsby hearers of MT. McCrary.
 An instructive paper on irrigation was read by Professor J. F. Duggar of Auburn. Irrigation, he argued, was needed even in humid climates where intensive farming was to be done He reCalGu to ms ntdTtTS oHS HuStdhSp where one man by irrigation raised on one acre, s230 worth of beans. while his neighbors that year raised practi- cally none.
 c. L. Stewart an expert on the sub ject. from Atlanta. addressed the so- ciety on packing fruit. He held that most of the evils of the fruit trade grow out of imperfectly packed fruit, and most of the complaint made against commission men grew out of the fact that the fruit had been improperly packed. The government, which was Investigating this matter. had discover ed that fifty per cent. of the fruit ship ped had been improperly packed. He sought to impress upon his hearers the importance of each having an individ7 ual trade mark or design. f. .isf
 .Dr. c. H. Franklin of Union Springs, spoke of the rapid growth of the fruit growing interest In Bullock county. A few years ago 1t amounted to nothing, but there was now in the county not less than 1.600 acres in fruit. He also spoke favorably upon the work .that was being done by the local horticul- tural society.
 The soil survey work of the national It's growth. development and usefulness was reviewed by w. C. Smith, of Washington, in an entertain ing and instructive paper. He pointed
  the Alabama farmers from this under taking of the federal authorities.
 W. l.. Loffel, a commission man of Chicago, in response to an invitation addressed the society on the industry of fruit growing. Lest his hearers should forget, he reminded them of the great work the railroads had done, the amount of money they had spent and the expert help they had secured in helping along the industry. While 1t was the fashion to decry the railroads, he had always found mat they were quick to redress any wrongs and right any grievance when 1t was presented in the proper form.
 The society unanimously passed a resolution making the several local horticultural societies of the State auxiliary members of the State society The committee appointed to carry this out was composed of Dr. Franklin. Mir. McCary and Professor Douglass Aien The committee on the presidents ad- dress was named as follows: J. H. Me Cary, Professor Douglass Allen and J. E. Woolsey. The following members were named the auditing committee: c. s. 'Rabb, John Winslow and H. B. Wood.
 fine demonstration of the way the sulphur lime wash is made and sprayed at Thorsby was made by Mayor E F. Mead of Thorsby. he doing the work in person. The delegates are be- ing given a public reception tonight by the Thorsby Fruit Growers Asso- citation.