Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-23
PROGRAM IS GOOD
For Annual Meeting of Illinois
State Agricultural Society
Dec. l2.I4
TO BE HELD AT CHAMPAIGN
Interesting Topics VIII Be Discussed
BY Experts in Fruit Gull
tuFe.

Il OF unusual Importance and of excep
ltional interest will be the annual meet
ing of the Illinois State horticultural
society at Champaign Dec 1914. The
day meetings and fruit exhibit will be
in the agricultural building of the uni
versity which furnishes every convent
ence in the way of a convention hall
exhibit rooms, committee rooms, etc.
For greater convenience, the evening
meetings will be held in Elks hall,
champaign.
The program for this meeting is a
very, strong one, combining the scien-
tific and the practical and while pre-
senting variety, it gives special prom
inence to matters of vital Importance
at this time. Prominent horticulturists
from other state and from the United
States department of agriculture will
furnish papers, while well known Illi-
Inois people will fill out the program
Some of the Topics.
Some Needs of the Fruit Export
Trade" Forestry on the Farm" Weed
:Invasions, Essentials in Peach Grow
ing" Problems in Small Fruit Ship
lping, Soil Management of Orchards"
THE Possibilities of Horticulture" are
some of the important topics which
will be treated.
On the first evening there will be an
ILLUSTRATED lecture, while Thursday ev-
ening will be Ladies night" and af-
ter a short program the remainder of
the evening will be given up to so
oi- h, he g
quaintance amongst members and
friends.
| AS usual, liberal premiums are offer
ed for fruit and vegetables and a very
large exhibit is insured. which affords
an opportunity for examination and
study. not often given.
Following is the program in detail:
Wednesday,, 1880 a. NJ.
Prayer
Treasurer's report. w. Stanton,
Richview.
Secretary's report - l.. r. Bryant,
Princeton.
Presidents address-George J. Fos-
ter. Normal.
One-minute Talks-Subject, What is
the Most Effective Arsenic for Spray
OpSHeu ny "A ofillpSOu.
Wednesday. 200 T.. VI.
Some Essentials in Peach Growing"
William Miller, Gypsum, Ohio
Spraying and Other Items Cleaned |
from the Apple Crop of 19O6"-H. NJ |
Dunlap. Savoy.
Some Problems in Small Fruit Ship
ping and Marketing H. Hanchett,
Sparta. Wis.
Question box.
Wednesday,, 1880 l.. VI.
The Development of Horticulture"
Professor J. c. Blair, University of II
illinois
1.-The Possibilities of Horticulture''-
J. L. Hartwell, Dixon.
Thursday, $3.50 a. VI. H
Prayer
One-minute Talks Subject, THE
Need of Permanent Experiment Sta
ton" Opened by E. A. Riehl.
Reports of awarding committees
Small Fruits OH the Farm''-W. r.
Soverhill, Tiskilwa.
Weed Invasions. Peculiarities and
Dangers''-Dr. T. J. Burrill, University
of Illinois.
Question box.
Thursday, 80 =. NJ.
Some Needs of the Fruit Export
A. Taylor, department of
agriculture.
Topic of own Selections. A Forbes,
state entomologist
Promoting the Early Development of
Vegetable Crops John w.
Lloyd, University of Illinois.
Thursday, 1880 r. VI.
Culture and Horticulture" Miss
Bernice l.. Foster, Normal.
Domestic Science, It's Growth and
.Hettie M. Anthony,
The remainder of the evening will be
devoted to sociability.
Friday, $3.50 A. NJ.
Prayer.
One-minute Talks-Subject Are APP :
pie Growers Getting a Reasonable Pro- ,
portion of the Selling Price of their APP
ples?"-W. S. Perrine
Reports of committees.
Election of officers for 1906. II
Locating place of next meeting. {
Forestry on the FARM. G.. Mil
Ter, forest service, Washington, d. C.
Condensed Report of Experiment. ,
R. Reasoner, director.
Question box. II
Friday, $50 II. NJ. If
Soil Management of Orchards"-H
A. Aldrich, Neoga.
Report of Nursery and Orchard In
A. Forbes.
Reports of delegates to other state l.
meetings. b
Resolutions and unfinished business. {
THE N1RKETC