The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-25
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Official report Of the September Meeting, Held al
Massilion-October Session at Fairmount
Chidren's Home.

dropping off the trees and are being
used as cider apples, which makes
apples seem plentiful. Apple trees
are in good condition.
ID. M Niswonger-The commercial
orchards north of us are loaded and
apples will be abundant.
F. A. Hanna-Recently visited the
Experiment Station at Wooster and
found the apple trees loaded with
fruit. There the apple trees have
been sprayed all the summer and the
result is telling The solution used
for spraying is made by mixing four
pounds of lead, four pounds of lime,
four pounds of copperas to fifty gal
Ions of water. This solution is used
after the apples are formed. Mr..
Hanna procured some of these i'm
mense apples, which will be on exhi-
bition at the fair next week.
The orchards at the station are in
sod, the trees are mulched about two
feet around the stem and the mulch
remains there. Peach trees oS first
year growth are cut back to two feet
and less from the ground. They ad-
vocate the trimming of peach trees
only in the month of March.
II. r. Snallen-We do not doubt but
spraying is efficient, yet have seen
several orchards that have not re-
ceiyed any treatment and the trees
are loaded with apples.
George Leeper, of Perry township,
| aud Of
ported large crop of apples. S. p.
Killinger, of Jackson, and N. E.. Mof-
| fit, of Tuscarawas, reported about
one-fourth of crop. .-E..-t
On Apples-The committee find the
| following samples of fruit on exhibi-
ton: Three plates of apples by S. P.
Killinger, Fall Pippin, Weaver Swee,
and Golden Sweet; Mrs. Eggert, one
plate Baldwin and one of r. l. Green
| ing; N. E. Moffitt exhibits eleven vari-
cites Maiden Blush. Beitingheimer,
Gravenstein, Turnbul Sweet, Rolfe,
Smokehouse, Transparent Crab, Spit
zenberg and one variety we cannot
name, Bartlett and Anjou pears; Will
liam Maxheimer exhibits Irish Pippin
| apple and Duchess Berdue pear; c. D.
Basht has an apple which we cannot
name and S. P. Killinger pear whlrn
we cannot name. Committee, M. Bit
ger, George Leeper, H. r. Swalles
On Stone Fruit-Mrs. G. A. Crider
exhibits Heath Cling and Crawford
peaches, extra large specimens. One
plate of Lemon Seeding peach by Mrs.
N. E. Moffitt. Good sample, also plate
of White Seeding, very fine. N. f.
Mofitt plate of Wheatland, very
good. V liam MaXheimer has one
peach for name, we call it Early
Crawford, Committee, S. P: Killinger,
w. H. Hershey.
On Grapes-We find on the table one
plate of Niagara and one of Concord
grapes by William Maxheimer. Com
mittee, Mrs. Leeper, Mrs. pile.
| On Flowers-Our committee find
on the table a grand display OF flow
ers. Mrs. c. A. Crider has a large
collection consisting of eleven varie-
ties of geraniums, two of coleus, six
of dahlias, six of asters, seven of
zinias, and three of marigold. Mrs S.
/ o. Eggert has three varieties of mari
gold, five of dahlias, two of asters,
Saliva and Sultan Balsam Mrs. N. E.
Moffitt has eleven varieties of dahlias,
seven of single dahlias, thirteen of
| ziniGs, five of asterS, and a boquet
of Browalia and Maiden Hair fern.
Mrs. j. j. Bast exhibits four varieties
of asters, nasturtiums, saliva and holly
hooks. Our hostess has a nice col
lection of house plants. consisting OF
six varieties of begonia, Gala Lily,
| asparagus vine, Wandering Jew, a
very large castor plant and great
variety of flowers in the garden too
numerous to mention Respectfully
submitted, Mrs Charles d. Monnot,
Mrs. E. j. Meyer, Mrs, ]. ]. Bast, COM
mittee
In Vegetables-We find two Varie-
ties OF tomatoes by c. D. Basht, one
is Hybrid and the other enormous,
extra large specimens. Mrs. N. e.
Moffit, one large Pattypan squash, and
Mrs. C. A. Crider three very large
mango peppers. Committee, j. Villa
men, N. u. MOH1Jt.
By motion the above reports be
adopted. Motion prevailed.
VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCES
Recitation by Miss Alice Eyster,
"The Homeliest Man in Our Town."
was received with much applause, ana
Miss Eyster kindly responded A
piano solo by Miss Grace Buttermore,
and vocal solo by Miss Anna Bell
Jones, who responded to an encore.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
young ladies.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The president urged all to contrib
ute to the exhibit of this society at
the fair next week, that we may cred
itably I'LL the space and thereby re-
ceive premiums. A request was made