The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-04-27
HORT|cUL TURAL
!. is. SOCIETY

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met at the Bible Institute, Oxford
street, Canton, on Wednesday, April
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ar 1t seemed dispensation of Provi-
dence that this meeting should be held
at this place, for thereby many of us
: became aware of the fact that this in
stitution of learning, varied and prac
tical in extent and work existed at our
very doors. The institution is well
equipped, and model in plan and ar
rangements for students home.
Here he may avail himself of literary,
commercial or business course. Special
attention is given to music and Bible
study. The college opened in Sep
tember, 1904, employs seven teachers,
and the enrolment this year numbers
80 students.
The attendance at the meeting num-
bered about $50, making this the larg-
est meeting thus far this year. More
than one hundred partook of the
sumptuous dinner served in the spa
cious dining room, the students and a
committee from this society assisting
Mrs. Young.
The forenoon session was dispensed
with, the guests availing themselves
of the pleasure of visiting the class
rooms and listening to the recitations.
Just before dinner the visitors were
taken through the buildings and
many were the surprises to find so
commodious, well equipped and pleas
ant class rooms, reading rooms and
dormitories.
At 1880 President Hanna called the
meeting to order in the chapel; teach
ers and students gave their presence
to our meeting for which the society
felt itself highly honored
Miss Hostetler, teacher of book
keeping and .typewriting, kindly re-
lieved the secretary by reading the
minutes of the March meeting, which
were approved as read. Clayton Holl
was appointed to collect dues.
President Hanna placed on the table
a lot of cabbage and cauliflower seed,
from a seed-grower from Copenhagen,
Denmark, for free distribution to the
members.
William Ritterspaugh read the fol-
lowing paper on
THE SPRAYING. OF FRUIT TREES.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty" and eternal vigilance is the
price of fruit. No lazy man can be
a successful fruit grower. Spring
summer, autumn and winter-every
season is the time to be on the look
out for the enemies of the fruit trees
and be prepared with ammunition for
a victorious contest.
Plant life today has so many enc
mics that it is only by consistent care
and attention that an orchard will pro-
duce perfect fruit and it is fruit at
its best, at which we as horticulturists,
are aiming and are trying to obtain.
There has been so much said of the
Importance of spraying that all tnat
] can do is to reiterate what has al
ready been brought before you.
The first requisite in having good
fruit is to see to it that the trees
have the right kind of nourishment
and are properly pruned. Correct
pruning is very important. Many a
man has no success with his orchard,
just because he has not given his
trees the right kind of soil.
Trees are like men; give man i'm
proper food and he Immediately shows
the results in his looks, in his tenn
per and In his work; and it is the
same with the tree. If it is not prop
erly nourished it will not be able to
do the work that is required of it. "A
strong, healty tree is more able to re-
Sist the onslaught of it's many enc
mics, but even the best of conditions
has to be supplemented by sprays,
washes and smokes.
Every fruit grower has his favorite
mixture and his own way OF apply
ing it. The secret of effective spray
ing is thoroughness. Many spraying
mixture has been condemned as worth
less because the spraying was done
carelessly. Every part of the tree
must receive the solution. There can
be no sighting of any part of it, if
good results are to follow the appr-
cation.
The San Jose scale has become a
pest that can only be eradicated by the
most careful attention. A space as big
as pin head that was not covered
with the wash, has been known to
create much damage. For scale the
X. l.. (kerosene and lime) mixture
is thought to be the best, even bet
ter than lime, sulphur and salt. The
trees should be sprayed late in the
spring and in the late fall. Too much
importance can not be given to the
fall spraying. 1t is right here that