Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06

in that line of horticultural cnterprise
trawberries and raspberres have beer
extremely hard to get. with the output
that is demanded to supply the people
of the State such an Industry would
prove highly profitable The land in the
valleys of the east and the west Of the
State he believed highly adaptabIc for
the production of these small fruits. and
a large crop could be raised on the thous-
| ands of acres that might be devoted to
the culture of the common berries.
In Vermont orchards lands he stated
that there is a potential source of wealth
equal to that of her granite and marble
quarrles combined. This society can I'm
| no way better repay the State for It's pat
ronage than to encourage by every means
in its power the planting OF orchards in
! favored locations. The future outlook
for this industry is such as to warrant
much enthusiasm In its encoura cement.
Vermont may not success fully compete
with the larger and moro easilv tllled
lields OF tho West in the production Of
grain. but with her freedom from in
sects. her nearness to markets, and her
ad;iptability of soil and climate the way
To success In the production of fr,iits
seems clear. Therefore, the best effort
possible can be put into the work of de-
veloping the orchard industry with n feel
ing that the best service Is being done for
the development of rural Vermont.
EVENING SESSION.
The second session Of tho convertio,
was held at 30 o'clock last evening with
n fair attendance. which included several
ladies' Following the openng of the meet
ing, President Brigham announced tho
following committees: Resolutions. II. K
Brooks of St Adams, s. p. Gordon of
south Hero and W. Z. Robinson of
Newport; nominations, Prof. L. r. Jones
OF burlington, A. 4. Haladay of Bellows
FaIIs' and L" u. sheldon of Fair Haven;
to award prizes for fruit. Prof
q. Gully of the connecticut Agricultural
College, storrs, Connecticut; to award
prizes for pot2toes, r. Brodio of West
mont. QUE.
Tho "Aggie'' quartette then rendered
wv" selections They wern followed by
Mrs Mary \. Smith OF Morrisville. who
read an Interesting paper on THE
Aesthetic Side Of Horticulture" She
spoke of the seasibllity Of heautir;inr
the school grounds. homes and HIGHWAYS
with plants and flowers al much as grow.
AK tHei!i TOT mere decorative purDoScs
She offered Suggestions showing how tho
simpler plants and flowers could he hest
used for beautfying. Instrumental music
was then rendered by Mcssrs. Vaughan
and Rand.
Notes Upon the Gladiolus and It's Cul-
ture' formed an Interesting paper read
by d. c. Hicks of North Clarendon. uo
took up the early history Of tho ni,,.
and the growing of it from hundred
different specimens he has experimental
with.
The last speaker was Prof. A. G. G,lIv |
OF storrs' Conn. and he spoke at some
length on Recent Pointers for the An
pie Grower" In his remarks he outlined
work that is best from his standpo,n. !
tor betterlng the Nrchard conditions T., |
vermont. He placed CO. Siderable stress
On the subject of spraying and believed |
ms point should recciA careful conzid
'ration' An open discussion took place
lhu T. L. Kinney of South Hero and
J. H. Hale Of South Glastonbury. Conn
spoke briefly on the subject.
inc president arnounced last ris-b,
nat Mr.. Hale would speak twice mi,
orenoon as he was obliged to leave for
lome on the noon train. lie was schodu,ed
or an address in the forenoon and ona
n The afternoon The prizes for frrt
potatoes and flowers will be awarded TO-
lay. w.