Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-26
ANNUAL FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION.
To be Held Under the Auspices OF the Win.
neshiek County Horticultural So
ciety January 9.l0.

The Winneshiek County Horticul-
tural Society is making preparations
to hold a Fruit Growers Convention
in DEBORAH on Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 9th and 10th. 1t is ex-
pected that this will be one of the
best meetings ever held by the
Society. A large number of premiums
have been offered for fruit displays,
and no doubt the attendance will be
quite large. The program is as
fellows:
WEDNESDAY,, II a. IN.
Receiving and arranging exhibits
by the Secretary.
AFTERNOON, 100 p. m.
Call to order by the President.
Invocation by Rev. VIM. McVettie.
Address of Welcome, by E. Blake
man.
:30-Report of Secretary O. O.
Lomen.
Appointing Judge of Exhibits by the
President.
9 :0O-Report of Fruit Crop for 1906.
A. e. Bents of Cresco, l. Johnson Of
West Union, o. A Doe of Glenwood,
A. t Anderson of Waterville aud f.
J. Hanson OF DEBORAH
2:30-Notes from the Northeastern
Horticultural meeting held recently
at Charles City, by E. Brakeman.
3 :00-What Varieties of apple trees
will make good orchard on a farm?
l. Johnson, A. T. Anderson, o. A.
Berg, and f. G. Barnard of Waukon.
3 80 is top grating to be encourage
ed? A. E. Bents of Cresco, VIM.
Anderson of West Union. A. Shinde-
lar of Calmar.
00-What shall Grower do with
a Crop of Apples when there is no
market? j. @. Upton, A. T. Ander-
son, I. Johnson, +. J. Hanson.
A Observation-Disclosures for this
locality and how to raise them. j. +.
Dayton of Waukon, j. Elwick, o. A.
Berg, VIM. Anderson.
5 :00-Renewing membership and
adjourn.
THURSDAY FORENOON.
10 :00-How shall we sell our Fruit?
Joe Moser of Calmar, B. G. Street of
Hesper. D. A. Berg.
10 :30-Varieties of small fruit for a
commercial orchard. q. ID. Black of
Independence, VIM. Anderson, f. J.
Hanson, j. @. Upton.
ii :00-How shall we care for our
Orcf ards? A. Shindelar, A Z. An
derson, A. E. Bents
II :30-Varieties of Evergreens for
Northern Iowa? A. Jacobson, j. J.
Walenta of Calmar.
AFTERNOON.
Announcing prizes Oh exhibits.
:00-My experience with Straw.
berries. J. j. Walenta, A. T. Ander-
E. Brakeman, w. 7. Symonds.
:15-Special Business Meeting.
/ :30-Varieties of Flowers wei
should plant outdoors. Rev. VIM.
F. G. Barnard, W. T.
Symonds.
2:OO-What Varieties of Plums can
be raised successfully in this To-
cality? Joe Moser, VIM. Anderson,
A. E. Bents, N o. Bue.
2 :S0-Why should we raised seed
lings? N. o. Bue, John Harter, /.
Johnson
3 100 What Variety of Apples pays
best in this locality? A Shindelar, o. |
A. Berg. Joe Moser, o. o. Lomen.
3 :30-What Varieties of Grab |
Apples should we plant? f. G.
Barnard, j. @. Upton, VIM. Ander- |
son.
A :00-Closing remarks and adjourn
ment.
PREMIUMS
There will be an exhibit of Fruit at |
the convention and the society offers |
the following premiums
Best and largest display of apples |
grown by the exhibitor. varieties to
be classified and named, specimens |
to constitute plate =
LIST premium ...... 81. 90
2d premium ............ LOO
Sd premium . 80
Seedlings, best display
LIST premium 10
I'd premium ............. ...------. Oh
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
BY /. Johnson, West Union:
For the largest 5 apples LIST pre-
MUM one dozen assorted Dahlia
bulbs; End premium, "a Gladioli
bulbs.
By o. O. Lomen.
For the best plate. of Seedlings. 3
Springfield Plum trees. For the best
plate of winter crabs, 3 Apple trees.
For the best plate of Golden Rus
sets. Desota Plum trees.
BY w. L. Symonds:
For the 3 best plates Of winter APP
pies: LIST premium, one dozen ger
anium plants; ed premium, TWO
dozen pansy plants.
For the best plate of Wealthy APP
ples-One 2-year-old hardy rose.