The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-22
HORT|CULTURISTS
MEET IA THORSBY
Call Issued for Annual Meeting
Next Week
PROGRAMME is ANNOUNCED
Citizens Of Thorsby Have offered Free
Entertainment to All Members in
Attendance-Reduo Rates
On Railroads.

Montgomery, January H.-(SpeciaD-The
officers of the Alabama State Horticul-
tural society, of which w. T. HeilSes of
Huntsville is president, and R. S. Mackin-
tosh of Auburn secretary, have issued
the following circulars:
The third annual meeting will be held
in the Normal school building, Thorsby,
Tuesday and Wednesday. January 80 and
81, 1906. You and your horticultural friends
are invited to attend The ladies are cor
daily invited to all meetings. The citizens
of Thorsby offer free entertainment to all
members in attendance. The railroads Of
fer a rate of a fare and one-third II fifty
certificates are presented at the meeting
In order to get the reduced rate on the
return trip, please note the following:
When you buy your ticket to Thorsby
buy one-way full fare ticket and get a
receipt from the agent on standard form
certificate blank If fifty of these are pre-
scented at the meeting the railroads will
allow you to return at one-third the go
ing rate. Please be sure to get a GER
tifcate.
Programme.
Note-Programme will not be followed
as given below.
Tuesday morning at $50, invocation.
Address of welcome, e. F. Mead mayor
of Thorsby.
Response, Dr. C. C. Thach. Auburn.
Annual address of president, w. F..
HeilSes, Huntsville.
Report of secretary and treasurer, Prof.
r. S. Macintosh, Auburn.
ID dc al A HlaOr ton. l.
ladega.
Cost of Spraying With Lime-Sulphur
WASH" M. j. Soberg Thorsby.
"Where Does Birmingham Get Fresh
Fruits and Vegetables?" j. II. McCary,
Birmingham.
Sweet Potatoes and How Stored" John
Winslow, Thorsby.
"Irrigation," Prof. j. F. Duggar Au-
burn.
Packing Fruit" G. L. Stewart, At
lanta.
"Fruit in Bullock County" DR.. c. II.
Franklin, Union Springs.
Fruit Diseases" DR.. e. Mead Wilcox,
Auburn.
Reports from vice presidents.
Notes" DIR. c. A. Cary, Auburn.
Fruit Growing in Baldwin County,
P. w. PaTson, Silver Hill.
"Terracing," Col. ]. NJ. Thornton. ITALIA
dega.
Local HORTICULTURAL SOCleIleSi LII. -
II. Franklin. Union Springs.
"The Value of Agricultural High
| Schools" Prof. H. o. Sargent Hamilton.
United States Soil Surveys" w. G
| Smith, Washington.
Experience of a ''Hoosier' in Horticul-
| tural Work In Alabama" H. B. Wood
| Vinemont.
'eThe PSI. D. C. Turnipseed, Flora.
1.-THE State Fairs" r. r. Poole, Mont
gomery.
"The Nut Growers Association ]. F
| Wilson. Poulan, Ga.
planting an Orchard Among the
| Stumps." A. j. Miller, Evergreen.
Nurseries of Alabama in 1905" c. F
| Kinman, Auburn.
Fruit Exhibitions" J. f. woolsey
Vinemont.
Auburn Summer School," J. n. Den
mis-. Clanton
Report Of state horticulturlst, Prof. r
| S Macintosh, Auburn.
making Lime-Sulphur Wash: Practical
Demonstration" e. T. Mead and others.
Visit to sweet potato storage cellars oil
John Winslow
Reception committee, officers of the
| Thorsby Fruit and Truck Growers asso-
citation: M. A. Magnuson. president; p. c.
Smith. secretary; s. e. Norton vice pres
ident: G. III. Gerald treasurer.
Thorsby is on the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad. midway between Montgom
cry and Birmingham. Trains leave Mont
| gomery at ITO a. m. and $3.50 p. m. Trains
leave Birmingham at $40 a. m. and BIZ
p. m.
Extracts From Constitution.
Art 2. The aim of this society shall be
| the mutual advancement of its members II
| all that pertains to horticulture.
| Art 9. Any person interested in horti-
culture may become a member by the
payment Of an annual membership Zee
| of 81.