The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-29
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Last Meeting at Nimisila Park-interesting ak On
Strawberries-The Official Report

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The weather being rather lowering
I'm the morning the attendance was
somewhat delayed, and the rain that
came about IL o'clock no doubt pre-
vented many from putting in an ap-
pearance. BY the noon hour over
one hundred people had arrived on
the grounds and brought with them
good cheer and all that was necessary
to make this one of the most delight
full meetings of the year. Happily
about noon the clouds cleared away.
the weather was lovely and many
more from the city and nearby came
for the afternoon session.
q At 80 President Hanna called the
meeting to order. Minutes of May
meeting read and approved William
Hershey and William Bechtel were
appointed to collect membership dues,
and Mrs Ona D. Myers and Mrs. A
]. Shaffer were appointed to take
charge of the flowers in the place OF
the regular committee who all were
engaged in serving the dinner or
ice cream.
DIR. YOUNG'S ADDRESS.
The essayist not being present DR..
Young, of the Canton college, was
called upon for some remarks, who
kindly responded with a we'll fitting
talk on "Why Should We Educate Our
Young People for the Higher Duties
of Life?"
He said all of us agree that the
highest power of the home, of ma
ton, depends upon the degree to
which the educational faculties of the
people have been developed. Many do
not stop to realize the value of good
education. We never get through
learning, either by study or by expert
ence.
1t is a right that we should use our
power to develop the man physically.
but 1t is equally right that we should
use our power to cultivate and de-
veiop the mind that it may attain to
its highest capacity, be that degree
great or small.
Many of us do not know the possi-
bilities that lie in the mind of the
child of the home. If we knew the
influence, the power he or she could
or would exert in the home, the
church or the nation, we would put
forth more effort to cultivate and de-
velop that power that it might attain
to the highest and best duties of life.
The question is often asked shall
we educate this boy or girl? Yes; but
all minds do not have the same ca
pacity and it does not seem meet to
spend $4,000 on a scent boy or girl;
but the intellectual faculties of the
scent boy or girl should be develop
ed to the highest degree attainable,
that he or she may use their best
power to the greatest good. God has
given us soul power to exercise,
mental faculties to be developed, that
we may be better fitted for the high
est duties of life.
This address all through was listen
ed to attentively and received with
applause
President Hanna followed with a
few remarks, saying no doubt we all
realized the truth I'm Dr. Young's
address. c. w. Faust added that
many powers have been wasted and
squandered because not rightly di-
rected in early life.
STRAWBERRIES.
c. w. Faust was requested 70 say
something about Strawberries. He
said he had not given the strawberry
the attention the past few years that
he did formerly, but kept in touch
with the business. and predicted that
the use of this fruit will increase be-
yond our expectations, because Of the
improvement in the berry, its early
fruitage and because it gives 8
fair compensation for the labor be-
slowed. He emphasized the idea that
by the different soils as the strawber.
ry, hence the necessity of the grower
knowing the varieties suited to hii
soil and then to plant accordingly
The name originated from the berries
being strung upon straws and sold il
3 that manner, also, being mulchet
with straw, hence the name strawber
ry. The perfection thus far obtained
In the strawberry, and the PRACTICAL.
few varieties that are cultivated, hav'
been developed out OF thousands o.
seedlings. He made particular men
tion Of one basket of fine berries or
exhibition, which is a Seeding tina
was developed by J. o. Stump nea
by Canton. The berry is large, finel!
colored. finely Favored and far ex
ceeds many varieties now on the mar
ket. He gave plan by which berr.
field could be rid of rust. and lik
disease. This plan is successful a
praeticed by a man who grows Y
acres, This man in July moved dow