Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-06

MUM hOHH NHANANA W AfaGA Va
Foresight.
While the attendance at the opening ses-
sion yesterday afternoon Of the thirty-first
annual meeting Of the Southwestern Iowa
horticultural society was not as large as
had been hoped for, it was thoroughly rep
resentative.
Among the prominent men in attendance
are Hon. H. r. Wright, chairman Of the
State Pure Food commission; Hon. Wesley
Green, secretary Of the Iowa State Horti-
cultural society, and A. 7. Erwin, professor
OF horticulture In the Iowa State Agricul-
tural college at Ames. All of the officers
Of the society are present.
f. p. Spencer CT Randolph, president Of
the society, in his annual address spoke as
follows:.-.. -.-.. ,---...
l think you win agree with me when 1
say that one OF the perplexing problems of
the season Just passed has been a lack of
markets rather than the lack of fruit. 1
am speaking more particularly OF the apple
learned is that many a fruit grower has
been caught at apple picking time without
having made any provision whatever for
the disposition of his crop, relying on the
sometimes scarce buyer to come around and
furnish him with the much to be desired
outlet together with a good price. hope
no one here was 80 caught, but fear that
some of you, through lack Of knowledge OF
conditions, were disappointed by not real
lAlIk a IdlT price IOE your ITllL.
1 have seen fair TO good Ben Davis ap-
Piles sold at 40 cents per 100 pounds, which
Is less than 1s cents per bushel, and know
Of considerable quantities of apples that
were permitted TO go to waste entirely I
here make the statement and present con-
ditons OF the market will bear me out in
this, that all good apples produced In the
middle west could have been sold at re-
muneratiYe prices had the growers been
prepared to pack and ship their own fruit
instead Of being at the mercy of the peripa-
tetio buyer.
Chairman Wright Of the state pure food
commission explained the new state pure
food laws and the manner in which the
commission intended to enforce them. He
said that at present the commission was
devoting its efforts to compel the manufac-
| turers to comply with the requirements of
the new law and was not harassing the
! retailers. Already the effects OF the new
law. he said. were to be seen. Pure food
! products were now showing a decided in
creGse in sales and manufacturers were be-
ginning to comply With the law by labelling
l their goods as made The effect of the
new law. he suggested. would be to in
crease the market for good fruit OF all
l kinds. -. ....... .
Secretary Green Of the state society gave
an interesting address on. or more correctly
speaking advice on, utilizing waste fruit
/ products. He recommended that the
grower utilize his waste" by converting
It into evaporated fruits. elders, vinegars,
Jams. jelfies, etc, for all of which there
was a remunerative market. This he con-
tended would pay better than feeding the
waste product to the hogs.
The reports Of the directors covering
twenty-five counties in southwestern Iowa
showed generally heavy crop OF all fruits,
but considerable waste, due principally e
the fact that the growers had not arranged
for a market for their products in time.
The small fruits and grape crops wert
especially good but there had been con-
:. siderable waste in the apple crop, due tc
low prices at the outset OF the season and
the failure Of the buyers to make Offers
for the entire crop at the outset,
i N. G. wragg Of Waukee, Ia, Charles
Liebentritt Of Benson. Neb.. and E. C.
Mincer Of Hamburg. Ia, were appointed
rhe committee on awards, The exhibit oi
piles, while not large, Is high class, al
numerical varieties and many new kinds
cling shown.
This evening the visitors will be rendered
banquet at the Dodge Light Guard
rmory by the Commercial club Th'
dinner win commence at $50 o'clock and
Hon. J. p. Hess will preside. The follow
Ing Is the program OF toasts:
The Attitude OF Council Bluffs TowarS
he Fruit Growing Industry" Prof. w. N
| clifford.
Cold Storage" r. H. Bloomer.
What Can the Iowa General Assembl!
Do TO Promote the Interests of Horticulture
and Fruit Raising2" Hon. G, q. Saunders
Tho Strawberry and the Jersey Cow.
Prof. o. ], McManus.
''The Relation Between the San Jos
scale and the Scales OF Justice" George
= General Remarks" President f. F
Spencer, Randolph, Ia.
r At the evening session the program wa
interspersed with several musical and othe
numbers contributed by Miss Blaneh
Scott Miss Hazel Cook Myron Van Brun
and Miss Lena standeford. County Super
tendent of Schools o. ]. McAfanus delivere
= an address Of welcome which was we
received and which was responded 20 b
J. H. N. Edwards OF this city, his Tepl
being a decidedly witty effort which re
ceived considerable applause.
H. w. CollingwOOd OF New York City
editor OF the Rural New Yorker was o
the program for an address, but sent wor
he could not reach the city before Friday
Q Papers by o. NJ. Bechtel and samuS
Holmes. both OF Hamburg. on Notes fror
Fremont County" we're read by the secrs
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