The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-01

plaint as to the method of making ag-
 ricultural and horticultural awards Ut State Fairs. Any system was wrong.
 he contended which put fruit on a par
 with turnips and cabbaGes, allowing
 each ten points and giving agriculture | as T whole sixty points. Such method
 was unfair and discouraging to d fruit growing county.
 In commenting upon the remarks of Mir. woolsey, Commissioner R. R. Poole 1 said that there was some justice in his complaint. The present method did
 work hardship upon the fruit-growing | counties.
 The Society, by resolution, raised q
 committee which is charged with the duty of securing a readjustment of the
 present system of making awards. 1 Fruit Tree Diseases.
 | An address, instructive in the highest degree, was. made by Professor E. Meal | Wilcox of Auburn, on diseases of fruit | trees. He spoke first of the blight | which has been so disastrous in past years in Alabama in pear orchards. | This blight was caused by bacteria and its discovery many years ago marked the first discovery of the germ tdestruc l tion of fruit trees. To eradicate pear 1 blight completely 1t was necessary for
 the entire community to war on the
 blight. As soon as the twlgs began l to wilt they should be cut off and
 burned. They should be carefully cut 1 from the tree, but not roughly or hur l riedly. The trees should be sprayed
 not only while the disease was on them, 1 but before the disease got foothold. But the important feature of the reme- dial work was cutting off and burning l the diseased branches.
 In the same way Professor Wilcox l treated of bitter ret in apples. and l brown rot in peaches and blight in | strawberries. All of these diseases were of the same nature and the treat
 ment needed was very nearly the same I nature and 1t had to be administered | with care and thoroughness.
 The report of the Nominating Com
 mittee was then submitted by Profess ' sor H. O. Sargent. It recommended
 the election of the following officers: w. N Heikes. President; R. s. Mackin- tosh Secretary and Treasurer, and
 Vice. Presidents in the Congressional Districts as follows; First Douglas D. c. Turnipseed; Fourth, P, O. Smith;
 Fifth. j. Tankersiy; sixth, Thomas
 Brigdon; Seventh, J. E. WooIsey; Eighth W. F. McFarland; Ninth ]. H | McCary. Executive Committee: H. O. | Sargent, s. E. Norton and M. c. Scott. Resolutions Adopted. The report of the Committee on Resolutions endorsed the laudable work going on in Alabama for good roads; complimented highly the work of the State Horticultural Board and it's eff cient Srid energetic Secretary; recom- mended to the Alabama delegation in Congress that it endeavor to secure 1 fairer and more equitable rates for the l fruit growers; endorsed heartily the enIan ole 0f flaaA State and the Agricultural College at Auburn. aud recommended q larger appropriation from the State to this work thanks were returned to the speakers and to the press of Alabama for timely notices. and for reports of the proceedings; especial thanks were return ed to the people of Thorsby for their hearty welcome, their cordial hospitality and their generous treat ment'
 The resolutions were unanimously adopted
 Professor Duggar moved and the society adopted his motion that a com mittee on Forestry be named in accord ance with the recommendation of the President.
 Alleged unfairness in charges by the Armour people for refrigeratng cars for the shipment of fruit was the sub feet of some earnest remarks by Nj. c. Scott of Montgomery. This company which practically controls the private refrigerating cars of the country. MT Scott declared, made exorbitant charges for these cars necessary for the ship ment of fruit, and for icing cars of fruit to Chicago and Pittsburg they had charged him last year as high as SS5 a car. From South Alabama, he said. sec cars of strawberries were shipped last season and this line had
 41, Nuaf-G EN- Mir. Scott wanted a committee named to investigate this situation and ascer- tain if a remedy existed for it. It was pointed out to him, however that such o committee had already been provided for.
 Alabama Horticulture.
 Owing to the lateness or the hour Professor Macintosh presented his report as State Horticulturist in synop- sis. running briefly over it's most salient features He was pleased to report that while the destructive San Jose existed in Alabama, this State had less of it than any other State in the union. He had asceftalhed thls lii his observations at the convention of horticultural inspectors held 'n Wash fn.rtcn in November. He was gratified to note. too, a steady improvement in the r ~tlcultural interests Of thr state, Gs B ID as some beneticent results of the GE-sratlOn CT tue h9N'NNS -4' 'i'.''- NtA 'l law This law he explained was de- signed to protect the fruit growing interests of Alabama and to see that no diseased stock should be shipped Into Alabama. In the past year he had inspected ii seventy-four nurseries within Nlabama and 119 without the stat". He urged the members Of the society to assist him in seeing that the law was obeved The society unanimously voted to meet next in Montgomery. rho pleasant session of the society was brought to close by a visit to the modern and scientific potato eel lars of |. Fl. Winslow. mile and three quarters from Thorsby, For their ef- ficiencv these potato cellars have more tban local reputation. They keep po- tatoes t throughout the year and per init the owner to turn them loose at anv time the market is right
 Tbe,, ara built on a hill side with a rock and mortar foundation for dry ness. Alter seeing that perfect drain