CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-02-07

The exceptional interest shown In
the proceedings of the horticultural
society's institute this year emphasi-
ses the necessity of devoting week
to it instead of the two or three days
as has been the case heretofore, and
1t is by no means improbable that such
will be the case in the future.
prominent Lincoln Park fruit grower
remarked in the hearing of the writer
on Wednesday that the society ought
to have at least five hundred members
and that a whole week should he given
up to the institute.
Unless that is DONE" he said. the
best results cannot be obtained. II
the Canon City district is to hold its
position at the head of the fruit grow
ing sections of the state. orchardists
here will have to acquaint themselves
ture."
In the course of a very practical
and helpful address on the pruning
and Care of Young Trees" "Wednesday
afternoon, Prof. Paddock OF the state
agricultural college. asserted that
there were more people in Colorado
engaged in fruit growing than in any
other Industry, and that they were
less perfectly organized than those in
any other line of business.
"The stockmen of the state de-
clared Prof. Paddock. have splen-
did organization. and are able TO &C
complish much more In the way OF Sc
curing appropriations from the legis-
la;ure for the benefit of their business
while the horticulturalists, who are
far more numerous, get practically
nothing owing to the fact that they
are not united In their demands. The
people of the western slope are alive
to the necessity of doing something in
this respect, and are uniting for the
purpose of sending two or three good
men to Denver TO work among the
members OF the legislature in an ef-
fort to get n sufficient appropriation
to carry on the work OF encouraging
n scientific. up to date horticulture
among the fruit growers of the state
The orchardists OF Fremont county
ought TO cooperate with the people oi
the western slope in this matter. and
until they do proper recognition from
the legislature can hardly be ex-
pected.-
taken In the recent short course in
horticulture at Delta, conducted under
the auspices of the state agricultural
college. People of all classes. law
yers. doctors. ministers. merchants
fruit growers and others. enrolled
themselves as students and were help
ed by the lectures and discussions
which constituted the course OF in
struction People came to Delta from
n considerable distance and remained
In town all week in order that they
might avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of learning something of scien-
tho HORTICULTURE, anu tnes eApieseeu
themselves as being pleased and help
ed by the course OF instruction.
What is needed" stated Prof. Pad
dock, "is an appropriation by the leg
islature from the state treasury to
enable the agricultural college at Fort
Collins to give these short courses In
horticulture in all of the principal
orchard growing sections OF the state
and until It is obtained fruit growing
in Colorado can not be reduced to the
exact science that It is In some other
states in the Union"
Under the provisions of the statutes
!. these short courses OF instruction are
only held In communities where the
people are willing to guarantee all
expenses. as well as supply the re-
quired number OF students. The FIRE.
mont County Horticultural Society
some time ago made formal applica-
ton to the agricultural college to