Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17
THE AUDRAIN
Horticultural and Bee
keepers Association
Members Give
Experience.

second meeting in Mexico, Mo-,
Oct. z. II proceeded to complete
the organization by adopting con.
stitution aud bylaws.
While its membership is small
they seem to be enthusiastic and
determined TO succeed in the future.
Notwithstanding the almost total
failure of fruits and the shortge Of
honey this year.
NJ. II. Gray gave some good ad.
vice on combating both the round
aud the fiat headed borer as well
as on the general care OF the or
chard.
Dode Cauthorne gave descrip.
ton of u wash or paint which he
applied to his trees which had prov
en- very effective in preventing
moths from depositing the eggs
from which the borers are hatched.
VIM. Mason in answer to the
question, What caused the sickly
appearance of the foliage on some
varieties of apple trees This yeari"
answered: Il believe that the early
varieties. such as Early June and
Early Harvest, had advanced in
budding out so far when the late
frost came that it did not damage
them, aud the very late varieties,
such as Ingram aud Jenneting, had
advanced so little that it did not
damage them. While the medium
budding varieties, such as Ben
Davis, that we find the sickly look
ing foliage on, were in just the
right stage to be damaged. "
j. w. Rouse spoke on the bee
interest aud submitted figures to
prove that when properly handled
there is no other line of business
which will pay as great a per cept
profit.
Noble Barnes said he would like
to send special invitations to every
fruit grower and bee keeper in the
Co. to come and enjoy our meetings
and take part in our discussions.
Every member present heartily en-
dorsed the suggestion. but not hav'
ing the names and addresses they
found that it would be impossible
to do this. Therefore the secretary
I was authorized to request, through
the papers, every fruit grower and
bee keeper to send in his address
} and, if he will. the approximate
3 number of fruit trees or stands o.
: bees he may have. Now, kline
4 reader. this means you II you have
a half dozen fruit trees or on,
Z stand Of bees.
The State Horticultural Boar
y and the Experiment Station will
8 likely frequently send the Societ!
literature for distribution that will
Q be very helpful to those engage'
s in these pursuits. We can no
send this TO you without your nam
!. and address.
+ Again, some of the New EDglan,
/. and Middle States report 75SS, 9th
s ers 509S, OF crop this year Will
+ Missouri lAs only 8 per cent. Th
8 time is coming when this will b
j, reversed. when Missouri will hav
s 70 or 100 per cent of crop Will
o other sections are short. Frui
growers, what are we going TO d
/ when that crop comesf Shall "
!. get in touch with each other, q
8 the record of the fruit bearing trees
m kinds, varieties, etc., so that whe
D. the crop does come we eau quickl
Q. aud easily make an intelligent r,
"a port Of the surplus crops ir OF
county, to the large buyers VIII
" make a business Of buying in sc,
a. tiOns that have a surplus and ship
D. ping to sections that are short. {
shall we trust to Providence to nc
10 only send us the full crop OF fru
r hut also he buyers while the 9TH
= "a counties which have live. wild
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