The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-30
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY 10 MEET
INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF
EXERCISES HAS BEEN AR
RANGED BY COMMIT

Monday, Dec. 9, 1880 p. NJ.
Opening Prayer Rev. Earle A.
Brooks. Weston.
Presidents Annual Address-Alex.
ander clohan, Martinsburg.
Ten Minute Talks and Five Minute
Discussions.
General subject-John Smith Elk.
poets to Plant Fifty Acres OF West
Virginia Hillside Land to Apples for
Commercial Purposes.
What Varieties Should He Select?
I-Chas. H. Miller. Gerradstown.
What Culture Should Be GIyen?-
Prof. W. NJ. Munson. M%organtown.
How Should the Trees be Pinned?
Is. ". Moore. Eiweii.
How Should We Combat Insect and
Disease Pests?-H. L. Smith. Martins.
burg.
How Should the Fruit be Marketed?
Alexander Clohan. MartIn,burg.
What Profits May He Reasonably
Expect?-C. P! Light. MartInsburg.
Appointment Of committees.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 9 A. NJ.
Round Table conducted by Director
James H. Stewart. M%organtown.
General subject-The Spread OF In.
sect and Disease Pests In Our Or.
chards: What Has Been Done and
What Should be Done to Check 1t?
G. P. Miller. Romney.
Hon. Gray Silver. M%artinsburg.
c. NJ. Davidson, Huntington.
Chas. B. Newell, Newell.
Hon. John Cornwell. Romney.
c. S. Scott, Sinks Grove.
H. ". Miller, Paw Paw.
S. H. Fulton, Sleepy Creek.
l. W. Wood, H~edgesville.
1880 p. NJ.
Meadow Mice in the orchard.-Fred
E. Brooks, Morgantown.
Some Aspects OF Comerclal Er-it
Growing.-H. P. Gould. Pomologist.
Washington, D. C.
Growing Good Apples Without cul.
tlvation-U. T. Cox, P%roctorville, O.
Notes on Apple Diseases-Dr. John
L. Sheldon, Morgantown.
A Newcomers Impression of West
Virginia Horticuiture-Prof. W. NJ.
Munson, Morgantown.
1880 P. NJ.
The Manureal Value of the Spray
Pump-G. C. starcher, Weston.
West Virginia Fruit at the James.
town Exposition-S. W. Moore, Elwell.
Present outlook for the Orchard
Business In West virgiala-D. Gold
Miller, Inwood.
Reports Of committees.
Election of officers.
Armour eements.
The fifteen annual meeting of the
West Virginia State horticultural So.
ciety is to be held at Weston, Lewis
county. In connection with the meet.
ings of the other State Agricultural
Associations and the State Grange.
Weston is centrally located and the
railroad facilities and hotel accommo-
dations are good. 1t Is surrounded
by a fertile farming country wheree
the commercial phase of fruit grow
Ing is Just beginning to develop. The
fruit from Lewis. and adjoining coun-
ties. has for several years been ex-
citing admiration wherever exhibit.
lions Of West Virginia fruit have been
made. The people of that section of
the State are becoming much inter
ested in fruit growing and are pre-
pared to give the meeting a hearty
reception. A most cordial invitation
to attend the meeting is extended to
everyone.
Exhibits and Prizes.
A splendid exhibit Of fruit. nuts,
flowers and vegetables is being ar.
ranged for. No admlttance fee will
be charged. and all are urged to com.
pete for the liberal premiums which
are offered, The full list of premiums
can not be given here. but the cash
prizes will aggregate as follows:
apples $4,000
Pears ......................... 800
MUS ...i..-.-.::.......... 12.00I
Vegetables ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Flowers and Ferns .......... 1900
Exhibits may be sent to Weston by
United States Express addressed to