Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
Secretary Of State Horticultural
Society Demands Radical
Legislation
SEVERE PENALTY PROPOSED
Too Much Dishonesty in Sales of
Nursery Stock and Seeds, Says Sec.
retary Greene-Report Made on
Amount of Fruit Grown in State
Corn Belt Meat Producers in Session
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. S.-Radical legis-
.ation regarding the sale of nursery
stock, seeds and fruit products was re-
commended this afternoon by Wesley
Greene, of Davenport, in his report aS
secretary of the Iowa State Horticult-
ural society to the annual meeting
here.
He would have law making 1t a
crime punishable by a fine from $10O
to $500 for any salesman to falsely rep
resent nursery stock.
that every salesman of nursery stock
be required to have a certificate issued
from the state horticultural department
after investigation discloses the sales
man to be of good moral character and
resident freeholder Such a law would
exclude Inherent nursery statesmen
from other states whose dealings, it is
claimed, have caused no end OF grief
in Iowa.
He would have nursery farms sub
ject to inspection by inspectors ap-
pointed by the state department and ne
would require each nursery to have a
license. Further than this he would ask
that the law compel every nurseryman
to properly and correctly label all
goods offered for sale. The secretary
says that there is no reason why Iowa
should not have a pure horticulture
law as we'll as a pure food law. 1t was
further suggested by Mr.. Greene that
the legislature should vest the board of
horticulture with authority to establish
rules and regulations for the care and
management of orchards and the sale
Of fruit and stock.
. In connection with his address Mr..
Greene disclosed for the first time this
year the report Of the yield OF fruit
in the state this year. The percentage
of crop harvested is, he says, as fol-
lows:
Summer apples 80 per cent; fall ap-
piles 35 per cent; winter apples % per
cent; pears IA per cent; American
plum 20 per cent; domestic plums q
per cent; Japanese plums "a per cent;
cherries Sc per cent; peaches 33 per
cent; grapes 65 per cent; red rasp-
berries "a per cent; black raspberrles
81 per cent; currants SO per cent;
gooseberries IS per cent; Strawberries
SO per cent
He asks an appropriation of $4,000
to compile and issue to all schools in
the state six volume sets of books
containing illustrated descriptions OF
plants in Iowa. A smaller volume OF
this nature has been exhausted, the de-
mand far exceeding the supply.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers as
sociation and the State Farmers insti-
tute commenced joint session here
today. This morning A. V. Storms
of Ames, delivered an address on Pub
lie School Agriculture" urging the
adoption of such feature in the
school curriculum. George c. White, OF
Nevada, representative who is cam
didate for speaker of the house at the
coming session of the legislature, spoke
on the subject "The Farmer in the
LEGISLATURE" c. F. Curtiss, of Ames,
spoke on Government Horse Breed :
bOVlIl0 l. 1QUCICOAooio Welo S-As'
cussed by M. P. Ravenel, of Madison
Wis, and DR.. P. o. Koto, state vet
erinarian of Iowa.
This afternoon one Of the principal
addresses will be by Justice H. %
Deemer. of Red Oak, member Of the
supreme court, on Country VS.. City
Life-From a Business and a Social
View" Addresses will also be made
by Professor w. A. Cochel of Indiana
and Humphrey Jones Of Ohio. This
evening each association will hold sep
arate banquets.
The convention of the Agricultural
Society Of Iowa will begin tomorrow
and will be followed by meeting OF
the state beard of agriculture.
In connection with the meeting OF
the Iowa State horticultural society
now in session here, will be held meet
ines of the Iowa Park and Forestry
association. the Society Of Iowa Flor
lists and the Plant Breeders associa. /.
ton.
Goyernor-Elect B. F. Carroll author
lied the announcement that he had de-
cided to appoint Col. Guy ~. Logan ol
Red Oak. adjutant general in command
Of the national guard Of Iowa. Gen.
M. H. Byers withdrew and indorsed
Colonel Logan for the appointment
Colonel Logan succeeds AdJt. Gen.
w. H. Thrift, in whose department ne
has served for several years as as
sistant adjutant general. He IS
Spanish American and Philippine war
veteran, having served with the Fifty
first regiment thruout the Philippine
campaign.
He will be inducted into office upon
formal appointment by Governor Car
roll some time after inauguration.
which will take place Jan. a. He Is
one of the most popular men in the ma
tional guard of the state and his ap-
po:ntment it is believed by his friends
x,,;$I, tho ypori,,nns prrnv-