Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
FUR FRUIT GROWERS
CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT
WENATCHEE, JANUARY l2-l4.
Fine Program for the Eight Sessions
Has Been Arranged-Most of Promi-
nent Growers in Northwest Will
Make Addresses-Care of Trees,
Packing of Fruit Etc.

Make Addresses-Care of Trees,
Packing of Fruit Etc.
Fruit growers from every district in
the northwest have been invited to at
tend the sixth annual sessions of the
Washington State Horticultural associ- |
alton at Wenatchee, January IL to IA,
1910, when there will be addresses by
men who have made successes in the
various branches of horticulture and
discussions by members of the organ
ization and visitors. Levi Grant Mon
roe, secretary of the Spokane Chamber
of Commerce, announces the following
program for the eight sessions;
January IL, opening session, morn
ling-Address of welcome, j. a. Gellatly,
mayor of Wenatchee; response, IL. M.
Gilbert, North Yakima; president S ad-
dress, j. l.. Dumas, Walla Walla; re-
port of treasurer, IL. w. Greenberg,
Spokane; report of secretary, Il. u.
Monroe, Spokane; "Some Orchard
Problems" r. a. Jones, Spokane.
January ~, afternoon session Re
sistant Stock Vineyard" L. IL. Twilight,
Lewiston, Idaho; "The Prevention of
Frost Injury in Orchards" f. A.
Huntley, state commissioner of hor-
ticulture, Kennewick; Combination
Sprays" Professor a. l.. Melander,
entomologist, Washington State college,
Pullman; "Better Fruit for Washing
ton" p. S. Darlington, special horti-
cultural inspector, Wenatehee; "Sum-
mer Pruning" Professor 9. l.. Smith
Spokane.
/, Discussion: elbow L Prune," led
by A. Van Holderbeke, former state
commissioner of horticulture, Spokane
w. II. Clark, Wenatchee; Professor w
S. Thornber, horticulturalist, Wash
ington State college, Pullman; Edward
: Remy, North Yakima, and Captain
i Hogan, Tucker.
= January ~, evening session. TIL
Culture of Fruit as Related to the Cul
: ture of Men," w. E. Wilson, presiden
a state normal school, Ellensburg; -Four
!. tier Apples and Fourier Boys Pro
q fessor N. D. Showalter, head of rura
i school department, state norma
=. Cheney, Wash.
Discussion: "Uniform Grading an
y Packing as a Commercial Asset" lie
: by H. NJ. Gilbert, North Yakima; 9th
= Marketing of Fruit; Future Profits
= Fruit Growing led by E. II. Shepar'
~ Hood River, Ore, and W.. II. Pau
}, hamus, Sumner.
Is January IS, morning session-''T III
Planting and Care of Young Orchard
of in the Pacific Northwest E. G. Blu
is lngame, Walla Walla; Cultivation
r. Irrigated and Non Irrigated Orchards,
&C. Professor r. w. Thatcher, director agi
IS. cultural experiment station, Washin
er ton State college; Maintaining Il
be Fertility of Orchard Soils, j.
" Balmer, Gle Elum.
xi- January IS, afternoon session
''Fruit Growing in the Okanogan, '
E. Kirkpatrick, Epley; "Methods
Fruit Packing Professor w. G.. b
erly, Washington State college; 1T
y Improvement of Western Fruits" n
oe fessor w. S. Thornber, horticultural
Washington State college.
IN Discussion: "Control of the Cod
at Moth" led by R. E. Trumb
ter Wenatchee; NJ. N. Richards, MOI
lat Yakima; J. D. Taggard, Waitsburg;
II F. Williams, Spokane, and o. c. VIII
Olympia.
.. January 10, evening-Reception
10 Chelan County Fruit Growing uni
i's and Wenatehee Commercial club.
the January IA, morning session H
irl. to Irrigate,'' E. A. Crane, c. E., Ket
Be Falls; "Some 1910 Commercial FL
ana Problems" c. A. Tonneson, Tacor
eh. "The Fruit Grower as He
and Builder" General t. R. Tennatt, Fa
des ington.
in Afternoon session on January IA '
be devoted to reports of commit
- the election of officers and unfnis
- business.