The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Proceedings of
The Convention
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apparatus, if planted so closely. j. S !
Kerr of Mckinney said that, judging |
by his observations Of orange groves !
in Florida and California, it would |
not be at all practicable to plant so
close together. Prof. H. c. Stiles
of Raymondyille asserted that he had
never seen any San Jose scales on
the oranges of this Valley He
thought, however, that 20 by 20 feet
was little far apart, and 4 by Is
feet would be better. Prof. Vel
bourne asked if it would not be
protection to the trees to plant some
what closer. E. w. Kirkpatrick did
not think it would be any protection
to the trees.
Sam H. Dixon of Houston called
attention to a recent article in an
agricultural paper saying that orange
trees now coming into this country
from Japan we're infected with scale
Mr.. Dixon had personally assisted a
government expert in examining 3d.
600 of these japanese trees and they
Prof. Ness of A. and M. College
commenting upon Mr.. Arais paper
said the convention as fortunate IN
having with them native of Japan,
whose climate is so similar to ours,
that it should be a great bennt 10
those present to gain information re-
garding citrus fruit culture in such
country. where the industry was con-
Quoted by lifelong experts. He under
stood from Mr.. Arabs remarks that
cold snaps such as has just been ex-
perienced in this country are common
in Japan and occur regularly every
winter. The government experts
sent toJapan to investigate citrus
fruit culture, being unable to speak
Japanese, and generally having inter-
prefers who do not understand the
nursery business, gain little informa-
ton of practical benefit to Americans
on this line.
Charts showing over 100 varieties
of oranges grown in Japan, belong
ing to Mr. Arai, were then exhibited
and looked at with great interest.
THE Best Method of Successful
Grating and Budding of Pecans, was
treated by E. W. Kirkpatrick OF
Mckinney. in a most able manner
Mr. fitzpatrick stated that the raising
of Decans is one of the most profitable
industries that could be engaged il
in this country and it was surprising
to him that it was so very much neg
lected.
At the conclusion of the address o
Mr. Kirkpatrick a most interesting
discussion ensued. Mr.. Onderdonk o
Victoria stated that this Valley would
produce English Walnuts from seed
Iings when they received proper at
tention and were properly irrigated
Although the experiment in Victori
had proved a failure, the test had bee
made under most adverse circuM
stances. Prof Ness stated that he ha
seen only one English walnut an
that it has never produced any nut
Mr. Schotten was of the opinion thu
the seedlings were diseased an
would not produce results. He ha
made several unsuccessful attempt
to grow them from seedlings and
each case they had all died. Pro
Stiles stated that it was useless
try to grow English walnuts fro
seedlings in this country, that the
would grow up and then die GU
Mr. Graham stated that he had son
on his place that he had plant'
from the seed, but he believed it wi
hest to grow them on black vain
stock. The greater portion of the de
egates seemed to be Of the opini'
that growing English walnuts fro
seedlings was not practicable in ii
country.
The last numbers of the mornl1
program were papers by Prof. H.
Stiles of Raymondville and J. S. Ke
of Sherman on Landscape Archit'
ture for the Southwest. Both we
ably written, and were heard wi
great interest. These addresses "
be given later
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was cal
to order at two-thirty O'Clock
viii B. Munson of Denison, presid'
of the tSate Horticultural Socie
who in a few brief remarks sta
that one hour of the afternoon Wo
he devoted to a memorial service
the late C. Faulkner, a member
had Just died at Austin The foll'
ing resolutions of respect to the ms
DRY of Mr.. Faulkner were then ado
ed
Memorial Resolutions.
"Resolvad A great man has fall