The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-23
H0RTICULTURISTS TO
MEET IN MONTPELIER
Vermont Society Will Have Annual Show
in That City Next Week--Large
Number of Exhibits.

The nth annual convention Of the
Vermont Horticultural society will occur
in city hall, Montpelier. November /, 2
and 3, opening Wednesday evening, Nov.
!. Preliminary arrangements indicate
one OF the biggest exhibits of years and
doubtless the attendance will also be
the largest the society has enjoyed.
The Montpelier board of trade is CO.
operating with the society in the matter
OF premiums, and that means great
deal The exhibit follows Immediately
after the New England fruit show in
Boston, October 2420, and this arrange.
ment is made to enable Vermont exhib-
tors at Boston to ship their exhibits
here for similar purposes, The prelim-
mary program follows;
Wednesday evening, November /, 3
o'clock-Address Of welcome, Mayor S. S.
Ballard; address, Birds in Orchards and
Garden" illustrated, DR.. T.. H. Forbush,
state ornithoogist, Boston, Mass.
Thursday morning, 10 o'clock Reports
of county vice presidents: Addison, 4.
J.. Wright; Bennington, c. f. Knapp;
Caledonia, f. A. lIallett; Chittenden.
W. 9. Holcomb; Essex, II. l.. Ames;
franklin, II. j. Brooks; Grand Isle, d.
7. Trombley; Lamoille, l.. Putnam; Or.
leans, G. w. Richmond; Orange, Dana
Mblorse Rutland, d. c. Hicks; Wash.
lngton, c, O. Ormsbee; Windham, A. A.
Halliday; Windsor, G.. w Perry; report
Of secretary. NJ .B. Cummings report of
treasurer, A. NJ. yaughani Economies
Of Apple Culture" NJ. G. Burnett, Z. S..
y, A., Washington.
Thursday afternoon, 2 o'clock-'De
oping an Apple Orchard" Prof. f. C.I
Sears, Massachusetts Agricultural col.
lege, Amherst; THE Nutrition Of an
Apple Tree" Prof G. p. Burns, univer-
sity of Vermont; practical Plant Breed
ing" DR.. j. H. Shaw, Massachusetts,
experiment station, Amherst, Mass.
Thursday evening s o'clock "A Great
Vegetable Exhibit" f. II. IIallett. lee
turer Vermont state grange, St. Johns
bury Principal Fruit Growing Regions
Of the East" illustrated NJ. c. Burnett,
Y. S. d. A., Washington.
Friday morning; 0 oclock-Election of
officers; discussion of question box on
small fruits, led by Wifred Wheeler,
Concord, Mass Brown Rot of Stone
Fruits" Prof. B. +. Lutman. L. V. NJ,
Burlington; The Blister Mite Pests in
Vermont Orchards" Prof NJ. r. Cum
mings Burlington; "The Culture of AS
paragus, Wilfred Wheeler.
Friday afternoon, 2 o'clock "Adapta-
ton Of Apple Variety" Dr. ]. X Shaw,
Massachusetts, experiment station;
Grading and Packing OF Apples" Robert
Thompson, st. aCtherine, Quebec; "Gar-
den Irrigation Stanley Hargraves, Yer
mont experiment station.
Friday evening, o'elocl,-"The Gu
eulio Pest in Vermont Orchards T. NJ.
Lombard, Vermont experiment station
presidents annual address, George W.
Perry.
OF the premiums which are most
attractive list this year, the Montpelier
board of trade contributes the follow.
ing;
Special premiums open to all Vermont
growers; Best barrel Of Vermont APP
pies, SIS; best box of Vermont apples, |
SIS; best plate exhibit Vermont apples, !
$40.
Open to Washington county growers; |
Best barrel Vermont apples, SIC; best |
box Vermont apples, S.; best plate YER
mont apples, $40.
Other specials are the following;
Open to Grand Isle county: Best bar |
rel Vermont apples. $40; best box Yer
mont apples, So,
Open to Rutland county: Best barrel
Vermont apples, $40; best box Vermont /
apples, IS.
Open to Windham county; Best barrel |
Vermont apples, $40; best box Vermont
apples. s..
Open to Chittenden county, by c. T. |
Holmes; Best barrel Vermont apples, /
$40.
All entries must be made in the name
Of the grower and the fruit must be OF I
the exhibitors production Five speci-
mems win constitute a plate exhibit
The premium list proper is as follows
Glass Apples, plate exhibits OF each