The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
HE|KES AGAIN HEADS . THE H0RTICULTUR|STS Final Session Held Yesterday
 Afternoon VISITORS GO TO COREY
 4E Sessions of Past Two Days Have Been By Far the Most Successful Held Since State Society Was Sr.,..- OrEwuixed
VISITORS GO TO COREY
BY WALTER HARPER

 The eighth annual meeting of the Ala bama State Horticultural society closed it's two-days session in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of Birrning ham yesterday afternoon. It was the
 most successful and enthusiastic meeting since the organization of the society. l The attendance at every session was l large and enthusiastic.
 The exercises closed with an automo- 1 bile trip to Corey.
 | Just before the close of the session W. F. Heikes of Huntsville was reelected president for another year. P. F. Will | Hams of Auburn was also reelected sec | retary- treasurer.
 Morning Session | The morning session opened with dis cussion on "The Treatment for Some of the More Important Insects" by Dr. W. | F. Hinds, state entomologist. stationed at the experiment station at Auburn. | He discussed at some length the char acter of and remedies for the San Jose scale. Dr. Hinds advises the regular spraying of all trees whether they are 1 infected with insects or not. The spray | ing is good for the general health of the l tree, and will prevent the infection. He described the method of home nnanufac- | ture of spraying solutions. When Secretary Williams tried to whoop | up the proceedings yesterday morning so that the stated programme might be
 completed during the day he met vigorous protest from the members. We want all | there is coming to us if we stay here | all the week." came in chorus from the | audience. The speakers were urged to | continue with their discussions as long | as they chose.
 pr. Hinds was discussing remedies for various enemies of the peach tree, and | he was not permitted to cut his talk | short. | During Dr. Hinds' discussion pr. R. w. Wood of Holeyville was called upon to | give his personal experience in spraying
 with arsenic of lead and lime, which was very successful.
 II. M. Ashby Talks H. NJ Ashby of Cleveland, O., dis | cussed "The Weak and Strong Points of the Various Manufactured Insecticides and Fungicides and Their Mechanical l Properties" He argued in favor of the use of commercial spraying solutions as against home manufactured goods. | Mrs. Thomas A. Banning of Roberts dale. Baldwin county, read a most inter estng paper on her Experience With | a Large Pecan Orchard in Baldwin Coun- | ty." The paper was most valuable and attracted general interest. | Hill Ferguson talked on civic improve | ments in Birmingham and Corey. He
 showed a map of Birmingham with the
 public and private parks indicated. Some of the proposed plans for park extension | in Birmingham were outlined. - Prof H. O. Sargent. president of the Sixth District Agricultural school at
 Hamilton. discussed Orchard Culture" He gave an interesting review. of what | is being accomplished at his institution. | Prof J. r. Duggar, director of the
 state experiment station at Auburn. led
 an interesting and profitable general dis
 cussion of Orchard Cover Crops.' | officers Elected | F.. J. Bryan reported for committee on
 nominations as follows: For president, W.
 F. Heikes, Huntsville; vice presidents, H. P. Toding, Mobile; Mrs. w. A. Gayle, Montgomery; D. C. Turnipseed Union | Springs; ]. W. Villardson. Thorsby; J. H. Kernodle, Camp Hill; J. M. Crutch- | field, Cullman; Thomas Brgdon, Pros pect; H. B. Chase, Huntsville; J. H. Me- | Cary, Birmingham; secretary and treas-
 urer, r. F. Williams, Auburn; executive committee, H. o, Sargent R. w. Wood and Mrs. J. H. Hard. The report was | adopted.
 | G. H. Porter of Holeyville invited the | society to meet next year at Jasper and | guaranteed free accommodations for 65 members. MT. Potter insisted on his in | vtation. but the selection of the next | place of meeting was left to the ex- ecutive committee by vote of one ma | jorty. No other invitation was received. The | next place of meeting will be announced l by the executive committee within the | next few months.