Milford chronicle., 1911-01-06
APPLE SHUE FOR THE CAPlTAL.

Probably no agricultural or educational
event is looked for with more interest by
the country people of three States than is
the annual convention Of the Peninsua
Horticultural Society next week. The
State Grange, the agricultural conference
and corn shows are all interesting, but
the society which is aided by dnancel
from three States treasures is able to
make an exhibit for fresh fruit that is as
astonishing as it is sppetizing. This year,
Dover gets the meeting of the Peninsula
Horticulturists, as it did only recently the
State Grange and the corn show, and next
week Dover will have, in one of its new
est and brightest buildings, probably the
finest display Of fruit ever grown in Del
aware.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold it's twenty-fourth annual meet
ing in Dover, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, January 10th, 1lth and
18th. The program, with possibly some
slight changes, has been arranged as fol.
lows:
Tuesday, morning session, 10 3d.
Calling to order by President Bancroft (;
prayer, the Rev. S. J CIeeland, Dover
address of welcome, Henry RidRely, Esq,
Dover response, Jerome A. Davis, Colds
boro, Md. presidents annual address,
F. G. Bancroft, Wyoming.
Afternoon session, 2 90 pm.-The
Peninsula as an Apple Growing District,
s. H. Derby, Woodside Apple Growing
in New Jersey, Horace Roberts, Moores-
town; address by a Pomologist of the
United States Department of Agricucul.
ture Report on Peaches, Benjamin F.
Rash, ChestertOwn.
Evening session, 730-M Music Peach
Culture, Charles D. Barton. Marton, n.
J. illustrated Lecture on Orcharding in
Michigan, Charles f. Basset, Michigan.
Wednesday, morning session, $50
Pear Growing, E. W. Emory, Chester
town Nut Culture, J. W. Kerr, Denton
The Development of Grape Gro wing in
Delaware. J. Frank Moore, Dover Small
Fruits. Charles Barker, Milford
Afternoon session, 200 p. Report
on Horticultural Education, Dr. George
A. Harter, Newark address, Prof. c. A.
McCue, Newark; Report on Spraying
Prof 7. B. Synons, Maryland Agricul-
tural College Results Secured With Ger.
tain New Insecticides, Prof. c. A. McCue.
Evening session, Z 3O.-M Music Illus
trated Lecture, European Gardens, Rich
ard Vincent, Jr., President Maryland
Horticultural Society.
Thursday, morning session, 93O-New
Fruits, Orlando Harrison, Berlin Mar.
ket Gardening Everett c. johnson, New
ark Irish Potato Growing, Charles D.
Barton, New Jersey.
Afternoon session, 200 How the
Fruit and Truck Grower May Improve
His Land, Horace Roberts The Use of
7ertiIizers-A Symposium Horticulture
papers bv Mrs A L. Harrison, c. f.
'parks, L. Carrow
Otter speakers have beeu invited and {
nay be present. The program is consid- Il
red to be a very strong one, not only be b
ause the Delaware and Chesapeake Pen
lsula has reached a high standard in 81
arious lines of Horticulture, and will R
ave its best men on hand to discuss their
but because of the marked sue 9,
-ss in their chosen work Of the men who 81
i'll come from a distance Horace Rob :,
-ts, of Moorestown, N j.. has several I
undred acres under cultivation and is $
reducing amazingly large crops. on land b
uch Of which was in poverty-stricken
lrrenr condition. Charles D. Barton, is be
oxen Of as the best man in New Jersey, ..
ID this has a special reference to bis sue TO-
IS in growing peaches, small fruits, po wi
toes aud other truck crops ell
In addition to the speakers named, a US US
ad engineer from the United States De- th
rtment of Agriculture, and several fol
embers OF the Delaware and Maryland Oh
pertinent Station, will probably be lls
esent to make addresses. There will fo,
a general and lively discussion upon AFT
the topics presented. Hi
The fruit and vegetable exhibit will auu u
the most elaborate ever made in Dell moi
are. Apple growers from all parts of VI
2 Peninsula have saved their best he'
-ayed fruit during all the season and ne
We placed it in cold storage in order to
'e it for this meeting. There will also
elaborate exhibits of spray material,
rsery stock and horticultural appli .