Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-13
'.0RCHARD'AEN|M MEET
RICH PRIZES At EXHIBITION or
STATE HORTICULTURAL So
GETTY IN MINNEAPOLIS.
WAS a GREAT YEAR FOR FRUIT
Program Deals With Nearly Every
Phase Of cuItivating and Crow III.
Ing Fruit and Garden
5. III Products. 5sal

Minneapolis-The 1911 meeting and
exhibition Of the Minnesota State
Horticultural society is the greatest
Of its ffty-five years Of life. held in
the First Unitarian church, Eighth
street and Mary place, Minneapolis,
next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.
The fruit crop of 1911 has been such
that the large and coveted prizes Of
fered for certain fruits will be award
ed this year. In previous years the
fruit did not come up to the standard,
but with the announcement that Min
nesota was given the first prize for
apples in this, the Middle West sec
ton Of the country, comprising doz-
en- states, the outlook is declared to
be encouraging. Over $1,000 in cash
prizes were offered.
Among the papers read and talks
made were the following:
| PLUMS AND OTHER TREES.
Ex1 mybrl& %rd p1um Ehs and What we c NAY
" Coz" vaiSe q Ea JAPANESE Hybrid
and American Plums for Minnesota
aetinf Lake, 9 tha estaps
Planting in MinnesotaY Clarence
Wedge, nurseryman, Albert Lea. Ever
gesefa IN the Rs vyerts anSy Of Mn
green and Deciduous Windbreaks for
the Western Prairies," John W. Maher,
: From the city to the Country" Mrs.
ths e chs Genn9 n
farmer and fruit grower. 6watonna.
Cultivation. Miss Eloise Butler, super
neapolis parks Minneapolis SIEVE h
Lake City" Mrs. Anna B. Underwood,
viii deliver an iliustrated ADDRESS on 81;
''Our Vanishing Wild Flowers
TOP WORKING.
=, "A Visit to A. J. Phillips Top
essar Of MGx
sft'a ile for Mi 0h II APPLE
Es97HE BY TsR II apples
in his own orchard, top worked on Vir.
giniaa crab A. j. Phillips ,;y yeter ran Or
Kenney, orchardist and original horti-
cultural experimenter, Waterville; my
:
oii1fa Status Of rop
ing,' made up from reports of mem
ieaa, Instructor, Minnesota farm school,
St. Anthony Park. ATTITUDE of the
Nurseryman Toward Top Working" S.
A message from c. S: Harrison, York,
Neb. Tile Drainage in the Orchard .
Prot 3ohn E co of
St. Anthony Park; sBesuty and Ytility
Ioring. Min in "orchard Mana ma e.:
ment," an exercise conducted by s. A.
Beach, professor OF horticulture, Iowa
Presidents address, J. p; Rhodes. St.
Paul: ADDRESS by Henry G.. Oldenburg,
forestry board he STATE Forest nS ser
vice. ". T.: Cox, state forester, St;
r. L. h Es Rntfs o bser Fofazt
Duties Of Forest Patroiman," "The
Forest school in 1tasca State. Park
Sy an bS
"The. Birds Of the Orchard and Gar
den: What TA Tfsy 81 aSe F RS{nE for U.s."
"The Farmers Fruit Garden and
Orchard Henry H1sSer, farmer sIn and
Trees Without Hardy Roots a. Brack-
EFT, fruit grower, etc., Excelsior.
co On t9e Reyss Sci Thor in rt
and amateur horiculturist, Hubert.
practical Orchard Pruning ilustrat-
ed ST
Park
PLANT BREEDING.
The Plant Breeders Auxiliary in
fs1 1s e!ars2fs MssE 5saifefsry
Farm for 1911" Charles HARRISON, sup:
erintendent, Excelsior. Report of com.
St: Paul; p a Smith, Lake City; ;, NY *
Breeding Movement" NJ. J. Dorsey, as.
snt sa IN st. Park
krseding, Prot: y. :: Hansen. hoEti:
kota state agricultural college, Brook
inSs, S. D.
SPRAYING. AND MARKETING
}ann Chicago @i AsneS spra HSf in 1911,
Prof. A; G: Kuggles, assistant entom mo
i iege, St. Ant6ony : Park Needed
ton don'f Law, :" H. IL B. sesmme15, assistant
Marketing Apples From Commercial!
Orchard" S. G: Kinney, nurseryman ant
! orchardist, Faribault. Providing q
Market for Fruit" D. M. Mitchell, MUIR
i seryman, 0watonna "Drouth Resist.
! ance in Trees Suitable for Shelter
Belts G.. 3. Waldron, professor hor:
&ppies FOR aGGgG aas.sE
! Planting and Care" G.. A. Anderson
fruit grower, Renville. Trees and Tree
/ Planting" Colonel w. A. Burnap, dele.
1 gate N. E. Iowa Horticultural society
"Promoting and Arranging Fruit Ex-
! hibits at the County Fair" G. NJ. Jen.
| born county fair, Albert Lea. What
! to Do With the Unstable Apple" Emil
I Sahler, farmer and fruit grower, Wa.
| SEGA.
! BIG PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
The following are the various prizes
offered by the society and others:
| One thousand dollars offered as q
RICH ON cLAPP's COMMITTEE.