Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-14
PECAN GROWERS MEET
In SESSION TUESDAY
Will Be Royalty Entertained
While Here

The first session of the Georgia
Florida Pecan Growers Association
will begin here Tuesday morning at
o'clock, with president II. w Smith
wick, presiding.
Nothing has been left undone to in
sure the success of the convention OF
pecan growers who will come to Amer
icus from all sections of this state
and Florida to enjoy the hospitality
of Americas for two days Plans have
been arranged whereby the city will
see that the delegates to the conven-
ton are elwl cared for
Programs of the convention have been
sent in advance to a large number of
residents of the two states interested
in the convention, so that representa-
tive attendance is assured The dele
gates will be given an automobile ride
to Andersonville, local pecan groves
and other points of interest After
their return from this ride, they will
enjoy luncheon at the Country Club.
las the sessions of the convention
will be easily accessible to the people
of Sumter county, an unusually large
attendance from this immediate local
ity is expected. Many reports thus
far received indicate that the people
of this and adjoining counties will at
tend in large numbers the interesting
and helpful sessions of the conyen-
ton
Wednesday morning it is proposed to
give the visitors an automobile drive
to the pecan groves of Sumter county,
and to this end the committee, Messrs.
Frank Harold, Arthur Rylander, R.
E. McNulty and John Sheffield, will
provide transportation for the nut
growers. Many automobiles will De
required, and the request is made that
all owners of cars here put them OF
the disposal of the committee named.
The visitors come as guests of Ameri-
Gus, and every citizen is personally in
terested in their entertainment while
within our gates.
The complete program of the two
days session is as follows:
Tuesday, May 16, $3.50 a. m.
Call to Order.
Invication-Rev ]. B. Lawrence.
Welcome to Americus-Hon ]. E.
Mathis, Mayor of Americas.
Response to Address of Welcome.
B. Wight, Cairo, Ga.
Address of President-H. w. Smith
wick
Appointment of Committees.
Business Announcements
2:3O P. M
Fertilizers for Pecan Trees-B. W.
Stone, Thomasville, Ca.
The Pecan Industry in Jefferson
County, Flaw. w. Carroll, Month
cello, Fla.
The Pecan Industry of Georgia..
B. Wight, Cairo, Ga.
The Commercial Pecan Orchard
Prof. John Craig, Ithaca, ~ Y,
Care of Young Pecan Trees.-H. s.
Graves, Gainesville, Fla.
Question Box Opened.
Care of Bearing Trees-Chas. M.
Barnwell, Baconton, Ga.
$3.50 P. M.
At the Present Rate of Planting
How Long to Over-Production- w
Canada, Houston, Texas,
Insects and Diseases of Pecan Trees
and Best Method of Fighting Them
A. C. Lewis, Assistant Entomologist If
Georgia.
Question Box Opened
Varieties of Pecans Suited to Geor-
gia and Florida-Prof H. H. Hume.
Horticultural Opportunities and Re-
sources of Sumter Co-Hon. w. T.
Lane, Americas, Ga.
Wednesday, May IL, 8. a. IN.
Take Automobile Trip to Anderson
vile, Pecan Orchards and Other Points
of Interest.
3 P. M.
Pecan Orchards as an Investment,
Compared with Peach Orchards.-Na-
thaniel Brewer, Jr., Newport, Fla.
Question Box Opened.
Work of the Associatlon-4D. J. f.
Wilson, Poulan, Ga.
Kind of Land Suited to Pecan Gull
ture-H. c. White, Dewitt, Ga.
Reports of Committees.
Election of officers.
Resolutions.
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