Willmar tribune., 1912-12-04
0" SOCIETY MEETS

SOCIETY MEETS
Holds Two Sessions at Court House |
Last Friday.
The Kandiyohi County Horticui-
tural Society held it's annual meeting
at Willmar last Friday and drew a
goodly number Of horticulturists to
it's sessions from various parts of the
county. The meeting was called to
order by the president, John Ahl-
strom, at eleven o'clock. The min
utes and report Of the secretary, c.
c.. Selvig, were read. Mr.. Ahlstrom
made report of the work Of the
county's exhibit at the State Fair.
One thing that was particularly graf
flying to the Horticultural society
was that our county with Stevens
county, scored the highest on fruit
among the competing counties in this
section Of the state. He also showed
photograph Of the county booth.
It was also proposed that a COM
mittee from the society act in con-
junction with one to be appointed hy
the Kandiyohi County Agricultural
society to bring the matter OF an ap~
propriation for an exhibit next year
before the county commissioners. On
this committee the president appoint
ed John Wicklund, Prof. McNelly and
IS. E. Magnuson.
Mr.. Ahlstrom was called upon for
information as to the success Of the
everbearing strawberry with which
he has been experimenting at the
Elmhurst Farm for the past two or
three years. He stated that the berry
had been doing we'll with him so far.
On a small patch this year he had
sold for $27.0O worth, besides had
berries for table use occasionally all
summer and fall. On being asked
what variety Of strawberry, aside
from the everbearing, which he would
recommend, he stated that the Excel
sior was best for earl licking and
that the Parsons Beaut- had rrov-
ed a good bearer with him.
John Wicklund reported that the
Sunbeam raspberry was doing well
and bore this season.
The subject of apples and annie
tree planting was discussed. One
thing brought out in this connection
by Mr.. Selvig was that Of having OBJ
served on certain trees in the city OF
Willmar where much filing of dirt
had been made around the trees in
grading lots, the crop of apples was
more profuse than usually was the
case on other trees, which gave rise
to the question whether this filling
, Of dirt was the cause or not. How
ever, it was the consensus of opin-
7 ion that OH high we'll drained lant
the trees should be planted from Il
to Is inches deeper than thew wers
at the nursery. Some of the Older
members who have old trees, stated
that they would recommend planting
trees Is feet apart each way.
None of the members present re,
ported any blight on the ample tree;
, | this season. And the conditions fo1
| a good crop next year arnear very
favorable.
Rev. Horatio Gates gave an inter
e esting talk on fruit growing. method:
5 Of cultivation and planting of or
= chards in northern Wisconsin, havia!
visited those parts last summer. H
particularly emphasized the benefits
to which the growers there have re
ceived from organization and con
. certed action.
It was little late when the presi
dent blew the dinner horn but the ap
Ipetites had become the more whet
e ted, when all the members repaire
/ to the Commercial Hotel where the,
r enjoyed dinner.
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A to order by Secretary Selvig and tn
i. president and vice president beinI
: absent John Wicklund was electe'
e president pro temp.
. TIE matter of short course i
horticulture this winter was discuss
ed, Prof. McNelly reading an outlin
/ for a one weeks course to includ
also poultry raising. It was the ger
. eral opinion that such cour.'
should be held and Prof. McNelly, &
S C. Selvig and S. E. Magnuson wer
appointed a committee to arrang
for one
The following officers Of the AS
sociation were elected for the comin
year: John Wicklund, president; Rev
H. Gates, vice president: c. G.. Sci
| Wig, secretary and treasurer; c. L
McNelly, S. E. Magnuson and j. B
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