The Springdale news., 1912-12-20
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
State Meeting at Fort smith Janu-
 ary 2l. 22 and .23

ary 2l. 22 and 23.
 Mr. Fruit Grower If you have aples that you are proud of II you have apples that are red, uni form, free from blemishes, pack them up and send them to the ex- hibit of the State Horticultural So- ciety at Fort Smith January 21-23. Don't wait-yiew the exhibit and then go around saying, T can beat anything I've seen here. If you have the goods come on and show what you are producing. It will be worth money to you as an advertisement aside from the op- portunity of winning a liberal cash premium. Premiums? What are they? Seven hundred dollars are to be awarded on the best apples, placed on the best three bushel boxes of the following: Ben Davis, Delicious, Gano or Black Ben, Jon athan. Grimes Golden, Mammoth Blacktwig, Winesap. First premium. s60; second. s25 third. sl5. These apples must be tier pack ed in bushel boxes to contain not less than one bushel of 50 pounds If you don't know how 10 pack apples and grade them, find out
 Hire an expert if necessary The apples must be in bushel boxes and not wrapped There will be con- petent judges
 Awards will be made on single box lots as follows; s6 first and s4 second, on each of the follow ing. King David, Summer Cham pion, York Imperial. Staymans Winesap, Collins Red. s10 on each variety.
 On sweet potatoes the psamiums are as follows. Best two bushels of Nancy Hall. 1st premium s35, see- and sI5. 3rd s10; Yellow Jersey or Nansemond, the same; Dofey or Pumpkin Yam. the same Compe- tition confined 10 Arkansas grow CTS and Arkansas grown sweet pc tatoes
 On Floral exhibits the premiums are as follows Best professional exhibit Of cut flowers consisting Of cut flowers and decorative plants as setting for exhibits. first pre- mium S25.00 silver loving cup sec ond premium $l5soo silver loving cup.
 Amateur exhibits of Towering and decorative plants arranged for effect First premium S2azo6 sil- yer trophy cup. second premium s15 On silver trophy cup
 Floral exhibits Will be arranged at the Goldman hotel which has given the free Use of is halls, lobby and sample rooms for this purpose and for the sessions of the convention.
 Those eantem plating exhibiting
 =H-t Smith as soon as possible iH Fe- gard to space, etc.
 In addition 70 the competitive exhibits there uil1 be an extensive display of sRrayers. implements aaG horticultural supplies of great HHf rest To the grower in building adjoining the Goldman hotel .&l- 50 an extensive collection of seed ling apples produced by the Bur nanA method
 The program of the daily ses- sions of the society is filled with addresses and papers by expert. practical herticulturists of national reputation, probably including some such speakers as B. F Yoakum Of the Frisco Railroad and MT Busch, president of the Iron Mountain Railroad Company; MT Bert John son. president of the association. is probably the largest successful grower of peaches in the world Prof. Ernest Walker, the secretary. has coached many Of our success full orchardists in the methods which have made them successful. He is professor Of horticulture at our own State University al Fay etteville
 Ft. Smith k aaH9lng and @lll give all who attend cordial vel come and you'll be sorry f you don n't come and attend this, the greatest meeting n the history Of the Arkansas Horticultural Society.
 Printed premium lists, rules and regulations of the competitive dis plays and programs will be fur nished by the the secretary, Ernest Walker. Fayetteville. and all tn tending exhibitors should notify l.. N. Hopkins, chairman Of the c0m- mIttee on exhibits and arrangements. Ft Smith.