The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-01-11
AGRICULTURAL CORN
SHOW & CONVENTION

The twenty-siNth annual conven-
tion of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society wiQl open in Wilmington,
Delaware, in the DUPONT auditorium Tues
day morning, at 1890, January IA, 1918,
and continue in session until Thursday
afternoon, January 16.
This will be the most interesting ano
profitable and by far the most largely
attended horticultural convention ever
held in this part of the United States"
was the statement made by Wesley Webb
of Dover, Del, Secretary of the PENN
sula Horticultural Society.
There will be an unusually fine fruit
and vegetable exhibit in connection with
the convention" continued Mr.. Webb
1.-The sixth annual Delaware State Corn
Show will open the last day of our con-
vention, continue all of the following
day and will be great attraction to
those who come to attend our conven-
tfon. The program which will be pre-
scented by the Horticultural Society is of
special and unusual interest and with
the fruit exhibit and the corn snow will
bring to the convention hundreds of
leading horticulturists and agricutur-
lists from ali over the States of Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey
and eastern Pennsylvania shall not be
surprised II the attendance is double
what we have had on any previous occa-
sion"
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads to sell excursion tickets to
the convention in Wilmington and return
at the rate of two cents per mile each
way. The Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce will see to it that every visitor to
the convention is provided with good
hotel accommodation. The DUPONT audi
forum, where the convention will be
held, is one of the largest and best
equipped convention halls in America"
THE PROGRAM
At the opening session, Tuesday, Jan
uary 14th, there will be an address of
welcome by Hon. Harrison w. Howell,
Mayor of Wilmington, response by Or
lando Harrison, Berlin, Md, and the
society, Hon, F. M Soper, Magnolia.
Delaware.
ID. S. Collins, Milford, Del, will re-
port on behalf of the committee on pea
ches; John J. Rosa Milford, Del, on
Pcdlo, anu IiOl. ". SlOSe, VI dSn1nR
ton, D. c., on apples.
The following will be the afternoon
program on Tuesday:
Apple Growing in New jersey AL
bert T. Repp, Glassboro, N. j.; Modern
Peach Growing, E. Prof C. A. McCue
Delaware Experiment Station; Success
with Peach Orchard" Joseph Barton
Marion, N. j.; "Orcharding in the Pa
cifc Northwest" illustrated, Prof E. R
Lake, Secretary of the American Pomo-
logical Society.
In the evening DR.. George A. Harter
President of Delaware College, will
make a report on behalf of the commit
tee on horticultural education o. H
Benson of the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture, will discuss the edu-
cation of the American boy. DR.. ]. H
Squlres will give an illustrated lecture
on the use of dynamite in hirticulture.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Wednesday morning session Will
begin at o'clock. J. w. Killen, FELTON,
Del; j. W. Kerr, Denton, Md; J. Frank
Moore, Dover, Del; W. F. Allen, Sails
bury, Nd; will respond respectively OIL
behalf OF the committees on Nut Gull
ture, New Fruits, Grapes and Small
Fruits. Horace Roberts, Moorestown
n. j, will discuss Success with Straw
berries"
The afternoon program follows:-"C Con
troll of Insect Pests and Diseases" Prof
Thomas b. symons, State HORTICULTURE
of Maryland; Report of the Committee
on Market Gardening" G. j. Meredith
Felton, Del; Sweet Potato Culture
Harvesting and Curing" Homer C
Thompson, Assistant Horticulturist, De-
partment of Agriculture; Commercial
Market Gardening" George Morrison
Uplands Farms, Baltimore county, Md.
Freight Rates as Affecting Market Gar
dening," E. W. jenkins, Dover, Del.
At the evening session there will be
two illustrated lectures; one by o. H
Benson, ergarding the training of rural
and village girls for home life, the other
on horticulture, by Richard Vincent, Jr
Whitemarsh, Md.
Thursday morning at o'clock viii
take place the election of officers for
1913. w. G. Dawson, Cambridge, Md.
will report for the committee on Ferti-
lizers. Horace Roberts will discus!
Secondary Crops In the Orchard; c
l.. Opperman, College Park, Md, Com
bning Poultry with Horticulture"
AT the afternoon session on Thursday
Logan w. Page, Director of the Office OF