The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-11
Blu CONVENTION
COMES TO CLOSE
VIRGINIA HORTICULTURAL. SOCIETY
IN SESSION AT LyNCHnURG
ADJ0URNs.
HEAR FINE SPEECHES
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING NOT
DECIDED ONTO GO uEFOHE
STATE CORPORATION
COMMISSION.

LYNcTfBURG, VA. Jan. 1o.-The
seventeenth annual convention of the
Virginia Horticultural society adjourn
I'D this afternoon without having Sc
iscted a place for the next convent on.
Addresses at the closing session
we're made by n. II. Clemmier, dtrec-
tor OF exhibits. State Horticultaralist
II. L. Price, Plant Pathologist IL. 8.
Reed and Professor Drinkard, of
Blacksburg.
Important steps were taken by the
society in a series OF resolutions pissed
which among other things favored the
organization of county associations
and indorsing the Hoke Smith market
bill now before congress, providing Tor
bureau of markets IN the department.
OF agriculture at Washington
Meet in Charlottesville. y
The society also asked its board Of
directors to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
OF holding such a meeting at Char
lottesViile win "a view to cooperation
with the proposed farmers week at
the University OF Virginia summer
school.
A committee was authorized to con-
fer with the Virginia State corpora
SbOh SVHAiAlIS5Iplir ANA NItn iEiE b44l~
cials of the several railroads operating
In this State with a view 10 securing
better and quicker freight transporta-
lion Of fl Tits, especially when shipi ed
in less than carload lots. and to in
Vestigate certain inequalities In freight
yates which amounts 70 discrmtEa-
hon against shippers with Il view 70
securing 4 REIMBURSEMENT
The soc 9ty endorsed the Lever bill
providing more funds for farm demon
stration work. President Pratt aud
Secretary Walter WhateIey were re-
elected.
Or. FleteheFs Address.
One OF the features Of the conv@n-
ton was the address by Dr. s w
Fletcher, OF Blacksburg, on - Com
parison of Different Methods Of Soil
Managements and Cropping ia Vu-
GINA Orchards" DR.. Fletcher stated
that there were four principal meth
DDS OF handling orchards as follows;
Clean tilase tiliage and cover crop.
sod and pasture The relative merits
Of each type were discussed with re-
Ynarkable fuency. All methods of or
chRrd management have in them the
idea OF the conservation Of soil He
believed that the neglect Of cultiVa-
ton is causing more Joss to the pro-
Queer than the insects that infect the
orchards
Or. Fletcher warned against the
practice of piowing late In the spring,
contending that by doing this the
danger Is great OF injurins seriously
the tender roots of the trees He re-
ferred to the sod treatment Of or
chardA and said that this might be
used under various Conditions es-
vecjaiiy in the case If orchards being
located on hillsidea Sod orchard
fruit LIS inner in color and brings bet
ter prices, he added, IN concluding
his remarks
The rr1iddierneu came IN for severe
criticism by Il. r. Isoomis, of New
York, In his address 20 the or
chardists He stated that much az the
hard feeling between growers and
rnsddlemen was due 30 the middle
mems efforts 10 get an undue snare
OF the profits,
Two Branches.
Mfr. LOOMS declared thar the apple
Industry consists Of two parts. First.
the quality of the fruit, and secondly.
the distribution Of the fruit In such
an intelligent way that X will bring
back to the producer the greatest
possible value. The fsct has been
lost sight Of. he said. that crop is
Of no value when II is at the point OF
production
He said ne realized that the hoF~
sicuitural Society OF Virginia was
doing a marvellous work In the grow
ing OF orchards but he was I'M
pressed with the idea thar more at
teution should be paid to marketing
conditions OF the product In OFFER
that the growers might eet a salts"
Factory value for Il rprafuctl0n
of apples rs already here, aa6 unless
some changes are made IN stimulate
she demand for the c"nsn tpti"n az
the product the growers viii realize
that their orchards Will have drop
ming value and the industry Viii be
Of secondary Importance.
Mr.. Loomis took occasion u *
nJa.n the varieties OF apple which
are being marketed in New York.
and their prices.
TT we continue to ship - the mar
ket apples in the present condition
there will be an oyerproduetion. We
must stop shipping the No grade
~ wa can use our influence to step the
shipment OF this grade the vaiue OF
the better quality of apple will be
increased on the market