News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-11-24
State Horticultural Meeting

An event of unusual Importance and
one of the most interesting held in Nor
risville in long time was the twenty
first annual meeting and exhibition of
the Vermont State horticultural Society,
which was held in the town hall here, be
ginning last Wednesday evening and con-
tinung Thursday and Friday. with two
meetings each day. The program given
at every session was highly instructive
as we'll AS entertaining and it is to be re-
GREETED that so few Morristown people
took advantage of the opportunity given
them by those who put both money and
time into the enterprise of bringing the
society to Morrisville.
Among the prominent people who were
in attendance were Professors Cummings,
Stone and Lutman of the University of
Vermont, Prof. Waugh of the Massachu-
sets State College and Prof. Gourey of
the New Hampshire State College and
prominent fruit growers from all parts
of the state were here. Notwithstanding
the unusually poor season, the display of
fruit was good. including 300 plates.
There was fair display of VT getables,
mostly from Lamoille County. Stowe
High school students won the irst prize
of SIS 90 for the best exhibit of vegetables
and Peoples Academy the second prize
of So 90.
Special mention should be made of the
stereopticon lecture by Prof. Waugh
upon, ga Better Place to Live", it being
one of the most instructive and entertain
ing ever given in Morrisvile. Also, the
talk given by j. S. Crane of Middlebury
on his observations in bee culture and
botany in the past thirty years, the "Les-
sons in Small Fruit Culture, by George
d. Aiken OF Putney, the DemonstI alton,
use of Waste Apples, by Miss Bessie
Thayer. were all especially good. Will
liam Bentley, the snow flake wizard
from Jericho held the close attention of
the audience Friday evening by his won
derful exhibition of photographs of snow
fakes.
AT the opening meeting Wednesday
evening most excellent address of vel
come was made by Fred M. Small of
Morrisvlle, to whom. with George II.
Terrill and G. F. Smith, much credit is
due for securing the meeting for Morris
vile, The response was made by Presi-
dent A. NJ. Vaughn, orchardist of Webb's
Shelburne Farms. E. II. Hallett of st. |
Johnsbury, lecturer of the State Grange,
gave fine talk upon the Principals of
Vegetable Gardening. A pleasing feature
was the music furnished by the 2. A. Or
chestra.
The program Thursday and Friday was
carried out practically as given below
THURSDAY FORENOON
Report of County Vice Presidents.
Report of Secretary, M. B. Cummings
Report of Treasurer, w. c. Cotton !
Estimating the Apple Crop,
V. A. Saunders, Field Agent, Bureau of |
Statistics, U. S. Opt. of Agriculture.
Lessons in Small Fruit Culture,
George D. Aiken, Putney
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Greater Vermont Association,
j. p. Taylor, Secretary, Burlington
Observation of Fruit Growing in
Other States,
In Colorado, e. H. West, Dorset
In Washington. c. F. Smith, Morrisville
In Oregon and California,
Luther Putnam, Cambridge
10 Florida, G.. w. Perry, Chester
Quality and Quantity in Hubbard Squash,
w. G. Stone, VT. Exp. Sta, Burlington
THURSDAY EVENING
A Better Place to Live-Stereopticou,
Prof. F. A. Waugh, Mass. Ag'l
College, Amherst Mass.
Busy Bees and Bearing Trees,
j. e. Crane, Middlebury