Evening journal., 1916-01-12
peninsula Land
OF MILK AND HONEY
So General Joseph Seth Says
In Address to Horticul-
tural Society at EaStOn
HONESTY, NOT LAW,
is NEEDED SAYS SOPER


sula Horticultural Society, which
comprises the nine counties on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. the three
counties of Delaware and the two
/ Eastern Shore counties Of Virginia.
opened its twenty-ninth annual ses-
sion in Music Hall here yesterday. The
meeting was presided over by NJ. 3.
Nichols. Of Easton. vice-president for
Talbot county.
The first session was opened with
/ prayer by the Rev. j. p. Stump. pas
! tor Of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
| Church. South. after which Colonel
/ James c. Millikin made the address
of welcome. After complimenting the
association on the good work ID had
done as shown by the fine exhibit of
/ fruit and vegetables. he declared that
| the fruit raised here equaled that
raised in any part of the country in
size and color and surpassed all i'm
/ flavor; that the fruitgrowers had
learned TO properly prepare the fruit
/ for market and realized as good
I prices as any fruit. He spoke OF The
/ Peninsula as being unsurpassed in
/ everything that goes to make IN a de-
I lightful place to live in and an ideal
location for raising fruit and vege-
/ tables, with a climate unsurpassed.
! freedom from cyclones and billiards.
floods and earthquakes, no epidemics
OF disease and a soil adapted TO all
kinds Of vegetation. He did not see
how anyone could be contented to live
anywhere else after having once visit
cd the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
| Delaware.
His address OF welcome was re-
| sponded to by Walter b. Harris. Of
Worton, on the part Of the society.
Following this came the address and
annual report Of General Joseph B
Seth president of the society
General Seth's Address.
General Seth said, in part:
This Peninsula is a garden spot
for the hirticulturists. The soil. The
climate the situation with reference
to markets for their produce and the
means Of transportation are all ideal
The Delaware Bay and the Atlantic
Ocean. with the Gulf stream lying on
| the east Of the Peninsula. and the
Chesapeake Bay on the west. modify
the temperature in this Peninsula so
as 10 make the extremes Of both heat
and cold very short in duration, and
the seasons here in the spring are
always two weeks in advance of the
season north Of us. and the transpor-
tation facilities, which can always
take our produce at the setting of
the sun and place it in Philadelphia
and New York before the rising of the
next sun, insure 2 satisfactory mar
ket for all our produce.
]
undergone a great change in the last
few years Formerly our forefathers
planted their crops and found moth
ing necessary for their cultivation
I except to keep down the weeds; now
however, the hoe has to be supple
mented with the spray. Innumerable
insects and fungus diseases have ap-
peared and are coming in each year.
which require no ordinary labor. but
in addition thereto. scientific treat
ment. Intelligence now is necessary
element in successful cultivation. and
il behooves MS to take such action as
4 will insure a diffusion of knowledge
p. among the people that will enable
them to combat the conditions as
they arise.
Apple Question Discussed.
4 On the apples of New York. where
there are some 400 varieties, the
Stayman's Wine Sap shows a very
poor apple in color and appearance
but il is said that the climate Of
New York is not suited to this par
ticular apple. In fact, anyone desir
ing to grow apples should consider
the soil and climate in his particular
locality and get information as to
what apples are suited for it.
In 1856 my father planted an or
chard Of 200 trees, which he procured
from Princes Nurseries at Rochester,
IN. Y, and left the selection of the
varieties 10 Mr.. Prince. with rhe re-
cult that Mr. Prince sent fruit suited
to the climate of New England and
New York, the Baldwin. Northern Spy
Spitzenburg, Rhode Island Greening
Roxbury Russell and some others, all
of which were apples that matured in
a short season. They were all right
in New England. where the trees
bloom in Nav and the fruit does not
ripen until tho cold weather has come
on in early October, but with us,
where the apples bloom in April. they
are ripe in September, and as our
cool weather does not come until No
vember. they are gone before Christ
mas; in fact, they become late sum-
mer apples with us. This orchard
knew for forty years and it was never
satisfactory
with us the old Wine Sap and her
daughters. the Paragon and the Stay
man Wine Sap. the York Imperial,
the Nero. Ben Davis and some others
which require a long season to ma
ture. will hold on until cool weather
comes for packing, while our apples
nut in New England will never prop
erly ripen because OF the shortness
, of the season"
: Urges Honesty in Packing.
Waite B. Harrison, of Worton, read a
paper on apple culture. which was dis
cussed by /. Irving Walker, of Chester.
! town, and Frank NJ Sopor, of Mag
, uolia. The packing and shipping OF
apples under a State law was discussed
Mr.. Soper said: eve need no law. II
every grower would take little of his
Sunday religion into his packing Of
apples and be honest. he would not have
9 any trouble 10 sell his apples and get a
GOOD price for them, but if he faced
: them up and was found out he could not
expect TO sell them at any price"
Prof S. B. Shaw, of College Park
gave a talk ON the working of orchards
; in winter. Prof r. \. Corey. of College
+ Park, discussed the proper way TO break
up and keep out Of the orchard iniuri'