The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07

Members of the state horticultural
society this afternoon elected A. l..
Brooke of Topeka, as president of
the state organization. Brooke was
promoted from the vice presidency,
to which he was elected in 1915.
His election as president is for
term of one year.
Kansas horticulturists are work.
ing out a program to eliminate the
middle man in the handling of fruits
and berries. Speakers before the state
organization today advocated cooper
ative marketing facilities and an or
ganization of fruit growers to provide
markets for the Kansas crops.
Members of the organization have
also urged the horticulturists to ask
for state legislation. One of the laws
to be sought this winter will be the
repeal of the law providing for use of
the Leslie box. or liquid quart Kan
measure substituted for the liquid
measure in this state. The law is in
operation in a majority of the states,
they contend.
Nearly 200 Here
Nearly 200 men and women attend
ed today's sessions in Representative
hall. An unusually large number of
women attended the sessions today
and many of the veteran fruit growers
of the state are in Topeka for the
meetings. The sessions this week are
the fiftieth annual meeting of the
state organization. Cooperation was
today the spirit most pronounced
among members of the state society
and it is probable that a committee
will be named to work out a progra m
that will eliminate the middle man in
the handling of fruits in this state.
The members are strongly in ia
vor or cooperative marketing facili-
ties" said O.. F. Whitney, secretary OF
the state society. Il don't know inst
the course that will be pursued. but
there is little question but that they
will work out some program for bet
ter marketing facilities and the elm
ination of middlemen. 1t will mean
better marketing and better prices for
the fruit growers and better service
for the consumer"
Improve Apple Trees.
Prof S. j, Hunter of Lawrence to-
day told members of the society OF
Practical Insecticides and Proper
Applications" Insect troubles DURING
the last year were discussed by Prof
George A Dean of Manhattan. Pre-
ceding the meeting today trustees
from each of the eight Congressional
districts urged members of the society
to conduct a spraying and pruning
campaign in an effort to improve the
health and development of apple
trees Following this conference
Prof. George o. CIR enc of Manhattan
discussed THE Spraying Schedule. .
Frank Pyle of Osawatomie concluded
the morning program in a discussion
of the by-products of fruit
Election of Officers
Election of officers concerned the
members during the early hours of the
afternoon session. The principal at
traction for the afternoon session was
the speech of Senator H. NJ Dunlau
of Savoy, Illinois Senator Dunlay is
one of the largest apple growers in
Illinois and came to Kansas to tell
members of the state society of his
experience in harvesting his big apple
crops. At a meeting tonight Senator
Dunlap will discuss Activities in a
Commercial Apple Orchard" His
night lectures will be illustrated
Prof T. J. Nancy of Ames, Iowa
will talk to grape growers at tonight's
meeting. His speech will proceed the
illustrated lecture by Senator Dunlap
Sessions of the society will be con-
cluded FRIDAY afternoon