Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-24
GOOD FRUIT AND GOOD MART
State Horticultural Experts at Lin
coin Show that This is
Essence of Business.
FINE DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC
fFrom a stnff Correspondont

LINCOLN, Jan. 23,-(speciall--T
! forty-seventh annual meeting of the Ne
braska State Horticultural society, held
here last week showed that horticultural
pursuits arc becoming of more importance
each year to an ever increasing numbe'
OF Nebraska people.
The sessions opened Tuesday morning
with an address by tho president OF the
society on Il. NJ. Pollard OF Nehawka, on
tho work Of the society for the last year
and the plans for the coming year The
society in its forty-seven years OF active
work, he said. has done more than any
other agency to mako Nebraska known a.
producer Of horticultural products that
cannot be excelled by those grown Ia
any other section. 1t is working hand-in-
hand with the department of horticulture
at the university In disseminating the
latest information on the best methods
Of growing horticultural crops, to the
people of the state
In an illustrated lecture, Or. q. E.
Condra of the State Conservation COM
mission showed pictures OF wild flowers
and wild fruits that are the equal and
superior in some instances OF tamo fruits
and flowers Of the same kinds Native
fruits and flowers, he said, that are IN
danger Of extinction should no conserved
and saved II was declared that the
Missouri river bluff country was the
greatest apple region in the world. The
loess soil is the richest soil found any
where and is naturally adapted 20 the
production OF a high quality fruit. NO
better opportunities awaited the fruit
grower than those found In the Missouri
river valley.
Cooperation and its benefits TO the
fruit grower was discussed at length by
c. q. Marshall. former manager OF the
Central Fruit Growers association.
Methods Of controlling and graduating
canker OF the apple tree were outlined and
pictures illustrating the methods was
shown. Good care and preventative
measures will keep any orchard free OF
this disease.
Market Depends on Good Fruit.
Marketing fruit as well as the growing
OF II was thoroughly discussed. In being
able to market a product for the best
price Il is essential that the product be
grown right in the first place and then
graded and packed right before being
placed upon the market. The Nebraska
grower has everything In his favor and
when he adopts the best methods or
growing packing and grading his product
he will head the market.
Prof. Nicollet of the University OF Ne
braska explained how home grounds IN
the country should be lad out so as to
get the greatest economic use of build
ings, walks and drives and the placing
Of trees. flowers, etc. for the best ef-
fects. Pictures illustrating the different
things mentioned were shown. Following
this was a talk by r. timber Of Benson
on the home grounds in the city
vegetables Necessary
Thursday was vegetable day devoted to
discussing the conserving Of gardens and
orchards Lou d. Sweet OF Denver. one
OF the best posted potato growers in the
United States and president of the Ma
tional Potato Growers association. save
a very interesting and instructive talk
on marketing. G. II. Van Houten OF Len
nox, Ia, said there was no excuse for
man having a few feet OF unoccupied
ground in his back yard going without a
liberal supply Of vegetables. F. p. Rude
OF Topeka gave an interesting description
OF potato culture as practiced in the kaw
valley in Kansas. The potato crop in this
valley will average In yield from seventy
to 200 bushels to the acre and bring an
average return Of around so cents per
bushe.
Fruits on Display.
In addition to the annual meetings the
annual apple and Gower show was held
in the city auditorium In connection with
the corn show. over 1900 plates Of apples
and about 1856 boxes OF Nebraska apples
were on display.
Marshall Bros. Of Arlington won most
OF the first prizes with c. II. Barnard
OF Table Rock and Keyser and Robinson
OF Nebraska City dividing honors for sec
ond and third places.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were: Val Keyser. Nebraska City.
president; Prof. r. F. Howard. Lincoln.
first vice president; l.. c. Chaplin. Lin
coin. second vice president; Peter Young
ers, Geneva. treasurer, and A. j. Brown.
Geneva. and w. A. Harrison. York. di-
rectors.