Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HORTICULTURAL Show
Governor Miller to BE One
of Speakers at Dover
Convention
STATE CORN SHOW
TO FOLLOW MEETING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. 2.-The execu-
tive committee of the Peninsula Hor-
ticultural Society. comprising Della
ware. Maryland and Virginia. has
completed the program for the annual
meeting. to be held in the Dover
Opera House. January 3, 10 and H.
with the exhibits Of fruits, veg
etables, etc, to be held in the State
Armory.
Following is the program in full
Monday. January s.-Exhibits ar
ranged and judged in the state Ar
mory. Exhibition open to the public,
free of charge.
Tuesday Morning, January 9, at 10
oclock.-In Dover Opera House.
Prayer Rev. Floris Ferwerda, Dover;
annual address Of president. Leon
ard Soper, Magnolia, Del; Apple
Growing on the Peninsula A. w.
Slaymaker, Camden, Del; The Fer
tilization of Apple Orchards DIR. J.
p. Stewart. state College, Pa; greet
ings and reports OF delegates; miscel-
laneous business; adjournment
Afternoon Session, at 2 o'clock. -
Address Of welcome. Arley B. Magee,
Mayor Of Dover. address Charles K.
Miller. Governor of Delaware; ad-
dress Hon Emerson c. Harrington,
Governor OF Maryland; address. Hon.
John G. Townsend, Governor Of
Delaware; address, James T. An
thony. Chestertown. Md THE Rest
Period of Trees and It's Relation to
Cultural Methods" Prof j. G. Whit
ten, University of Missouri; "Prun-
ing Apple Trees" with lantern slide
Illustrations. Samuel Frazer, Genesee,
New York.
Evening Session. $50 o'clock.-Vo-
cal solo. Miss II. Frances Dewitt,
Dover: horticultural Education"
Prof. A. c. McCue. Delaware College
Experimental Station; vocal solo,
Mrs. A. Victor Lightbourne, Dover;
Cultural Methods in Apple Or
chards.. with lantern slide illustra-
lions, DIR. J. 2. Stewart, State College
Pa: THE Dahlia," lantern slides,
Richard Vincent. Jr., White Marsh
Nd moving picture film, Michigan
Fruit Growing"
Wednesday. January 10. Morning
Session. $50 o'clock.-@Peach Cul-
ture." Hon. Oliver A. Newton. Bridge
Vile. Del: Pear Culture Walter B
Harris, Worton, Md: nut Culture.
John w Killen. FELTON,, Del; Grape
Culture" Walter T. Massey, Smyrna
Del; Pear Blight" Round Table, by
Prof. c. A. McCue. Delaware College
Spraying Calendar" Prof. r. \
Cory, College Park, Md.
Afternoon Session, 2 o'clOck.-"Mar
keting in Delaware Apple Growing,
W. NJ Dickson. Woodside, Del; "Th'
MARYLAND and Delaware Apple Grad
ing Laws" Prof. S. B. Shaw, COLLEGE
Park. Nd: STANDARD Grades OF APP
ples-What Each Grade Should Mean.
II. c. Hetzel. L. S. Dept of Agricul
ture: More About the Sod Much VS.
Clean Tillage," II. p. Gould, I.
Dent of Agriculture; THE Rest Per
iod in Relation TO Low Tempera
lures" Prof. J. c. Written: "Smal
Fruits W F. Allen. Salisbury, Md
Wednesday Evening Session. 1881
o'clock-Vocal solo. Mrs. A. Victo
Iightbourne; Fertilizers and Othe
Vegetables" Prof. c. T. Johnson, di
rector Of Virginia Truck EXperimen
station. Norfolk, Va; vocal solo
Miss II. Frances Dewitt; Som
Things the Department OF Agricultur
rs Doing For Pomology and Horticul
ture.'' II. E. Gould; vocal solo. Mis-
H. Frances Dewitt: The Rest Per
s0d ard the Formation of Fruit Buds,
Prof Written; "a Walk Through
Western New York Fruit Farm" lar
tcrn slides. Samuel Frasher.
Thursday Morning, January II, a
Q o'clock.-"M Market Gardening" E.
Anthony. Chestertown, Nd; whit
Potatoes" Frank =. Matthews. POGO
moke. Nd; Sweet Potatoes" 3.
Locates. Delmar, Del; Fungus Dis
cases. DR.. Thomas S. Manns, Dels
ware College; Three Years Resu
Of Spraying for Tomato Blight Pro
!. b. S. Norton, College Park, Nd
Causes OF Failure in Tomato CroI
With Suggestions for Improve
ment." Prof c. r. Temple Colleg
Park Md
Afternoon Session 2 o'clock. o.
STUDY of Soils DR.. J. A Bensteel, I
s. Dept. of Agriculture.
Following the close OF the Hort
cultural Society meetings, the Sta
Corn Show will begins its sessions,
the State Army. A full program h;
been arranged for this show by Pr
lessor Grantham, Of Delaware Co
lege.