The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
HORTICULTURAL
INSTITUTE CLOSED
FRIDAY P. M.


The Farmers and Fruitgrowers' In
sutute was concluded Friday p. m.
following two days session during
which many matters were considered
pertaining to q practical. progressive
md up-to-date agricultural. horticul.
tural and their allied industries. The
institute was an interesting one to all
present and the discussions cannot
fall to be of value to those who put
into effect the suggestions that were
made for the growing of better and
more remunerat;ve crops In field and
orchard. II is q matter OF regret that
there was not larger attendance of
ranchers. frultgrowers and gardeners
at the institute. as only those who
were present fully realize what the
absent missed in the way OF helpful.
scientiffc suggestion and in the en-
courasement of the work In which
they the engaged.
The institute was held under the
auspices and patronage OF the Fro
mont County Horticultural society
and was made notable BY the presence
and lectures OF Profs. C. p. Gillette
and Geo N. List OF the state ngricui-
tural college q: Fort Collins. Their
addresses were instructive In the ex-
treme. particularly as they related to
the insectiverous pests of orchard and
garden and the best way OF minimiz-
Ing their rBvages. The talks of Prof.
Gillette on Insect Life" and THE
Leaf Roller" were especially enfisht-
ening and valuable TO our people. No
'ess interesting were the lectures Of
Prof. List on "The Life History OF the
Coddling Moth in Fremont County"
and Good Method OF Soil Manage
ment for Orchards" Their contr!bu-
tions to the general knowledge OF
these subtects were appreciated sd.
ditions to popular Information and will
be useful In waging a more effective
warfare on come Of the most annoying
and destructive pests which the fruit
grower has to combat.
Talks were aieo mnde by Ralph II
Jefiries. county agriculturist. J. p.
Farmer and other local people. The
discussions which the program speak
ers brot out were taken part In by
many OF those present and enabled tho
non-participants to view the PROPOSE
tIons under confederation from various
viewpoiu>s.
One Of the delightful features OF the
Institute was Prof. Giiiette's lecture
at O'Clock Thursday evening on
.'Heredity in It's Relation to the I'm
provement OF Crops." Prof. Gillette IL
favorite among the ranchers and or
chardists of the Canon City district
and he is always listened to with
pleasure and profit. Prof Gillette In
the ranking member of the faculty Of
the state agricultural college at Fort
Collins; an Institution with which he
has been connected rs an Instructor
for twenty-aeven years. He has been
coming to Canon City on annual lee
turing trips for more than quarter
OF century and Gays he fees quite AT
section of the state. He stated TO the
I writer this morning that Fremont
county was second TO none In Colo
rado in the quality of its fruit and
that nowhere could the fruit growing
industry be carrier on more success
fully than here despite the troubles
that confront the orchardlst from In.
sect pests. No community. he said,
were free from them and that the ad-
vantages Of the horticulturist were rs
pronounced here IS anywhere in the
west
This afternoons program at the in
stitute included lecture by Prof
List on "Profits in Thinning" dis.
cussion of 'On Spraying for 1918" by
u. s. Moore and Gro. II. Sale. and n
lecture by Prof. Gillette on "Success-
full Orchard Methods" This morn
ing's session was opened at 1870 by
short talk by A. II. McLain repre-
senting the Canon City Chamber of
Commerce who addressed the inHti-
tute on behalf of the firm of Libby.
Mcneil and Libby of Chicago. which
| is understood. of be- 'ng desirous of es-
tablishing sailing plant here for the
picking OF cucumbers and caulifiower.
provided sufficient announcement is
given 1t by ranchers and gardeners in
the matter of acreage. Mr.. McLain