The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22
MANY PRACTICAL
PAPERS PRESENTED
Lecture In Winter Scenery
and Snow Crystals

U Thursdays session Of the Vermont
y State Hortit ultural society opened in
y the Town Hall in the forenoon with
q the annCal report OF the secretary,
al rrof. vi. h. Cummings OF burlington.
n 1he SECRETARY sald IN the hrst place
q that winter INJURY to fruit trees was
n quite extensive, puJ the surprising
q rnlng WAS that there was not more
q INJURY Than actually occurred. The
0i varieties Of apples suffering the worst
O were The BaloWlns, Pewaukee, Ben
q DAVIS, Spltzenburg, and Northern
G Spy. IN many cases the greatest in
q jury was among cider apple trees,
q already weakned by insect injuries
6 and sick with canker.
oil Secretary Cummings spoke Of some
a things tina; would bring success in
O apple raising. He favored the dis
q continuance Of late summer OF fall
q blowing, narrowing and fertilizing.
q he said poor drainage induced winter
q injury. Lew areas with poor air
q drainage are subject to winter injury,
n while hillside orchards were consplc
q uously free from injury the past year.
NJ Midsurnn.e" cover crops that use food
n land moisture and divert it from the
~ trees are beneficial in lessening in
10 jury for they hasten activity of buds
% and twigs.
n To avoid winter injury he suggest
8 cd more attention be given to the
< hardy varieties, that better air and
IL soil draining be recommended and
~ the choice high areas rather than low
NJ areas; third, that we recommend the
N discontinuance of all cultural prac-
~ lticcs late in the summer that stimu
No late and induce late growth and
~ hinder the maturity of the buds and
NJ twigs.
~ He. explained in detail the objects
70 of the American Ponological society,
"a now 70 years old, and recommended
ttf,sf that members of the Vermont society
N join as society members.
,of After describing the midsummer
= Injecting at Middlebury and Bristol he
,0i spoke of the value Of horticulture in
NJ war times. The government guaran-
NJ teed to take care of marketing Cali
70 fornia's citrus crop, took one-third of
10 that stats peach crop, the total
l01 prune crop Of Oregon and one-half
No the tomato crop. The southern fruits
10 and vegetables were brought into
)O| New England by government direc-
10 ton. In closing the secretary said:
101 81 wish to express at this time the
laI very great loss of ex-Gov. ,Prouty Of
III Newport. F$Some of you5Will remem-
/ "a Der how interested, i Mr. Prouty was
10fffRl the /. meeting $3atI Newport, which
l0lN,Fas j he]dfWhlle Il he was governor.
Of. ,yta salSso remember hat he
1aEN4s eaIwa. 1eady=and willing to con
sn9Es 1ihutess l1ipgly int Tnnnection with
5of s,elsesx special 1aeHprts for ex-
sas tfaofain ara eShlbition5: On several
IS 5re tasi ons$ he asent the sec
55{ a. 2ah Eek 1fols s5QAos enlarge the
pfe7talir1zliSSt -
1dl EeThef1ecze eta(y's report was followed
M by the iAeasurer's report and the re-
oo ports of he vice-presidents from the
oo different counties in the state
o oo President Aiken gave a paper or
40 Seasonal Work on a Berry Farm
oo What-When-and He saiC
oo there were varieties Of almost eve;y
90 kind of small fruit that could be
oo grown in ST. Johnsbury and vicinity
oo He emphasized the necessity of prun
oo ing raspberries and blackbelTies, say
oo ing that all pruning could be done be
M fore the frost is out of the ground
= . Cut back those canes below the poin'
20 of winter injury. He said he use:
"a girls mostly for picking as he find.
20 them the most satisfactory help
oo Mulching Strawberries is good dea
oe hke taking out fire insurance. Fo
90 four years it may not be necessary
90 but the fifth year may heave tn
oooI plants right out of the ground. Th'
~ fertilizing of berry field is second
~ aly to cultivating it. He said he Sc
oo oo about 1000 cabbage plants to th
90 acre between the berry rows and tn
oo oo bushes and this year the cabbage cro1
oo oo paid for the planting and care Of tn
oo oo berry field several times over. Al
~ bruised berries were sent to his can
oo oo merry and made into jam. He said h
oo oo employed pickers at ages ranging
'oo oo from nine to SO years of age, payin:
oo them four cents a quart for pickin,
'oo oo raspberries and two cents a quart fo
'7 w picking strawberries.
oo Onions a. money crop in peac
M and war times was the theme Of
oo paper By J. J. Dansro of Mort
'o Clarendon
M Onions, said the speaker, are on
M of the oldest vegetables cultivated
On but the greatest improvements i
'oo ~ their culture have been made in tn
'oe ~ last two decades. Of the many va