The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-12
O. T. Whitney Makes His Bien-
NAL Report on Crop.
Gives Experiences of Leading
HOrticuIturists of Midwest.
236 WELL FILLED PAGES
Is a Text Book for the Begin
ner, Report Says.
Kansas Has Very Successful
Fruit Producing Sections.
(By the Assoeiated Press.l

The Kansas State Horticultural So
ciety has just received it's thirty-sixth
biennial report back from the state
printer and the report is being mailed
out to members of the society and
others this week. TIE report, accord
ing to o. F. whitney, secretary of the
society, is in keeping with the former
issues. 1t contains the actual expert
ence of leading horticulturists of the
midwest.
Little horticultural advice is con
tanned in this report" he added. but
it does give careful horticultural di-
rections regarding many of the prob
lens of the orchardist and fruit
grower"
Report Contains 2S6 Pages.
The report contains 236 well-fiIled
pages of practical horticultural infor-
nation and is considered by Mr.. Whit
ney a valuable acquisition to the Ii
brary of any horticultural student. 1t
is especially valuable as to the hor-
ticultural statistics for the years 1921
and 1922.
This report" Secretary Whitney
said, ''is a text book for the beginner
or a book of reference for the prac-
teal horticulturist- A limited num-
interested parties and copy may be
secured sby a request to the State Hor-
ticultural society, Topeka. Kan.
1.-The book furnishes the facts which
prove that it is a paying proposition
for home owner who has access to
that much land to plant and care for
an orchard which will furnish the
family with much needed fruit with
out which no family can be efficiently
nourished. 1t is well known fact that
when fruit is produced at home great
quantities are used but when it is
bought a much less quantity is con-
sumed at home
Plenty of Fruit in Diet.
1.-The normal appetite of mankind
dieticians and the entire medical fra
there be plenty of fruit in the daily
diet of the human family"
The report clearly demonstrates
that in the proved orchard sections
of Kansas 1T is a paying proposition
to engage in the production of apples
and is as safe and sure as any of
the branches of agriculture" The pro
duction of grapes is also gone into at
length by expSrts from the large grape
producing section of this part of the
country.
"The analysis of the orchard situa-
ton in this Mississippi valley" Mr..
Whitney said, sis done by one who is
perhaps the greatest student of apple
production that this valley has pro
duced and clearly demonstrates that
there must be more acres of apple
trees planted in the valleys apple pro-
ducing sections to supply the increas-
Ing demand ana To Keep ABREAST with
the increasing population and result
ant increasing consumption of fruit.
This gentleman clearly shows that il
is a reasonably safe financial venture
to engage in orcharding where fac
tors such as soil. climate and markets
are favorable TO a fruit producing en-
terprise.
\ World Market in Kansas.
Kansas. according to the report, has
fruit producing sections that offer
all that goes with successful orchard
ing. I'VE have the worlds market at
our door being able to ship our pro-
ducts in any direction where other
markets may be-" it states.