The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-05
LIB. Skinner OF DUNEDINIS
new PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA
STATE HORTICULTURE ASSOCIATION

strongly opposed to the repeal or
any modification of Quarantine No.
81, which will in any way interfere
with its present effectiveness.
Be it further resolved, That the
president or an alternate named by
him, be instructed to attend this
hearing as a representative of this
society.
Resolved, that the Florida Horticul-
tural Society extend their apprecia-
ton to the members of the Lakeland
Chamber of Commerce for handling
the local arrangements of the meet
ing and furnishing a convention hall
and motorcade also and also a BAN
quet to the citrus canker inspectors
and for their courtesies, to the men,
bers of the Sorosis club for decorat-
ing convention hall with flowers each
day; to Mrs. George Peterkin of Lake
land for her untiring efforts in the
success of this meeting; to all of the
citizens OF Lakeland for their hospi-
tally and support; to the Lake Wales
Chamber of Commerce for the invita-
ton to the fish fry following the ad-
journment of the convention; to the
newspapers in Lakeland and also
throughout the state for their cooper
alton in keeping the activities of the
Florida State Horticultural Society be
fore the public; to the speakers for
their assistance rendered in making
the program interesting and instruc-
tive; to the officers for their time and
effort in arranging the program and
carrying on the work of the society.
Whereas, so long as free range is
permitted in Florida for livestock the
horticultural and agricultural devel-
opment of the state will be greatly
handicapped, and the Identification
of our highways and lawns with
shrubbery cannot be accomplished;
therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, by the members
of the Florida State Horticultural So
ciety in the 9th convention at Lake
land on May 4, 1922. that we urge
all who are insympathy with the de-
velopment of the states resources to
work for enactment of law that will
permit the people in any county to
vote for stock law which will re-
quire livestock owners to keep all of
their cattle, hogs and other domestic
animals confined in pastures or enclo-
sures, and make the livestock own
ers liable for damages to persons or
property of others within that county
and be it further
Resolved, that candidates for the
legislature be requested to state their
position on this subject before the
primaries in order that all the voters
may know what to expect at the next
session of the Legislature of those
who are elected.
Whereas, the available supply of
timber in the United States is being
cut about four times as Bapidly as
new timber crops are being grown,
and the marketing of fruits and vege-
tables grown in Florida is dependent
upon an adequate supply Of crate ma
terial for future years. while the de-
velopmen1 of the states resources
will require large quantities of timber
for residence and other building pur
poses, and
Whereas, Nature in Florida is being
greatly handicapped in providing for
the future requirements through the
frequent burning of the woods and
denuded areas by the open range cat
tlemen to get little grass for their
stock resulting in untold destruction
quantities of merchantable timber
and prevention of natural reforestra-
ton of cut over lands; therefore be
it
Resolved, That the Florida State
Horticultural Society, in it's 35th an
nual convention at Lakeland on the
.q hn
actment of a law creating a state
forestry commission authorized to in
augurate a demonstration program
and charged with enforcement of
laws to prevent setting out of fires
on any property other than that of
the owner.
Thursday Afternoon
Thursday afternoon the program of
addresses was concerned with citrus
fruits. On the general line of citrus
varieties, both as to root stock and
fruit, were the three addresses: "Cit-
rus Varieties" by F. M. Byrne of
Gainesville; Citrus Root Stocks"
by W. e. Evans of Leesburg; THE
Improvement of Citrus Varieties
Through a Bud Supply Progeny
Orchard" T. Ralph Robinson, of Ter
"a Celia. These brought on more
talk" about root stocks, the society
being pretty evenly divided between
sour orange and rough lemon, each side
eager to defend its chcsce. Several
speakers recommended the use of
Cleopatra mandarin stock.
Wilmon Newell, of Gainesville,
spoke on "The Branch Experiment
Station at Lake Alfred" This branch
was established by donations from
Polk county residents of cash and
land to the value of $4,000. He spoke
| of the efforts of the board of control
to secure an appropriation from the
legislature for this work. and blamed
the citrus growers for not taking an
active interes. in securing such an APP
| preparation. He said the way to
solve the citrus stock question and
other problems is through experiment,
throwing emphasis on the importance
! Of this experiment station.
The address by Mrs. Caroline Moor
head, official demonstrator for the
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