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all details in u year or 30. I believe
this matter CT arranging the premium
list for q display 30 diversified, SO
Technical. and wfthal so important
as our fruit industry-with due at.
tention being given to the wide range
Of variation Of both altitude md eli.
mate to be met in this state-should
be done by a man thoroughly COM.
petent anc who is familiar with the
conditions tc be met m our W state
Or. better yet, by a committee com.
posed of r. competent man chosen
from each Of our fruit growing sec.
ions. A premium list arranged in
this manner would be most Likely to
be acceptable to all and would go far
toward eliminating all controversy
and misunderstanding. II anyone i'm.
AGNES that ! am alone in this view
OF the meter they are very much
mistaken.
In another department a premium
was Offered for something that does
not exist. n a legitimate exhibit
had to be disqualified which fact
merely further illustrates the point.
l consider myself absolutely unfit TO
act as a JTtge of fruit on account OF
both lack OF experience and that spe.
c!ai Eft Of fine d!scernment so ne.
rfsssryi hut I positively know fsom
years OF observation that Wyoming
fruit can not be fairly Judged by any
hRrd and fast lule OF the middle or
eastern states. There. any number
OF a given variety selected from DIFF.
ferent sections barring the extraordi,
nary, will be as Ike as peas In \
rod" Here, the same varieties will
offer sometimes to a considerable
e:tont according to the locality In
which grown: fruit from a given tree
will differ perceptibly from year ia
year, due perhaps to the variance oil
our erratic citrate. Again: a few
years ago ! exhibited a plate OF opa
Ia plums; the Judge pushed them
away with the remark those arc
not Opatas." At the last fair sew,
eral plates beside my W were In
evidence and drew awards as mer
tied. They were Opatas after all; al
1 most the same thing occurred again
this last year except that this time
1t concerned an apple; and ! have
since learned its true name. Was ]
d'ssruntled? Not much! I'm aheat
Of the game: I learned something
and that's what I go to the fair for
Rather personal, you may say. Well
1t is not intended to be so; there is q
moral In It, Dig 1t out II you will
no effort was made at this last fair
to hcle a horticultural meeting bui
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the a disappointed n dissatisfied,
for In the writer's opinion they had a
real reason. The fair can Ill afford
to lose their exhibit and most Ger.
tainiy Big Horn county can not az
ford to stay away.
Fremont county dhe Lander val.
ley) had a splendid EXHIBIT; and as re.
CARDS number Of varieties gave Big
Horn q close race Tho exhibits Of
the counties in the southeastern part
OF the state proved c~onclusively what
can be done there; altitude being
very much in their favor they are
able to ripen and color their fruit
some time in advance Of other sec.
ton OF the state and 1t therefore fol-
lows thNt they should be able to grow
certain choice and less hardy, vari.
eties than local conditions will permit
in n other locality within our bort.
ers.
With unfavorahle weather condi.
tons to start the season followed by
hail and a plague Of g~rasshoppers,
fruit in own county was pract'c.
ally a failure, but after all we had
q very creditable exhibit. Converse
county seemed to have had a very
short r also. I was informed that
1t was mischance alone that was re.
sponsible for the absence Of Shevi.
dan.
As stated last year, the fair.
through bringing fruit.growers to.
gether, has been highly educational
and a means Of creating u conf ,dence
in horticulture that could not other.
wise have been accomplished How.
ever, it has seemed to me that the
recent premium lists-the various
sweepstakes prizes in particular
are so vaguely worded. SO easily ca.
pablo Of more than one interpreta.
ton. that honest difference Of opin.
ion has resulted in creating a.,>s.
ism rather than a friendly rivaIr> :.
This same ambiguity permits deci.
sions v intended.
The last fair. in my opinion. was
the best e held: and there can be
no doubt that, II Mr.. Bolln again has
the management, the next one, all
things being equal. will be even bet.
ter. Management of a state fair Is ,
huge lob ana no man can perfect
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PotatoeS between young trsesJ Shoshons Project.
(Photo by courtesy Of U. S. Reclamation Servce.)

dred fold. From the well kept lawn
to the farthest corners OF the farm
could DO seer that here horticulture
10 not a sideline as is practically the
case with most other orchards in the
state. Here. indeed. is a bright light
under a well protected bushel. Pub.
lie knowledge of what has been done
or this state farm would be a great
stimulus and much encouragement
to the people Of the commonwealth.
There arc a number OF other orch.
ards of size and Importance, among
which is that Of Mrs Meyers, but
space forbids a discussion of these
In detail. A number Of farmers arc
specializing In small fruit with sue.
cess. In my opinion the Lander val.
ley is the most uncer-advertised spot
on earth.
Big Horn Basin and the State Fair.
l vas unable to visit tho Basin
country the past season but their
display Of fruit at the fair testified
that the growers OF this section are
forging ahead. Under the leadership
Of their efficient county agent-Mr.
McDaniels. and his able assistants
good sports all-Big Horn county had
q fruit exhibit that any state In the
union might well be proud to claim
as their own. They were allotted
about twice the floor space as any
other county. and had they not util.
lied every inch Of 1t. and also taxed
their ingenuity in doubledeckinS a
part of the exhibit could not have
been shown. I doubt II they. them
selves, knew offhanG. the exact num-
Der Of varieties OF apples and crabs
they had. Certainly I do not. Their
box apples were as well packed. OF
as good quality. and as attractive as
the best to be seen In Dur stores
which are furnished by other apple
growing states.
Their display Of plums included
thirty-nine varieties: not merely SO
many different kinds. but each and
every variety a desirable sort grown
to perfection. They had no new
sorts Of fruit. Big Horn county says
they prefer to spend their time grow.
ing to perfection the many standard
varieties now in existence. It Is to
be regretted that these people left
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II the present legislature viii pass
some sort of law-and l understand
a bill to this end will be presented.
giving the industry an active leader
ship, it is to be hoped this society
will be revived.
New Varieties.
AS stated before. Mr.. Young ha
a shade tree which has been grown
to mature size and Its value demon
strnted- His Wyoming apple has been
grown under conditions which dem
on~strate the habit OF growth OF the
tree itself. its hardness its produe.
tivity and the quality n coloring OF
the fruit. The tree stands q reason
| able distance from others to have a
its chance TO prove It's value. Except
as to hardness n the fine flavor
| of the fruit, his other seedlings have
not had their nance for a deVe.op'
ment that would answer all these
questions. The same may be said OF
the seedlings OF bearing age on the
| Experiment farm. They were left
SO close together that they are now
merely great overgrown whips. Here
also nothing but the desirabillty OF
the fruit itself has been shown. h
phase Of the work has Just begun
and the field for further experiment
tation is unlimited
Mr.. Kane, of Lander. has a new
variety Of raspberry which he claims
TO be absolutely proof against win
ter.kfring and also everbearinE; IN
fact, there were still a few berries
on the canes late in September. 1 eX'
am'ned his whole plantation care
fully and can vouch for the fact that
they are decidedly different In their
habit Of growth and general appear
ance from any other raspberry plant
that / have seen. II they are really
proof against winter killing and ]
have no reason whatever to doubt
that they are-we have something N
valuable for II is well known hat the
old sorts can be grown only II bur
ed during the winter months which
makes their commercial production
Improbable.
Diseases and Insect Pests
At the last horticultural meeting
after all reports were in It was sage
~ decided tina there really was about
one coddling moth in southwestern
wyoming and another specimen
might have been In the Basin. We
patted ourselves on our backs. and
said we were clean. Next morning
was nosing around in my l~andlady's
yard and noticed too many apples on
the ground for hat season, I picked
n up. It had a coddlinE moth grub
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ORCHARDS GRADUALLY SPR|NG|NG
UP DESPITE GREAT HANDICAPS
Casper Expert Discusses Development Of the Last
Year, Reviewing Effects Of Progress as
Revealed at the State Fair.

by man as It does in no other part
OF The state. and many residents have
utilized these advantages to the limit.
Mr. Ed Young has a place 90 we'll
located. SO well kept, and withnl SO
beautlful that printed words fail ut
terly to convey a picture Of IL. Mr..
Young, a kindly gentleman, 80 years
OF age, told us that he planted the
first trees on the place before he
dared live among them on account Of
possible surprise by Indians. Those
troes are now seventy to eighty feet
tall and as symmetrical as could be
desired. In his orchard apples wero
everywhere; plums and pears were
plentiful. He also has propagated,
from a sprout OF the cottonwood
family, n shade tree of great value
and besides the original plantation
has a number of these two and
three years old. Note-Not in COM
mercial quantity, however.) Upon
being asked why he did not CONNER.
cialize what he had, he replied that
he was now too old. I suspect that
he feels that his great pioneering
work has not been appreciated. II
he does so feel he is not far wrong.
1t will. indeed. be little short of a
calamity to horticultural interests Of
the state II the product Of this pio.
neer's work is lost through neglect
Of the proper authorities to see to It
hat 1t is not lost but that It shall
. be properly carried on.
The State Experimental Fruit farm
is situated a few miles distant from
Mr.. Young's place and is under the
management of Mr.. Steinbreck at
present From Mr.. Steinbreck and
his son we received a corCial welcome
and every effort was made by both
to make our short visit pleasant and
instructive. Here. at a stated alti.
tude Of 5000 feet, are row upon row
OF many varieties OF apples. crabap-
pies. plums, prunes. pears. the Rocky
Mountain cherry. some grapes, and
a considerable showing Of small
fruits and a number of Seeding ap-
pies which I shall mention again
later. Every tree OF bearing age.
except some prune trees were or had
boon loaded with fruit. In fact, some
of the plum trees o closely re-
sembled a large pile of plums with a
few branches thrown in carelessly
than a tree covered with plums.
with the single exception of the
Seeding apples everything about the
farm was spick and span and in
arG5r. EIefe the value of cultivation
and careful attention to the business
In hand was demonstrated an hun.
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By WIN. M-OsrELLER

Last year my article relative to the
horticultural interests of the state
covered the historical and reminis.
cent phase Of the subject. This sea
son, the writer visited many orch
ards 1 n a vide of territory and
we shall discuss the industry as it
stands at the present time. The fu.
ture seems too uncertain.
With the passing of the state board
OF horticulture and all that It stood
for-the loss of Professor Nelson as
secretary.treasurer. without finding
a suitable substitutc-and in conse-
quence. the natural death Tor hiberna-
/tion) of the State Horticultural So
ciety seems to have had a depressing
effect
OF all orchards visited, with the
single exception OF Mr.. Steinbreck of
the Experimental Fruit farm. the
one time interest and enthusiasm
seemed to b sadly lacking. I can
only believe and hope that this state
of affairs is but temporary and that
a new day is at hand However. to
say that much progress has been
made in the face of many obstacles
hardly states the ease.
Wheatland.
The last time / saw h Wheati1nd
district until the past summer, the
whole region was Just Wyoming
prairie-no different than thousands
of acres of range today. From a van
tage point tho face Of the entire area
could be seen: scarcely a ~sagebrush
~obstructed the view. At tho pres
Ont time It is difficult to see from
one farm to the next. Trees, trees.
fine one. too; practically every farm
has its grove and orchard, trees line
many Of the roads and Wheatland
itself Is almost hidden by its shade
trees; while fruit trees are in evidence
on almost every lot. Too much em-
phasis can not be laid upon the tact
that all this has been accomplished
~upon q tableland as bleak and wind
swept as can be found elsewhere IN
the state. Except that water was
available for irrigation it can not be
said that the residents Of this section
had any natural advantages such as
are to be found along all our water
courses and in our valleys The de-
velopment of this section should
prove to the most skeptical what
may be done elsewhere.
The Lander Valley.
Nature, herself has been lavish
with her gifts here; this and valleys
tributary is the garden spot OF Wy
oming; all vegetation thrtves unaided
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OPPORTUNITIES IN HORTICULTURE MANY AND Y

in it-every apple on that lot had. I
asked the lady about the matter and
h replied ''every apple in town is
wormy." AS far as l was able to
travel / found that she was right.
Several specimens of our own
county apple exhibit at h fair this
year were disqualified on accoun o.
worm holes caused by the lesser ap-
pie worm. At Wheatland I saw many
fine apple trees in a dying condition.
Allotted time prevented thorough in:
vestigation but casunl observation
found no cause except disease. Yes
We have both poets and disease and
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the legislature should get busy be-
fore It is too late. Truly. laws can
not be enacted to cure. nor can state
aid prevent. either disease or insect
pests. but state leadership ana super
vision can do much to help and en-
courage the individual to combat
both.
Commercial Possibilities.
Seeing 20 much fruit In the Ian
der valley. I askeS a number Of or
chadists where they disposed of It.
Their reply In every case was Ian
der" To the same question Big Horn
Continued on Page Twelve)
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The Lander Valley.
Nature, herself has been lavish
with her gifts here; this and valleys
tributary is the garden spot OF wy
oming; all vegetation thrtves uraided
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
OYSTER SUPPER


The ladies of the Aid Society are
making preparations for holding an
oyster supper in the basement Of the
new church on Thursday evening,
Dec. 6. Not only will this be the
first supper held in the new church
building, but it will be the first one
the ladies of the Aid Society have
held for number Of years. Not so
long, though, that the people Of this
community can recall, that the
suppers were always famed for their
excellence, and the one on Dec. 6
gives every promise of being on the
same high standard. Sixty-fiye
cents will be charged for the supper;
children under ten years, CSC.
There will also be a special table
where beautiful pieces Of handwork
and novelties, suitable for Christmas
gifts, will be on sale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
SCHOOL NEWS

On Thursday evening, Nov. %, a
very good Parent Teachers Asso-
citation was held, one of-the events of
Educational Week. At this meeting
a permanent Association was organ
lied and at present, we have about
rs members. All parents interested
in the welfare OF their children are
urged to join. Application for mem
bership can be made by consulting
Mr.. Jesse Cameron, President, or
Miss Hall, Secretary and Treasurer.
We were very much pleased to see
the splendid turnout on Thursday
evening, and hope that the good spirit
will continue. After a brief busi-
ness meeting, program was render
ed by members of the High School
Literary Society and refreshments
were served. With the support of
the, people, we hope to have q good
program at the next meeting.
During Educational Week the
school, was pleased by the number OF
visitors. who. came to see us at work.
We can all do much better work
when we feel that the parents are in
terested. Last Tuesday morning Mr..
Pyle addressed the school. Thurs
day morning we were favored by a
short address by Rev. C. C. Harris,
who clearly showed the pupils the
importance 0f the three B's,-Be
cheerful, Be Industrious, Be sacri-
ficial." On Friday morning Mr.. Will
liam Pogue spoke very forcibiy on
the subject of Honesty" The
pupils were very much interested sin
these short talks and we hope to
have more. of them in the near
future. The weather man cancel
all our athletic events scheduled for
Educational Week, with the excep-
ton of volley ball game, between
the Girls Varsity Team and the
Faculty. The Faculty was defeated
by a very close score. Some, skepu-
cal minds claim the defeat was due
to the scoring of Dudley Rawlings.
The game was marked by speedy
playing on the part of both teams.
Ruby Ham starred for the Varsity,
while Mrs. Tosh and Miss Hall feat
ured for the Faculty.
Our Thanksgiving holiday will be-.
gin Wednesday, at $3.50, and close
Monday, at 900 A. M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
NEW ROAD OPEN

The contractors completed work of
laying the concrete road from Sing
erly to- Andora, distance OF about
two miles, about three weeks ago and
it was opened for traffic last Satur-
day. This is part of the original
route of the State road through Cecil
county, as laid out by the late Cover
nor Austin l.. Crothers, the founder
of the good roads system in Mary
land. The route was from Conowin-
go to Rising Sun, Calvert, Fair Hill,
thence down to Elkton, and down the
Eastern Shore. Afterwards, the
route was. changed, for the benefit of
automobihsts. from Perryville to
Elkton, and thence down the PENN
sula. The original route has been
built from Conowingo to Calvert,
and a small portion between that
place and Fair Hill. About eight
miles yet remains to be built to COM
plete the entire original route, which
will probably be done within the next
few years.@Cecil Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
RED CROSS NOTES

The current week closes the active
ROLL CALL Campaign for member
ship in the Cecil County Chapter.
This reminder should be all that is
necessary to enlist the interest OF
all citizens who desire to see contin-
ned, the splendid work Of the County
Red Cross Nurse, the maintenance OF
whose activities, depends solely upon
your generosity.
Bear in mind that of every dollar
donated, fifty cents is retained for
relief work in Cecil County Alone, .
One dollar makes you an annual
member and YOU are urged to hand
this to the Roll Call Chairman in
your locality and to "D0 1T Now
Last March, committee Of med
;cal men of national prominence, en-
bodied in a report which was made
public, the following tribute to the
work Of the Red Cross, viz,s-"We
desire to express our hearty approx
al of the following policy Of the Red
Cross, viz: the organized develop
ment of public health nursing in
rural and semi-rural districts"
When professionals men of this
type are ready and anxious to en-
dorse the very work which the Ceci
County Chapter is endeavoring tc
carry on in an aggressive and intel
ligent manner will you longer with
hold that support which your doITal
makes possible?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
DEATHS.
JOHN w. MCCULLOUGH

John w. Mccullough, a former
prominent resident of this neighbor-
hood, passed on at his late home in
Omaha, Nebraska, Nov. 9Th. He
would have been 80 years of age
Dec. 9Th, and was-the last member of
the family Of the Mccullough broth
ers. The deceased was an active
member of West Nottingham Pres.
byterian Church during his residence
here: also served as Superintendent
of the Sunday School. He was a
member of the I. 90. F. Lodge, and
a member Of the 9Th Maryland Inf.
Co. B. OF
He was buried with Military
honors, the interment being made in
Nebraska. One son, Rev. Russell H.
Mccullough, and an adopted daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jean Maxwell, Omaha,
Nebraska, survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
GOLDEN RULE SUNDAY

December End will be Golden Rule
Sunday in Maryland.
Golden Rule Sunday was inaugur-
ated at Geneva, Switzerland, few
weeks ago, by representatives of
twenty societies in fourteen coun-
tries, now organized as the Interna-
tional Near East Association.
Maryland will observe the day with
the rest of the world, for it will be
an international event.
On Golden Rule Sunday all persons
disposedSto make a practical applica-
ton of the Golden Rule are requested
to provide for their Sunday dinner
approximately the same menu that is
approved and provided for at least
s.. 1000 ofthe children in Near East
Orphanages. The menu IS adapted
and proposed for American homes
win be adequate in nutritive food
value and palatable. Oscar. the world
famous chef of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, Miss Bradley. of the Farmer
School of Cookery, and others are
providing special recipes or forms IN
! which to serve the orphanage menu
in American homes.
The difference between the cos:
of the usual Sunday dinner and the
simpler, less expensive orphanage
menus is to be given as contribu,
tion land thank-offefing for the pur.
chase of food for the orphans of the
Near East.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
CONFERENCES OF SOCIAL
WORKERS

The Social Service Club Of Mary
land is arranging for 2 tive day con
ference of social workers, to be held
in Baltimore on December fourth and
fifth. This conference will be of un-
usual interest, as the American AS
sociation of Hospital Social Work
ers (Atlantic DiyiaiaR), the Amer
lean Association far 0rgaAizatioa OF
Family Case Workers, the American
Association Of Social Workers >and
the Maryland Probation Association
will hold their regular meetings here
at the same time and will participate
in the conference.
The Consumers League of Mary.
land and several other organizations
are cooperating.
Mr.. Howard C. Hill, President d
the Social Service Club. is chairman
Of the Committee on Arrangements
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30
ROBBED MARYLAND HOUSE
RESTAURANT

By prying up rear window of the
Maryland House Restaurant, on
Tuesday night, certain parties enter
ed the restaurant and stole punch
boards containing one $40 gold
piece, five $500 gold pieces, two
white gold Elgin watches, one pipe,
two comb and chain sets, one East
man kodak, five silver dollars, two
fountain pens, two combs.
Clues point to the guilty parties
and Messrs. Dunbar will take steps to
prosecute to full extent of the law
unless the stolen articles are imme-
diately returned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-30

fered in the show. This is $50 to de-
fray the expenses of the winner to
the Madison Square Garden Poultry
Show, IN New York, in January.
|. Nearly $1,000 in silver trophies
lhaveh cen offered to be won outright,
including the Governor Richie tro-
ply for the best display on any one
variety of large poultry; the Senator
Weller trophy for best display Of
rabbits; the Comptroller Gordy tro-
ply for the best display of pigeons.
and the Frank M. Scofield trophy
for the best display of water fowl.