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SMALL FRUITS. ^ 



C. B. Rockwell — Strawberry plantations, for the most part, are 

 looking unfavorably. They have suffered from drouth, cold and 

 insects. There will be some berries raised and many new planta- 

 tions made. Red raspberries were not very much injured by the win- 

 ter, but they made a poor growth in 1887. Black cap varieties are 

 worse off than red. The Snyder blackberry is in good condition and 

 promises a good crop. 



The question of spraying to destroy insect pests was taken up, 

 and A. C. Hammond said: I use London purple for this purpose, in 

 proportion of one pound to 120 gallons of water. Use a hand spray- 

 ing pump, from a barrel of the mixture driven through the orchard 

 rows in a wagon, one man driving and one using the pump. We 

 apply first, soon after the bloom drops, when the apple is less than 

 a pea. We go over the work a second time in a week or ten days. 

 This will destroy the first brood. Probably the apple orchard will 

 need nothing further; yet there are later broods of moth, and fur- 

 ther experience will tell us as to the importance of combating them. 



Specimens of Missouri Pippin presented showed them in the 

 light of a fine apple. They are worthy of further trial at Warsaw. 



JUNE MEETING. 



A joint meeting with the Ladies' Floral Societies of Hancock 

 county, was held at Hamilton, June 20, 1888. 



Fine roads and delightful weather gave us a large attendance, 

 and a most excellent and profitable meeting, the social and intellec- 

 tual value of which was highly appreciated. 



We are very sorry that we are unable to give the exa^t words 

 and sentiments with which Rev. J. W. Marshall, of Wythe, invoked 

 the divine blessing at the opening exercise. The hall decorations 

 were not so elaborate as on a former occasion, but were very tasteful 

 and highly appropriate. The music, both vocal and instrumental, 

 was grand, and the audience was appreciative, and merited applause 

 greeted the many appropriate and pertinent papers of the meeting. 



