TRANSACTIONS OF KANKAKEE CX)UNTV HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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Kankakee County Horticultural Society. 



PROCEEDINGS FOR 1879. 



Reported by Henry S. Bloom, Secretary. 



OFFICERS FOR 1880. 



President — Mile Barnard. Vice-President — F. L. Merrick. 



Secretary — Henry S. Bloom. Treasurer — Mrs. Mary Barnard. 



JANUARY MEETING. 



The meeting was called to order by President Barnard, who announced 

 the subject for discussion, viz.: 



" Pruning of Apple-trees and how to induce fruitfulness in the same." 



President Barnard had succeeded in fruiting the Yellow Bellflower 

 by girdling the limbs; that is, taking out a narrow strip of bark around 

 the limb when the tree is in full bloom. The experiment had been very 

 satisfactory. 



Wm. Cooper had tried the same experiment on the Yellow Bellflower 

 and Golden Russet when the trees were in full bloom, but with him the 

 result was not satisfactory ; he had no faith in it. 



F. L. Merrick was in favor of winter pruning, when the weather was 

 not too cold, but would cut off water sprouts in the spring. He would 

 trim at least six feet high. 



Wesley Cooper was no friend to pruning at any time of year; would 

 as soon cut his trees down as to cut off large limbs ; was in favor of 

 low-down limbs, so as to completely shelter the trunk. The Yellow 

 Bellflower did very well with him; his orchard was never pruned, and 

 generally bore plenty of apples. 



