28 State HorticnUnral Society. 



If the Norway and Hemlock Spruce could stand the dry weather 

 better they would be among my choice, but the dry weather has killed 

 most of them here. The Red Cedar is one of the hardiest and best ever- 

 greens that we have, but the cedar balls or apple is ruining the tree in 

 this section. Is there a way to destroy the cedar ball on cedar trees?' 

 These are the best out of fifty varieties that I have tried. 



NOTE — The cedar ball is one stage of a fungus which causes an 



injurious rust on apple leaves, and the best way to prevent this is tr.' pick 



oft* the balls before spring. 



Secretary. 



I 



SECOND SESSION— Wednesday ^lorning, June 5th. 



After the call to order prayer was oft'ered by ^Slr. C. \\'. ?\Iurtfeldt of 

 Kirkwood, ]\Io. 



The topic of the session was the strawberry. 



PREPARATION OF THE LAND AND THE BEDS FOR STRAW- 

 BERRIES. 



(W. H. Litson, Nurseryman, Secretary Nevada Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, Nevada, Mo.) 



T would commence at least one year before setting to prepare the land 

 for planting the strawberry plants l^y first putting on from 25 to 50 loads 

 of good barnyard manure per acre, according to the fertility of the land. 

 The land should be made rich enough (before setting the plants) to pro- 

 duce at the rate of yz, bushels of corn per acre with a fair season. It 

 is preferable to put the manure on in the winter, and plowing it under the 

 following yiay. 



Plow 6 or 8 inches deep. Follow with a subsoil plow running 6 or 

 8 inches deeper. After plowing harrow smoothly and sow cow peas at 

 the rate of i bushel per acre broadcast. When the cow peas are about 

 ripe plow them under, using a rolling cutter to the plow and a log chain 

 to turn the vines down into the furrow. Then sow to rye. The followin.^ 

 March or early in April turn the rye under, plowing and subsoiling the 

 same depth as before. Harrow and drag w'ith a heavy plank until the 

 soil is thoroughly pulverized and fine and mellow. 



Mark out one way with a common sled runner corn-marker, with 

 runners as markers 2 feet apart. Draw a line across these marks, making: 



