398 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PIKE 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Pike County Horticultural Society. 



FOR THE YEAR 1889. 



REPORTED BY 



ROBERT ANDERSON, Secretary. 



The Pike County Horticultural Society has but little to report 

 at this time. Our fruit crop for the year 1889 was very small. 

 It came nearer being an entire failure than anything we have 

 had for several years. It is true, there were two or three ex- 

 ceptions — Mr. Cadwell, Mr. Walker and Winn Bros., had fair 

 crops. 



We were not as successful in combating insect ravages as we 

 ought to have been, owing, we think, to commencing to spray 

 too late. Some think the London Purple we used was not as 

 good as it should have been. We are determined to begin 

 earlier the next season. The above refers to the apple crop. 

 The pear crop was, on the whole, good; small fruits, about a 

 half a crop. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society will be held in March, at 

 Griggsville. We hope to have a good meeting, and an increased 

 membership. 



We have just closed a farmers' institute, held under the 

 auspices of the Illinois Valley Fair Association and the, Pike 

 County Horticultural Society. The meeting was well attended 

 for two days, and several excellent papers were read on agricul- 

 ture and horticulture. 



