o58 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



APRIL MEETING. 



The April meeting of the Warsaw Horticultural Society con- 

 vened in the Hall, on the 25th, with a goodly number of members 

 and all the officers present. 



The report of the committee on 



VEGETABLES 



being called for, Mr. Hoppe said: The ground is dry and in good 

 condition this spring, and the prospect never better for a fine crop of 

 garden vegetables. When the soil is cold and wet, corn and beans 

 will mould and rot, but if sprouted before planting they grow much 

 better. 



SMALL FRUIT. 



Mr. Brown, from the Small Fruit Committee, said: Hardy 

 blackberries and raspberries are all right. Black Caps badly killed. 

 Strawberries he is doubtful about. Peach and cherry trees are in a 

 bad condition. 



C. N. Dennis thought we had better plow up our Black Caps and 

 replant. 



GRASS AND GRAIN. 



.1. L. Piggot, from Grass and' Grain Committee, thought young 

 meadows, particularly those sown last fall on well-prepared ground, 

 looked remarkably well. The great secret in sowing timothy is to 

 thoroughly pulverize and harrow down the soil. He thinks with a 

 favorable season we will have a good yield. Wheat on the prairie 

 looks well, but on the dry, rolling timber soil, it is badly winter- 

 killed. 



A. C. Hammond being on the programme for an essay, responded 

 by reading the following paper, which he suggested was more of the 

 nature of a report than an essay: 



