500 BOARD OF AOlUCri.TUKE. 



3. Commercial orchards and gardens. Any commercial orchards? 

 Gardens? Give names of owners, postoflic:^ address, and area. Is it a 

 profitable investment? What can suitable fruit land be bought for per 

 acre for this purpose? 



4. Any forward movement with regard to the beautifying of public 

 school gi'ounds, country roads, parks, etc.? 



5. "What local horticultural and civic societies in your disti'ict? Please 

 give name of president and secretary with postoffice address of each. 



6. Suggestions: In your opinion, what is needed to better conditions 

 in your district, etc.? 



The aljove is merely suggestive, and you may follow your own ideas 

 as to the nature of the report, however, avoiding the old plan of rehears- 

 ing the crop conditions of the previous seasons. Keep in mind that we 

 want something as a basis for planning future work. 



Hoping to see you and your family at our annual meeting and earn- 

 estly soliciting your active co-operation in the work of our society. 



I am, yours truly, 



W. B. FLICK, 



Secretary. 



Reiiorls have been received from almost all the thirteen districts in 

 time for publication. 



REPORT OF CONDITIONS OF HORTICULTURE IN FIRST 



DISTRICT. 



To the Members of the Indiana Horticultural Society: 



Gentlemen— Being familiar only with conditions in Gibson, parts of 

 Vanderburgh, Pike and Posey counties my report will not be complete as 

 to the entire First District. The general condition of orcliards in above 

 named counties is fair, as nature has l)een generous in jiroviding condi- 

 tions that orchards once planted and fairly well cared for for a few years 

 generally take care of themselves pretty well ever after. 



Nearly every farm in this section has its orchard. Sometimes cover- 

 ing an acre, more often five or six of them, wliile there is quite a 

 sprinkling of commercial orchards near Princeton, Oakland City and 

 Ilazleton. covering in most instances from forty to eighty acres of land. 

 Quite a per cent., probably 15 per cent, of the older setting and near 00 

 l)er cent, of tlie newer, are ]iear, moslly KielTer, .■iiid tlie soil an<l cli- 

 mate seem well suited to grow line Kielfers, nearly lifty car loads 

 of them having been shipped from the inunediate vicinity of Princeton. 

 Whetlier or not apple orchards are paying I do not know. Pear orchards 

 are, while peach orchards are being cut down as unprofitable. Some of 



