170 State Horticultural Society. 



party departed for Thayer, Mo., and the same day visited Koshkonong, 

 one of the great peach centers of the country. There are 700,000 peach 

 trees in the vicinity of this place. Brandsville, a great grape-producing 

 section, was visited next. This is perhaps the largest vineyard region 

 of the State. 



The next point of interest was West Plains, where the commercial 

 club extended the welcome and gave a dinner. The court house was 

 filled with a display of fruit, at which liberal prizes were offered. From 

 there the train was taken to Mountain Grove, where the Experiment 

 Station for Ozark fruits is situated. This station is in charge of experts, 

 who are using their best endeavors to upbuild the fruit industry in the 

 Ozarks. It covers an area of about 200 acres and is provided exclusively 

 for that section. 



An efifort is being made, through pollenization at blossoming time, 

 to "cross" the Jonathan and the Ben Davis apples. The Jonathan has 

 certain excellent qualities generally recognized by fruit men, while the 

 Ben Davis is a hardy, large producing and a thoroughly salable fruit. 

 The hope is that, by cross-breeding, an apple with the best qualities of 

 both will be produced. Much the same efifort is being made with peaches. 

 The station is growing 500 varieties of this fruit, and the ofificials are 

 trying to bring out those varieties which are to be the best for the section 

 in which the station is situated. 



From Mountain Grove the pomologists came home. The Springfield 

 comrhercial club invited the members of the party to stop there Tuesday 

 night, but this invitation could not be accepted on account of the lateness 

 of the time when the special train reached that city. Some of the members 

 of the commercial club were at the station, however, to meet the train 

 and exchange congratulations with the tourists. Thence the run was 

 made into Kansas City without further delay. 



L. A. Goodman of this city, who was in charge of the party, and 

 who was elected last week to the presidency of the National organization 

 of fruit growers, said that he felt the trip had had a fine efifect upon those 

 who took it. "None," he said, "believed that we had any such fruit 

 producing section out in this country, and they didn't expect such a 

 thorough and enjoyable trip through the Ozark region. I consider the 

 trip a complete. success." 



After the arrival of the pomologists here, yesterday, the party dis- 

 persed, each member going his way. Professor John Craig, of Cornell 

 University, secretary, left in the forenoon for Ames, la., whence he will 

 go for a brief journey through the northern states. — Kansas City Daily 

 Journal. 



