TnE GENESEE FARMER. 



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Ijorticulturai Jirpituriii 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WS3TEF.N NEW YORK 

 FSUIT-3R0WE^S' ASSOCIATION. 



TtiR Annual ^leetini? of the Fruit-Growers' Asso- 

 ciation of Western New York, was held in this city 

 January 7th. There was a good attendance, and 

 the Association bids fair to be one of great interest 

 and usefulnes-s. The exhibition of fruit, owing to the 

 failure of the apple crop last year, was rather meagre. 

 Messrs. Ellwaxgf.r & Barry made a fine show of 

 winter pears, and there were several good collections 

 of apples, grapes, &c. The following oflieers were 

 elected, or rather re-elected, for the ensuing year: 



President — John J. Thomas, Union Sin-ings. 



Mce- Presidents — H. P. Norton, Brockport ; Asa Rowe, 

 Sweden; E. C. Frost. Catliarine. 



Sccret,]ries — J. B. Eaton, BulFiilo ; H. E. Hooker, Roch- 

 ester. 



Treisurei — W. P. Townsend, Lockport. 



Executive Committee — P. B;irry, Rochester ; T. C. Max- 

 -well, Geneva; IJ. E. Dickersoii, Ljons ; W. B. Smith, 

 Syracuse; P. R. Freoff. Auburn. 



Committee on Nitlv" Fra/l.i — P. Barry, Rochester ; Thos. 

 Smith, Geneva; S. H. Ainsworth, AVest Bloomfield ; A. 

 Loomis, Byron ; E. C. Frost, Catharine, Schuyler Co. 



Committee nu Foreign Fruits — Geo. Klhvanger, Roches- 

 ter; T. C. Maxwfll, (Geneva; I. C. Hanchett. Syracuse; 

 J. J. Thomcs,- Union Springs ; Edward Frost. Rochester. 



Committee on Nomenclature — B. Ilodjie, Buffalo ; W. 

 P. To-vnsend. Lockport; J. B. Eaton, Buffalo; Joseph 

 Frost, Rochester ; J. J. Thomas, Union Springs. 



COUNTY COMillTTEES. 



P. Barrt, of Rochester, Genci-al Chairman. 

 Monroe — TI. E. Hooker. Rochester ; Austin Pinney 

 Clarkson ; Zera Burr, PerintoTi. 



Erie— ii)\m B. Eaton, Col. B. Hodge, W. R. Coppock, 

 Baffalo. , 



N:ngara—\Y. P. Townsend, C. L. Iloag, H. L. Burrall, 

 Lockjjort. 



Caltaraiigtis — Sp';ncer Scudder, Randob'h ; Hon. F. S. 

 Martin, Olean ; J. C. Devereus, EUieottville. 



Cayugi — Dr. .A.. Thompson, Aurora; John Morse, 

 Cayuga : P. R. Freeo'.f. Auiiurn. 



Genesee — A. Looini?, Byron ; Col. H. U. S jper, Batavia ; 

 R. B. Warren, Alabama. 



Ontario — T. C. Maxwell. G-Jneva ; S. H. Ainsworth, 

 Bloomfield ; E. S. Smith, Geneva. 



Yates — Charles Lee, H. Oiin, Penn Yan ; Isaac Ilil- 

 drjth. Bi<;- Stream Point. 



'-iompkim — James ?.IcLallen. Trv.mansburg ; James 51. 

 ftiattis.n, Jacksonville ; An-on Branian, Ithaca. 



>;n.v"<._T. G. Yeomans, Walwortii ; John J.Thomas, 

 t mo» Spr.igs ; M. Mackie, Clyde ; E. W. Herendeen, 

 Lnion Spring,. 



Onon,faga—x^. B. Smith, Svracuse ; Mr. Ilauilin, Clay ; 

 h. P. HoiJkms, C,onda"-a, ' 



r/ioH/at/7«''— Lincoln Fay, E. S. Bartholomew, Port- 

 land ; A. H. Moss. 



Orleans— S. Burroughs, M dnia. 



iri/ow/n^— Hugh T. Brooks, Pearl Creek. 



Aliegmiy—'ilwwwn Llovd, Arglica; AVilliam IJowe, 

 North Almond; John Atherton. Philipsvillo. 



Livmgsloti—'M. Colbv, Nunda; J. K. Murray, Mount 

 Morris ," Rev. F. D. W. Ward, Geneseo. 



Steuheii — Tndge Dcnniston, William B. Pratt, Pratta- 

 burg ; R. B. Van YalUenhurgh, Bath, 



,sVj(?rrt— n. C. Silsby. William Langworthy, Seneca 

 Falls; George Dunlap, Ovid. 



C/tem/m,?— Harvey Luce, Elmira ; George W. Buck, 

 Chemuni;-'; Albert Owen, Big Flatts. 



Schw.der — E. C. Frost, Catharine; John Woodard, 

 North Hector ; Dr. Nelson Winton, Havana. 



Oswego— '&. Worden, Minetto ; A. Stone, S. S. Gillett, 

 Hitmiansville. * 



Tioga — George J. Pumpelly, Ovrego; Johs S. Nichols, 

 Spencer. 



Cortland— V. Barber, Homer ;. Nathan Boughton, Vir- 

 gil ; B. J. Campbell. 



• Messrs. Barry, Ryan and Harris were appointed 

 a committee to prepare business for tlie meeting, and 

 reported the following subjects for discussion, which 

 were adopted : 



1. Small Fruits— Which of them can be grown oa an 

 extensive scale profitably ? _ _ 



2. Shelter of Orchards and Fruit Gardens — Is it im- 

 portant, and if so, what trees, plants and shrubs are most 

 suitable, and what form of plantation ? 



3. Hardy Grapes — Can their culture, in the open air, be 

 made profitable ? 



4. Is it better to top graft old apple trees, or to plant 



new ones ? , •■ j- 



.5. Is it a good practice to renew peach trees by heading 



them down? 



G. Winter Pears — Can they be grown profitably ? 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The Currant — Mr. Barry, of Rochester, said the 

 currant was seldom cultivated properly. The com- 

 mon White and Red Dutch were greatly improved 

 by proper training and manuring* In reply to an 

 inquiry, he said there were several new varieties that 

 were a decided acquisition. He mentioned the White 

 Grape, Cherry, and Victoria, — the latter valuable on 

 account of its lateness. He thought the cultivation 

 of the currant might be safely recommended to 

 farmers — it bears transportation to market without 

 inpirv, erows well on all soils, and requires little care 

 and cultivation. Good crops, by good management, 

 could be obtained in one year from cuttings. 



Mr. Ellwan'ger, of Rochester, presented some 

 wine made from the White Grape currant this full, 

 which was, for its age, really excellent. 



Dr. Long, of Rochester, found port wine, made 

 from Black currants, very useful for medicinal pur- 

 poses. When three or four years old, it was as good 

 as any port wine he could obtain. 



Mr. Barry was informed that large quantities of 

 black currants were bought in New Tork for the 

 purpose of making 2?f)ri wine. 



The Raspberry. — H. E. Hooker, of Rochester, 

 said the best kinds would not bear traniportation, as 

 they soon lost their flavor, and had to be picked every 

 day. He found the common Black Cap, with good 

 cultivation, the most profitable variety for markRt. 



Col. Hodge, of Baftalo, agreed with ^Ir. Hooker. 

 The Antwerps had to be covered in winter at much 

 labor and expense. He thought that the Black 

 Caps might be greatly improved, and would then be 

 best suited to one's wants. He, also, spoke highly 

 of the Allen Ra.=pberry, a native variety cultivated 

 by L. F. Allex, and others, at Black Rock, N. Y. 



