December, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
59 
H. L. Russell, Dean of the College 
of Agriculture of the University 
of Wisconsin, said : 
“John Howard Hale is one or 
the foremost orchardists of Amer- 
ica. He has readied this position 
of prominence through sheer abil- 
ity. Denied the benefits of even 
a high school education, he se- 
cured his training in the school 
of practical experience, and with 
no start in life except his natural 
ability, he has won distinction not 
only by the magnitude of his oper- 
ations, but by the introduction of 
business methods in the market- 
ing of his product.” 
He was a member, at the time 
of his death, of the Public Utility 
Commission of Connecticut. From 
1894 to 1899 he was president of 
the Connecticut Pomological so- 
ciety. In 1894 he was president 
of the American Association of 
Nurserymen and since 1903 was 
president of the American Pomo- 
logical society. This last is the 
highest gift within reach of the 
American fruit grower. In 1890 
the government appointed him to 
take charge of the .first special 
horticultural census, which work 
was not finished until 1893. lie 
organized the Glastonbury grange 
and in 1886 was made master of 
the Connecticut state grange. He 
held this office for four years. — 
K. R. 
Markets for Cull Fruit 
(Continued from page 57) 
ing and packing their barrel stock 
with some to spare. One general 
farmer with a fair-sized orchard of 
old high trees was unable to spray 
this spring so shook the trees this 
fall and sold the fruit to the evap- 
orator. It brought him about $30 
per acre. Another, who could not 
secure help, instead of grading and 
barreling his fruit sold it to a can- 
nery, orchard run, and figures that 
his net profit is more than it would 
have been if the fruit had been 
barreled. 
This, it seems to me, is the great- 
est lesson to be learned from the 
New York fruit belt and one which 
might be profitably studied by oth- 
er fruit-growing sections. 
How to Get Candy but Save 
Sugar 
The problem of satisfying one’s 
craving for candy without deplet- 
ing the supply of sugar needed for 
the nations allied against Germany 
has been solved in part at least by 
the home economics division of the 
department of agriculture of the 
University of Minnesota. The solu- 
tion suggests the use of corn syrup 
in the making of taffy. The recipe 
folows : 
2 cups yellow Karo 
1 teaspoon grated or scraped lem- 
on rind 
3 tablespoons lemon juice 
1 teaspon vanilla. 
Boil Karo to the hard crack 
stage as for any taffy. Remove from 
the fire and stir in scraped lemon 
rind, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour 
in well-oiled tins, and when cool 
enough to handle, pull until light 
and break into pieces. 
The annual consumption of sug- 
ar in the United States is normally 
about ninety pounds per capita. In 
order that the immediate pressing 
needs of America’s allies may be 
met, it lias been suggested that the 
amount of sugar consumed in each 
household be reduced one-third. 
The preceding recipe points out a 
substitute and is recommended by 
those who have tried it. 
JEWELL 
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Complete assortment 
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varieties suited to 
northern culture. A 
specialty of Hardy 
Shade Trees, Wind- 
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greens (Conifer- 
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Shrubs, Apples and 
Native Plums. 
AGENTS WANTED 
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Company 
Lake City, Minnesota 
The Hawks 
Nursery 
Company 
are in a position to 
furnish high grade 
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kinds and varieties 
suitable to Wiscon- 
sin and other north- 
ern districts. 
Will be glad to fig- 
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either in large or 
small quantities. 
Wauwatosa, Wis. 
