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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
February, 1919 
Wisconsin horticulture 
Published Monthly by the 
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society 
12 N. Carroll St 
Official organ of the Society. 
FREDERIC CRANEFIELD, Editor. 
Secretary W. S. H. S., Madison, Wis. 
Entered as second-class matter May 13, 1912, 
at tlie postoffice at Madison, Wisconsin, under 
the Act of March 3, 1879. 
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OFFICERS 
N. A. Rasmussen, President Oshkosh 
J. A. Hays, Vice-President Gays Mills 
F. Cranefield, Secretary Madison 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
N. A. Rasmussen Ex-Officio 
•J. A. Hays Ex-Officiu 
F. Cranefield Ex Officio 
1st Dist., A. Martini Lake Geneva 
2nd Dist., R. ,1. Coe Ft. Atkinson 
3rd Dist., E. L. Rololf Mauison 
4th Dist., A. Leidiger Milwaukee 
5th Dist., Jas. Livingstone Milwaukee 
6th Dist., J. W. Roe Manitowoc 
7th Dist., Win. Toole, Sr Baraboo 
8th Dist., C. M. Seeker Tomah 
9th Dist., L. E. Birmingham Sturgeon Bay 
10th Dist., F. T. Brunk Eau Claire 
11th Dist., Irving Smith Ashland 
BOARD OF MANAGERS 
N. A. Rasmussen F. Cranefield 
J. A. Hays 
The Convention. 
An excellent report of the con- 
vention was written by Mr. Mc- 
Intyre, of the Wisconsin Farmer, 
and is given herewith as our offi- 
cial report. Mr. Me Intyre did 
not overrate the fruit exhibit, it 
was not only the best ever shown 
at our convention, but considering 
quality ranking as one of the best 
ever shown in Wisconsin. 
The attendance was as good as 
last year and interest in the pro- 
gram greater. Those who ex- 
pressed an opinion at all said it 
was a well balanced program. 
Some of the professional fruit 
growers complained that their in- 
terests were neglected. Possibly, 
although twenty-one per cent of 
the entire program ought to sat- 
isfy any one of the “15 varieties’’ 
of horticulture on the program. 
The aim is to satisfy the great- 
est number. 
Visitors from other states com- 
mented on the fact that all pres- 
ent participated in the discus- 
sions. This has always been our 
habit. All in all, the after taste 
is good : 
Report of Convention by Mr. Mc- 
Intyre 
Fruits and flowers of victory 
and peace, both material and spir- 
itual evidence of the loyal part 
played by Wisconsin men and wo- 
men in the world war and numer- 
ous constructive addresses on 
higher standards in food produc- 
tion marked the annual winter 
session of the state horticultural 
society held at Madison on Janu- 
ary 8th to 10th inclusive. The 
best and finest displays of Wis- 
consin apples ever gathered for a 
state exhibition greeted the visit- 
ors last week. This was plainly 
the result of long effort and edu- 
cation in apple culture and selec- 
tion, and came as a surprise to 
many who had anticipated a medi- 
ocre show on account of labor 
shortage and a light crop. The 
exhibits were all from ordinary 
cellar storage, and Prof. J. G. 
Moore, the judge, who had visited 
the recent horticultural show at 
Des Moines, Iowa, pronounced the 
Badger apple exhibits safely 
ahead of anything he had seen 
this season. No less an ingrained 
devotee of fancy western stocks 
than R. H. Roberts, an Oregon 
grower now with the state univer- 
sity, admitted that tb° 1919 apple 
show at Madison in quality and 
pack measured up to the high 
standards of lib; native land. It 
may be said that in building up 
such a standard Mr. Roberts has 
been of great help to Wisconsin, 
inasmuch as lie has taken charge 
of the apple grading work during 
the past year and has held several 
schools on sorting and packing. 
Notable among the exhibits of 
tray samples were the splendid 
apples from the orchards of the 
Kickapoo Development Company 
of Crawford county, of which 
J. A. Hays, vice president of the 
society, is active manager. Their 
assortments of McIntosh Reds, 
Wealthy, Northwestern Greening. 
Tolman and Newell were indeed a 
delight to the eye and a tempta- 
tion to the palate. Other varied 
and generous samples in trays 
were shown by individual growers 
who are slowly building up a 
noteworthy commercial orchard 
business in Wisconsin. The Scott 
Winter, Ben Davis, Fameuse, 
Wealthy, McIntosh, Jonathan and 
York Imperial called forth many 
remarks of delight and pride in 
Wisconsin’s resources. This is the 
first time that the professional 
tray-pack system of exhibition has 
been used in the society’s show 
and it surely made a lasting im- 
pression which cannot be gained 
by the old methods. 
The business meeting was well 
attended, there beeing more than 
60 delegates present. The society 
reelected N. A. Rasmussen, Osh- 
kosh, as president, with J. M. 
Hays, Gays Mills, as vice presi- 
dent. A change in the by-laws 
was passed whereby Sec. Frederic 
Cranefield becomes the holder of 
two offices, that of secretary and 
treasurer. The board of manage- 
ment hitherto consisting of presi- 
dent, secretary and treasurer, was 
changed to include the president, 
vice president and secretary-treas- 
urer. An executive committee 
