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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
February, 1919 
Lounsbury; 2, Bassett, 3, Sher- 
man. 
Best five plates of five varie- 
ties—!, Bassett ; 2, Baer, 3, Irish. 
Best plate displays of the fol- 
lowing- : 
Ben Davis — 1, Lounsbury; 2, 
Kickapoo Co.; 3, Kelley. Dudley 
— 1, Birmingham; 2, Hauser. 
Fameuse — 1, Bassett; 2, Baer; 3, 
Irish. Gano — 1, Kelly; 2, Bassett; 
3, Baer. Gem — 1, Irish; 2, Baer. 
Gideon — 1, Sherman ; 2, Louns- 
bury. Golden Russet — 1. Baer; 2, 
Bassett; 3. Howie. Grimes Golden 
— 1, Bingham; 2, Birmingham; 3, 
Sherman. Jonathan — 1, Louns- 
bury; 2, Bassett; 3, Kelly. King 
—1, Bingham. Maiden Blush — 
No first; 2, Lounsbury; 3, Bassett. 
Malinda — 1, Rasmussen. Mc- 
Intosh — 1, Kickapoo Co.; 2, Bas- 
sett; 3, Sherman. McMahan — 1, 
Rasmussen; 2, Harris; 3, Louns- 
bury. Newell — 1, Kickapoo Co. ; 
2, Irish; 3, Baer. Northern Spy — 
1, Sherman; 2, Lounsbury; 3, Bas- 
sett,. Northwestern Greening — 1, 
Bassett; 2, Harris; 3, Kickapoo. 
Patten — 1, Bassett. Pewaukee — 1, 
Bassett ; 2, Lounsbury ; 3, Shep- 
ard Plum Cider — 1, Bassett; 2, 
Lounsbury; 3, Sherman. Salome — 
1, Harris; 2, Lounsbury. Seek- 
No-Further — 1, -Sherman; 2, Bas- 
sett 3, Lounsbury. Scott Winter 
—1, Baer; 2, Harris, 3, Irish. Tol- 
man — 1, Baer; 2 Kickapoo; 3, Bir- 
mingham. Twenty Ounce — I, 
Rasmussen 2, Lounsbury. Utter 
— I, Bassett; 2, Kelly; 3, Lou r- 
bury. Wagener — 1, Sherman; 
2, Lounsbury. Wealthy — 1, Kick- 
apoo; 2, Bassett. Windsor — 1, 
Kelly; 2, Bingham; 3, Sherman. 
Wolf River — 1, Baer; 2, Bassett: 
3, Lounsbury. York Imperial — 1, 
Bassett; 2, Kickapoo; 3, Sherman. 
Best tray display of the follow- 
ing : 
Ben Davis — 1, Kickapoo 2, 
Lounsbury; 3, Bassett. Fameuse 
— 1, Bassett ; 2, Sherman, 3, Irish. 
Gano — 1, Baer. Gem — 1, Irish, 
Golden Russett — 1, Kickapoo; 2, 
Bassett; 3, Baer. Jonathan— 1, 
Lounsbury; 2, Bassett. Maiden 
Blush — No first; 2, Lounsbury. 
McIntosh — 1, Kickapoo ; 2, Bas- 
sett ; 3, Sherman. McMahan — No 
first; 2, Irish. Newell — 1, Kicka- 
poo; 2, Irish; 3, Baer. Northern 
Spy — 1, Lounsbury. Northwest- 
ern Greening — 1, Harris; 2, Bas- 
setet; 3, Kickapoo. Pewaukee — 1, 
Bassett; 2, Sherman; 3, Louns- 
bury. Plum Cider — 1, Lounsbury. 
Seek-No-Further — 1, Shepard; 2, 
Lounsbury; 3, Bassett. Scott — 1, 
Kickapoo; 2, Harris; 3, Irish. Tal- 
man — 1, Baer; 2, Bassett ; 3, Shep- 
ard. Wealthy — 1, Kickapoo; 2, 
Baer; 3, Irish. Wolf River— 1, 
Baer; 2, Rasmussen; 3, Bassett. 
York Imperial — 1, Bassett; 2, 
Sherman. 
Best five trays of the following: 
McIntosh — 1, Kickapoo Devel- 
opment Company. Northwestern 
Greening — 1, Kickapoo; 2, Baer; 
3, Bassett. Wealthy — 1, Kick- 
apoo. Tolman — 1, Baer; 2, Kick- 
apoo. Fameuse — 1, Baer. 
A display of vegetables was al- 
so made, but it was not extensive 
and did not reflect the real merit 
of the fresh stocks at the time of 
harvesting. January is a poor 
time at best to hold a horticultural 
exhibition and the cellar-stored 
fruit stood the test remarkably 
well. Cranberry interests were 
represented by a contingent of 
well-known growers from the 
Cranmoor and Grand Rapids re- 
gion. C. M. Seeker, Tomah, was 
in charge. He said the 1918 crop 
fell short of normal, but that, the 
sugar shortage which was feared 
by many did not hinder the use 
of cranberries after all. This was 
due to a big advertising campaign 
put on by the American Cran- 
berry Exchange, in which salt was 
advocated in tried recipes for 
bringing out the flavor of the ber- 
ries. This made the use of sugar 
less necessary. The leading va- 
rieties shown at the exhibition last 
week were Searles’ Jumbo, Pro- 
lific, Bennet’s Jumbo and McFar- 
lin. The Wisconsin growers are 
learning the virtue of close coop- 
eration in handling their supplies 
and in marketing fruit. Notable 
contributions to the practical dis- 
cussions were made by the follow- 
ing men: J. F. Hauser, Bayfield, 
on tomato culture ; J. W. Roe, Osh- 
kosh, on Wisconsin as a rare field 
for the market gardener and spe- 
cial crop farmer; T. II. Kiethly, 
Illinois, on pruning and spraying 
small fruits, with special empha- 
sis on trimming raspberries and 
blackberries; W. R. Williams, 
Packwaukee, who told of his re- 
markable success with everbear- 
ing strawberries of the Progres- 
sive variety; Irving Smith, Ash- 
land, on the chances a young man 
has for success in market garden- 
ing. R. E. Vaughan, II. F. Wilson 
and R. II. Roberts, of the univer- 
sity staff, spoke to the growers on 
plant diseases, insect control and 
proper pruning methods. S. B 
Fraeker, state entomologist, and 
N. E. France, apiary inspector, al- 
so addressed the convention, the 
former speaking on the relation of 
the fruit grower and nurseryman 
to the gain rust campaign and the 
latter telling of the partnership 
which exists between bees and 
fruit growei’s. On the whole, the 
convention was well rounded out 
and reached a high standard both 
in exhibits and discussions. The 
annual deliberations of the society 
are bound each year in book form 
and a copy is sent to every mem- 
ber. 
