138 
1900. 
WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY MEETING. 
Part I. 
The fifty-fourth annual meeting of this 
society was held in the new convention 
hall in Rochester, and the exhibits of ma¬ 
chinery and fruit were accommodated in 
the two wings of the building. This was 
a great improvement over former years, 
when these exhibits were in different build¬ 
ings at some distance from the meeting 
hall. With this arrangement there was 
plenty of time for a careful examination 
of these exhibits without missing any of 
the programme. More space could have 
been used for machinery, as several manu¬ 
facturers were turned away after all 
space was taken. During the meeting a 
resolution was adopted approving the plan 
of the mayor for the enlargement of Con¬ 
vention Hall. President Barry gave a 
short address, from which we quote briefly : 
“Proper cultivation and fertilization of 
the soil, good crops, and forestry, are sub¬ 
jects discussed by the ablest men in the 
country to-day, and why? Because of their 
close relation to the welfare of the people. 
This is exactly in line with the purposes of 
our association. From the date of its 
organization the membership has been 
striving to secure better results from the 
land, and while we have not accomplished 
all we should, we can at least feel that our 
efforts have been fairly successful. No 
business that I am acquainted with lias so 
many attractive features connected with it 
as fruit culture. If we value it as we 
should, devote our best energy to it, aim 
to grow the best and be satisfied with 
nothing else, and work intelligently, 
failure will be almost impossible. We 
should possess a good library, of horticul¬ 
tural. agricultural and pomological works, 
subscribe for horticultural and agricultural 
journals, keep in touch with the experi¬ 
ment stations, and' become members of 
horticultural and kindred associations. We 
should not be satisfied with doing well 
ourselves, but we should endeavor to bring 
others up to our ideals, thus elevating the 
pursuit to its proper plane. Grading, 
packing, marketing should be done in such 
a manner as to merit general approval, 
and our fruit packages should have a 
recognized value. I know that you all 
are in hearty accord with these sugges¬ 
tions. and that you are doing your utmost 
to improve methods and conditions. I feel 
certain that in the near future we shall be 
able to congratulate each other upon re¬ 
sults accomplished which will greatly in¬ 
crease the profits of the business, and 
place it where it belongs among the most 
important industries of the country.” 
In his report for the State Fair com¬ 
mittee Mr. Rupert urged the members to 
be more careful in the selection of fruit 
sent to the fair and asked the support of 
all members. The secretary-treasurer’s re- 
port showed a prosperous ‘financial condi¬ 
tion and an increasing membership. 
Secretary Hall took a short flight into 
the past; back to the time lie first took 
an active interest in the society. The 
growth and change that are so clear to 
him and the veterans of tiie organization 
can hardly be fully realized by the mem¬ 
bers of but a few years standing. He read 
a letter from Claudius B. Hoag, of I.ock- 
port. regretting his inability to participate 
in the meeting. Mr. Woodward offered a 
resolution that the society award Mr. 
Hoag a gold medal in recognition of his 
services to fruit growers and the world 
in originating the Niagara grape, and this 
resolution was at once adopted. It is a 
fact that the world does not appreciate 
and recognize these endowments to fellow 
men. gained by patient and generally un- 
remunerative work on the part of the 
originator, and this action by tlie society 
cannot be too highly commended. 
Dr. Van Slyke defined soil fertility as 
“everything that contributes to plant 
growth.” He said there were four theories 
In regard to soil fertility. First, the 
plant food theory, whose followers believe 
that soil fertility is wholly controlled by 
plant food. Second, the physical theory: 
physical, condition of the soil, its followers 
think, is wholly responsible for soil fer¬ 
tility. Third, the toxic theory, whose fol¬ 
lowers believe that reduced soil fertility is 
entirely due to a toxic influence produced 
by plant root excretions, and all that is 
necessary to restore soil fertility is the re¬ 
moval or correction of this toxic poison¬ 
ing. Fourth, the composite theory; which 
takes into consideration all the foregoing 
theories and believes that soil fertility 
rests on tillage, rotation of crops, retain¬ 
ing a good supply of humus, application 
of fertilizers, and making the soil a con¬ 
genial abode for beneficial micro-organisms. 
At present this latter theory is the one 
accepted by all scientific men and the 
most advanced practical tillers of the soil. 
“The Movement Toward Land” was the 
subject of Hon. Charles W. Garfield, of 
Brand Rapids, Mich. lie spoke of the 
movement both cityward and toward the 
country and said that in his part of the 
country at least the city men who had 
responded to the lure of country life had 
been a great help in bettering farm con¬ 
ditions.and management. They had brought 
their city business training with them and 
applied it to the farm. 
Prof. Samuel Frazer spoke on “Require- 
of Certain Markets and the Best 
WoVfrI*,. Fruit for Those Particular 
« s ‘ ^ He !iaf i found that varieties 
are not wanted at all in some markets 
^ oot ‘ demand in other markets and 
K,!L- some varieties are in demand onlv at 
seas °ns- That markets discrimin- 
i nst intenor quality was plainly 
b - v some experiences in English 
A bu ,- ver ' eoming to a dealer, 
if the apples shown are Ben Davis. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
“Oh, no, these are Kansas King.” The 
buyer, knowing King (Tompkins County) 
as a fine apple, takes these so-called Kan¬ 
sas Kings which are Ben with a counter¬ 
feit name. lie urged growers to give up 
trying to grow varieties not adapted to 
their conditions no matter how fine these 
varieties are at their best, but to grow 
varieties that they could grow to a finish 
and put on the market as fine or finer 
than the same variety can be put on from 
other sections. Pack so as to gain a 
reputation and make a study of your mar¬ 
kets. 
Charles W. Lyman, o/ Middlefield, Conn., 
gave some of his experiences in growing 
and marketing peaches. lie commenced 
growing peaches 20 years ago and last 
season marketed 30.000 baskets. He is 
setting more trees each year, and buying 
more land on which to -set peaches. The 
first thing he does with a newly bought 
farm is to remove the fences: and the 
soil not adapted to fruit is sold as soon 
as possible that more attention may be 
given to his specialty. He advises mixing 
fertilizers at home, and be careful with 
nitrogen in the peach orchard. Keep close 
track of every tree and remove weak and 
diseased trees to keep up a profitable or¬ 
chard. He wants the soil full of weed 
seeds, so that after cultivation a volunteer 
catch crop may spring up, and said many 
would call him a shiftless farmer could 
they see the weeds in his orchards at 
picking time. Mr. Hale referred to Mr. 
Lyman as one of I lie very best orchardists 
in Connecticut. But few seemed to have 
had experience with basic slag as a fruit 
tree fertilizer, but Mr. Frazer recommended 
it highly for clover. 
“The Hunt for New Fruits.” an illus¬ 
trated lecture by Prof. David Fairchild, of 
the United States Depa-rtment of Agricul¬ 
ture, showed what the department was 
doing to find valuable new fruits for the 
United States. Prof. Fairchild said while 
many sections of this country needed no 
new fruits there were other sections that 
were sorely in need of them and it was 
for these places that the work in dis¬ 
covering new fruits' was chiefly directed. 
The slides were mostly Asiatic and showed 
fruits growing in their native land. 
Japan, China, Arabia and the East In¬ 
dies have all been drawn upon for these 
new fruits and several promise to be of 
considerable value. The Chinese litebi, the 
mangosteen of Java, choice dates from 
Arabia, a choice persimmon from China, 
the West Indian mango, improved pomelos 
and hardy stocks on which to work tender 
varieties are at present the most im¬ 
portant of these introductions. The de¬ 
partment lias date orchards started in the 
Southwest, and great pains has been taken 
to secure the best varieties possible. The 
handling of this fruit where now grown 
would not increase the demand if con¬ 
sumers could witness the operation, and 
it is hoped that in a few years we can 
eat home-grown dates that have been 
handled in a cleanly manner. Prof. Sling- 
erland gave a very interesting talk on in¬ 
sect pests illustrated with lantern slides 
of different insects in various stages of de¬ 
velopment, from the egg to the adult. He 
called attention to a little red bug that 
causes apples to drop, and advised those 
troubled with dropping of Greenings to 
keep a sharp outlook for this insect. It. 
can be controlled by spraying with kero¬ 
sene emulsion. The Lesser apple-worm 
came in for considerable attention and lie 
said it was often confused with the Cod¬ 
ling moth. It is much smaller, and con¬ 
fines its work to the outside of the apple, 
working just under the skin. The treat¬ 
ment for Codling moth will handle this 
pest at the same time but it is advisable 
to make a late spraying for the second 
brood of Codling moth which would also 
make sure of the Lesser worm. He urged 
every planter to make a fumigating box J 
and fumigate every tree planted no matter I 
whether fumigated by the nurseryman or i 
not. Only a small per cent of nursery¬ 
men are required by law to fumigate and 
the chances are too great to run any risk. 
A tight box is all that is necessary and 
need not be at all expensive, the only spe¬ 
cial requirement is that it be air-tight. 
He told bow the recent introduction of the 
Brown-tail moth on imported French stocks 
had been discovered, and commended the 
prompt action taken by Commissioner Pear¬ 
son to prevent this insect from getting a 
foothold in this State. All the inspectors 
are now looking over all the French stock 
that has come into the State and it is 
to be hoped that they will be as success¬ 
ful as the veterinary branch has in stamp¬ 
ing out foot and mouth disease, g. r. s. 
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