The Gem state rural. [volume], April 15, 1897, Page 2, Image 2

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the interest in the society, but it
houltl not be so, and we are glad
t<» see other departments uniting
in the good cause.
The possibilities of Idaho in
this line of work are only limited
by the manner and cost of hand
ling our products by the railroads
and express companies. They
can build up, tear down or destroy
the work in any given locality by
their treatment of the crop, on its
way to the market, and the cost )
t>f getting it there.
1 he railroads should furnish
the best facilities for putting our
fruit into those markets
it in the best and most
tious manner,
est as well as ours
us the best service.
wanting
expedi
it is to their inter- !
that they give
A study of the adaptability of
if c=,
ll! deancoim* bXr T
ifi.r'.sÄ 'ami rs
same kind of fruit, since in some
localities we can grow plums and
in others not so well;
m some, quinces and currants and
in others not; in some, one variety
of apple, in of hers not; in
grapes to perfection, in others not;
apple seedlings and
pears, and
some,
m some.
stock
grapes and other
cuttings, and in others not.
The work of the society at the
present is, and for
prune
some time to
( oine will be that of instruction
1 oobtain knowledge
in the. development of our fruit
industry in all its departments,
ami to dispense this knowledge is
the one great work of the society.
!o direct the inquirer aright and
keep him from the costly blund
ers can surely be done if he
only meet with
discuss the
and advice.
will
society and
us he
our
matter with
wishes to know.
Plie organization of local dis
t net or conn tv soriptlf.«
Jo t^^is o^rr'S
) the best
means of collecting and diffusing
desirable knowledge upon matters
pertaining to our callin
sooner it is done the better,
bruit statistics ;
and the
(T
*
badly need
ed, but in the absence of fund
carry on the Inquiry I have not
luvn able to undertake their
lection.
ire
s to
this
col
1 here are constant i
quiffos for information along
linr, but as we have been
in
.
, ha , r . ot be f m g or -
_ . " V app,c ' P run ^> plum,pear,
cach.clK i iy grapes, blackberries,
asp nines, sti awbernes, and the
JCr ° aCrCS not beann ff of
get the number |
situated
it has not be
cn possible to get
such as we want.
If
we could get a list of the
number of acres
each; if we could
of quarts, pounds or boxes of each
produced per acre, and then eacli
year get a per cent of a crop
j would have something definite to
! act upon. As it is now we have
no means of knowing the value of
; die fruit crop of the state, but with
i some definite plan of this kind
I we can soon tell how much our
fruit crop is worth. P'ruit dis
I plays are the best educators we
familiar with varieties and modes
to have a good fruit show at the
meetings of our society, and at
we
way broaden our
use to let our people become
can
of handling, and we should strive
the meetings of ail local societies,
and other gatherings, and a dis
cussion of the merits of the kinds
at the meetings so far as possible
and in this
j views and give us new ideas and
r e o r ::r hich we can adapt ,o
Ac * vert *: sin S the possibilities of
fon?of f ?he ,hc P rrrJ, f:::
the best land, the best climate
the richest
mines of gold and
silver, copper and lead, to make
local markets altogether the best
land ntaRCS ° f a,ly State 111 the
Advertising our fruits for buy
ers but another mode of doing
good for
Idaho is
moving to the front, and the at
tention of fruit dealers is being
attracted to our fruits,
name is reaching every state and
to the foreign shore.
Did you ever ask yourself what
was the
our state.
and her
y° u can as
I he general upbuilding of
work of this society?
Have I in these suggestions open
ed upon any new thoughts in the
line of
our work? Does there
to be anything for you to
Has the society anything to
accomplish, in which
sist?
seem
do?
JudtoTe "Wr n'T b , the
, accomplished, and we
ÄiÜ'r? n°r S *7 dif -
ferent lines, and all together in
Oiecr O see It.
A report of
our proceedings
should be published and distri
buted among the people of the
state.
A report of the condition
of the fruit crop should be issued
at least twice during the
growing
season that the grower as well
the buyer may be informed
its condition.
as
as to
But all this embodies a large
amount of work and expense,
which the treasury of the society
' s not able to bear. The state
should aid the voluntary
I workers of the society in puttin
their data gathered in this work
in proper shape for the use of the
P e °ple, and the legislature should
be asked to make such
appropri
ation as will enable this society
to do some if not all the work
here suggested. An edition of
2000 or 2500 copies of an annual
report, containing 200 to 250
pages would be about the proper
size for the society to issue the
first year. A small amount
should be asked for to make dis
plays of our orchard products at
suitable places within our own
state, and in other states for the
purpose of calling attention to
our possibilities and the character
of our products. I would like to j
suggest to the society on account
of their enthusiastic work in the
cause of horticulture, that Judge
Samuel Miller, of Mo., Hon. H. E.
Vandeman of Va., Hon. Geo. C.
Brackett of Kansas
be made
honorary members.
t ™ n *? tbe v* di r. ce v
Board has not* found 6 it conve.'
*T xped n io mcet f ra e
}
was
in
T
A meeting of the board
called at the Bancroft
Boise April 3, 1896, the president
secretary, treasurer and member'
fr0m district No - 2, Mr. V. D.
Hannah, all being in the city
other business.
Hotel
on
p -, ~ „
meednf to" f a °'r y "I' 60 the
mettm b to order A motion was
lade and carried that the semi
e a ,"her a theTf ehdd lld "' e "
September a m V 5C °' We * in l
tory to the 1 d
tory to the people of Caldwell
and vicinity.
The
Di-esidenr „ _ • , . ,
following stand in rr C f tle I
which were confirmed-° mmi teeS 'j
Orchards—Prof, r P Fto. !
Moscow; A. McPherson R n ; X> . !
V. D. Hannah, Weiser ' 1Se ' :
Prunes—Rev R m r •
Caldwell- f W Har nu™'
1 H - '-«well, Ro'swclU'" ' e;
Needed I emslat-inn p ^
M.Gwinn.CanTGW,,?
ncy, Payette- A A c ' t
Weiser; A. McPherson, Boise
Vegetables—f.G ppfnV-. w •
J. D. Rigg, Boise- Peter Pp 01 ^'
Payette. ' nce '
Entomology_A. McPh •
Boise; Robert Milliken v/" rson '.
Prof. J, M. Aldrich, Moscow
Packing and Marketing
V. D. Hannah, Weiser- N a t"
cobson, Payette; L. A 'oZJl'
L. A
Eewiston.
Flow
ers Mrs. S. Gorri
Nomenclature _A m„ui
Boise; V D, Hannah W
G. Whitney, Pi ^
o h a d e and Or n
Marccll
ham, Nampa.
Botany and Veo
ette.
r-son,
-r; W.
Boise" 6
us,
stable Ph ys i.
ology—Robert Milliken
J. G. Petrie, Boise; Re
Boone, Caldwell.
Hie Bill of Arch Cunningham
of $9.25 for letterheads, J m
opes and tablets, audited and
order drawn for
envel.
an
payment thereof
Upon consultation, by
with the members of the board'
September loand i 1 was sei * f
for the second semi-annual
ing, and a circular announcing^
meeting in the following ] an ^ e
was issued. r
postal cards and
guage
One hundred
on
loo on paper
were distributed to the press and
people throughout the state.
The following program
sued and disseminated
to the time of meeting
b *
was is.
previous
PHnc f 1 .
-r d r re ina ~
this annual ^ting 0 ' but"'/?'
*-*
were not advanced
to that degree of perfection I in
tended until quite a late date,
I thought to omit the advance
circular of
I
announcement and
send out the regular program
about the latter part of Novem
ber, but replies have
come in so
slowly (a number not yet recciv
ed) that the P ro g™ii was not is
sued until January 4. This I
much regret, as the meeting His
i " 0t had the of P lief
the merits of the cause demand
Last seaso >' an attempt was made
to secure
ven
expression of ex
Performed growers in all the dif-J
erent sections of the state on the M
c b , eSt l f arieties of fruits ofod
aVS for our state - A P relimln ' |
f^ vote vvas taken, which was far
ln>n ?. COnclusive ' but ovvin g t0 tlle
sm allness of the crop and the ^
conse quent failure of many kinds |
an
S °™ e in thought
best to defer further action until
I mWe ""Pîciou, hence
have not undertaken to have It
re !i sed for 'h's meeting.
• 1 be P ro gram for this meeting I
Is bep)re you, and I trust it will
P r °ve satisfactory. The society
' S novv tbor °ughly established,
f nc ^. tbe work already doneisa |
e g lnni ng of what we will do in
. e b,t ure if you will lend a help
Ing hand WiH T ou do it?
I
A. GREENLUND,
SUCCESSOR TO J. B. WRIGHT,
PURE DRUGS.I
Stationary^School Soppfe
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