Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1913 — Orchard Demonstration. [ARTICLE]

Orchard Demonstration.

The agriculture department of the Rensselaer high school, is again fortunate in securing a Purdue orchard demonstration. This demonstration is to be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, tin the orchard of Mr. Shedd, located in the east end of town, and will consist of two sessions, the first beginning at 9:30 a. m., and tire second at lp.m., The afternoon session is to be especially for the students of the agriculture department of the high school, hut anyone is welcome to attend it. The afternoon is especially a public meeting for anyone interested in spraying, pruning and general care of orchards. Demonstration pruning and spraying will he done, as well as the preparation and mixing of spray mixtures. The work will be in charge of W. R. Palmer, from Purdue University, who is an expert in this work. He may be remembered by many from his orchard work in this county last fall. He has had wide exp'erience in orchard work, especially iii apple orchards of New York, Michigan, Oregon and California, and speaks with authority. All people are urged to attend this meeting as it is something very worth while. Especially farmers who have some distance to come are invited to bring their dinners with them and stay all day. The meeting is certain to be a success from the standpoint of profitable instruction.

IRA COE,

Instructor Agriculture.