Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1909 — THE HORTICULTURAL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

THE HORTICULTURAL MEETING.

The horticultural meeting at the court house Thursday was a decided success. About forty persons, mostly fruit growers, met in the east court room and discussed the growing of fruit in all it phases. In the afternoon more than a hundred persons followed Mr. Woodbury, associate horticulturalist from Purdue University, over to the orchard of F. M. Parker, where he gave and explained methods, and gave examples of scientific pruning and spraying. Prof. H- O. Lanning brought >aut his botany and zoology sections to take notes of the experiments. All parties were deeply interested in the work and we trust much good will result from the meeting.—JOHN E. ALTER, Local Chairman.