Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — GROWERS TO RECEIVE ADVICE. [ARTICLE]

GROWERS TO RECEIVE ADVICE.

Purdue Expert to Hold Meeting tn Leslie Alter Orchard, Wednesday, October 16.

Indiana orchards when well cared for are capable of earning enormous returns on the money invested. The Purdue Horticultural Department has nine orchards located in different parts of state run by their owners under expert direction. These orchards everyone netted their owners over SIOO per acre in the season of 1911. They were negiected when taken by Purdue. Now they are paying ten per cent interest on valuations of $900.00 to $1,000.00 per acre. Purdue does not do the work. Her representative merely tells the owner how. Several leading fruit growers of this community have requested Purdue to hold a meeting in this neighborhood, ex plaining how these results have beea attained. This meeting has been granted. It will be an all day Meeting and will be held in an orchard. In the morning, 'various orchard problems, such as orchard cultivation, cover crops, fertilization and pruning will be discussed. The demonstrator will have with him a set of pruning tools and he will actually prune one or two trees so that those present may become familiar with a properly pruned tree. In the afternoon, spraying problems will be taken up. The reasons for spraying will be given and' the proper times for applying the' mixture will be mentioned. Several of the most prominent spray materials will be made on a practical scale and will be applied to the trees. Every person in the county who owns an orchard should plan to be present at this meeting. Take your

lunch and plan to stay all day for you cannot afford to miss either session. The meeting will be held on Wednesday. October 16, in the orchard of Leslie Alter, 6 1-2 miles north and 1 1-2 miles west of Rensselaer. This orchard can. best be reached by going to Parr. It is 2 1-2 miles from Parr. For further information consult with Ira F. Meader or Mr. Alter.