Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1907 — Meeting Of Indiana Horticultural Society. [ARTICLE]

Meeting Of Indiana Horticultural Society.

The Indiana Horticultural Society which will hold its annual meeting at Purdue University Ang. 7-8, has announced its program, and several men widely known over the state will deliver addresses Qit su ijecte that are of interests to fruit growers aud farmers. President W. E Stone of Purdue University will deliver an address of welcome, and President H. H. Swaim of the association of South Bend will respond. W.-T. Blythe of the United Btates weather Bureau at Indianapolis will lecture on “Frosts” on Wednesday, and Prof. C. G. Woodbury of Purdue will speak on “Co Operative Horticultural Work at the Experiment Station” on the same day. Others who will be,on the first day’s program aud their subjects •reas follows: Mrs. A. H. Bogue of Horticultural Society aud what it Should Do:” Mrs. L. E. Ferguson of White Pidgeou, Mich., “Caltuie of Lagrange County;” Prof. W. C. Catta of Purdue University, “Relations of Farmers’ Institutes of the State” Prof. J. C. Whitten of the University of Missouri, “Technical Horticultural Education.” WILL DEMONSTRATE SPBAYiNG. Ou Thursday the visitors will witness demonstrative work in spraying by the Purdue Experimental Station, alter which tbe lectures will - be lesumed, the speakers and their subjects being, James T. Carver ol Greencastle, “What Is Thorough Spiaying and How to Do It;” Samuel A. Hazlett ofGreencastle, “How I Marketed My Apples;” Prof. James Troop ofPurdne, “Our Insect Friends; ’ Ptef. J. C. Whitten of tbe Uni versity of Missouri, “Commercial Orcharding;” Dr. H. E. Barnard of Indianapolis, “Value ol the Pure FoodFaw to Horicultoralists; Prof. 8. D. Conner of Purdue, “Effects of Commercial Fertilizers on the Quality of Potatoes.y Prizes will be given for the best displays of fruits and vegetables of many varieties.