Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1908 — INDIANA AN APPLE STATE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA AN APPLE STATE.

In announcing - the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society, to be held at Greenfield, Aufeust Id and 20, W. B. FHck, secretary, points out, in a bulletin, that Indiana is now recognized as an apple state. The bulletin says: “Indiana is now classed in the commercial apple states, and. is na£ at the foot of this class either. This should be encouraging to a large class of horticulturists of our state, who, knowing the possibilities of Indiana soil and climate, have been laboring for years to bring this state up to its proper position in the galaxy of commercial apple Btates. A normal crop averages up near 4,000,000 bushels, which affords a small surplus above what is used in the state —but a large per cent, of this excess is faulty for the want of better care of the orchard. With modern methods applied, the state Bhould produce 4,000,000 barrels, 90 per cent of which would be good storage stock. The object of the State Horticultural Society is to present to our people the best ideas and methods along each line of horticulture by seeking the best poe ed and most successful horticulturists of the United States to give us the benefit of their ideas at our meetings and to encourage growers in every way possible. The summer meeting will afford an unusual opportunity to ‘rub up against’ sofne of the best and most eminent horticulturists obtainable."