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Prof. Beach of Ames gave an in
teresting talk about spraying. He
said that in thirty counties of the
state there were $1,279,000 trees
which produced 440,000 bushels of
fruit. By the use of charts he ex
plained to us some experiments that
he had carried on during the past
season. A number of reports from
different parts of the state were read
and the general opinion was that
spraying was absolutely necessary in
order to produce the largest per cent
age of marketable fruit. Liquid
spray was considered better than
dust spray.
Mr. M. H. Wethesbee of Charles
City gave us a ten minutes talk on
carnations. Among other things he
stated that the best carnations sold
for as much as tea roses.
Prof. H. B. Baker of the National
Forestry Service gave a very inter
esting lecture on growing trees for
fence posts and fuel. Although most
waste land would probably be found
good for fruit trees, there are places
where it would be profitable to plant
Osage Orange and hardy catalpa.
Some of the best breeds for Iowa are
as follows: In Southern Iowa, the
Osage Orange would be hardy
enough. Where it grows native, it is
a very rapid grower and very dur
able posts having been in the
ground thirty years without showing
any rot. Hardy catalpa makes a rap-
id
I
like a Hubbard
ceeded in convincing
growtj1
an(j
telephone poles. The
thornless form of the Honey Locust
mak.es a
four to five inch post
The green agh
.g
was ahead
ance and rotted but very little. apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Hav
A very hearty address welcome for salt rheum with excel
was delivered by Pres. Hirsch of
Charles City College, and ably re
sponded to by Mr. J. C. Ferris.
