VOL. LIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUGUST 5, 1899.
NO. 31
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NOBLE    COUNTY    HORTICULTUAL   SOCIETY-
The August Meeting.
The August meeting of the Noble Oounty
Horticultural Society will be held on the
grounds of Island Park, that beautiful summer resort at Bome Oity. Ind. In connection
with this will be held the regular summer
meetiDg of the Indiana State Horticultural
Society. The State society will be entertained by the local society. A grand display
of fruit, flowers and vegetables will be Bhown
at this meeting. More than a hundred dollars in cash premiums will be offered at this
meeting.
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C. M. HOBBS, PBESIDENT INDIANA HOBTICUL-
TUBAL SOCIETY.
You are welcome to try for any of them by
becoming a member of the State and Oounty
Societies. One dollar will pay for your membership in both societies. Help to make this
the grandest show of fruits, flowers, etc., ever
held in this part of the State.
Oome to this summer meeting and learn
about the best varieties of fruit for your own
locality, methods of cultivation, best means
of combating insect foes, fungus diseases,
etc. Essays, papers, and discussions by the
best horticulturists of the State. Noble county farmers and fruit growers will miss a grand
opportunity if they do not attend this meeting, Wednesday and Thursday Aug, 9 and 10.
Liqonier, Ind., July 15,1899.
Members of the Indiana Horticultural Society:
I take pleasure in behalf of the Noble
Oounty Horticultural Society and Island Park
Assembly ln extending an invitation to you
to attend the Summer Meeting of the State
Society, to be held at Island Park, Rome
Oity., Ind., August 9 and 10,1899.
The Assembly management have secured
reduced rates on all railroads and will admit
aU members of the State .Society free of
charge, and havo placed at our disposal the
bast literary and musical talent obtainable.
The officers of the State Society have arranged an excellent program for the occasion, and
the Noble Oounty Horticultural Society
Promise free entertainment to all who come.
They have decided to allow all members of
the State Society to compete for premiums
offered by the Local Society. Ship your exhibit to J. 0. Grossman, Rome Oity, Ind.,
and he will see that it is properly displayed.
Those who are planning to attend should
write to W. A. Williams, Rome Oity, at once,
etatlng when they expect to arrive at Rome
oitF, and how long they will stay. This will
aid the committee in planning for the entertainment. Trusting that you are arranging
«> spend two days with the Stato Society at
"land Park, we await your coming.
p J. 0. RlMMELL.
"Kttent Noble Oo. Horticultural Society.
The summer meeting and fruit exhibit of
Indiana Horticultural Society for 1899, will
be held at the beatlf ul summer resort of Island
Park, Rome Oity, Noble county, Indiana.
Lafayette, Ind , Jan. 1899.
J. 0. Gbossman, Wolcottville, Ind,
Dear Sir: The Indiana Horticultural Society accepts your invitation to hold its summer meeting at Island Park, Rome Oity, in
connection with the Noble Oounty Horticultural Society, on Wednesday and Thursday,
August 9th and 10th.
Very truly yours,
J. Troop, Sec'y.
INVITATION.
All members of the Indiana Horticultural
Society are cordially invited to be present at
the above meeting, and are requested to notify the chairman ofthe committee on entertainment and arrangement of their intention
of coming at leaet one week previous to the
meeting. W. A. Williams,
Ohairman Committee.
Rome Oity, Ind.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AUGUST
9 AND 10.
HOETICULTUBAL DAYS.
Program in charge of Noble Oounty and
State Horticultural Societies.
I-IBST DAY—11 A. M.
Address of welcome, J. O. Kimmell, Ligon-
ier, President Noble Oounty Horticultural
Society.
Response, 0. M. Hobbs, Bridgeport, President Indiana Horticultural Society.
Appointment of committees, etc.
1:30 p. M.
Paper, "The Asthetic side of horticulture,"
Mrs. W. W. Stevens, Salem, Vice-President
Indiana Horticultural Society.
Paper, "The pleasurers of horticulture," H,
W. Widney, St. Joe.
Paper, "Diversified vs. specialized horticulture," D. P. Maish, Frankfoi'
Paper, "The present status of the San Jose
scale in Indiana," Prof. James Troop, Purdue University, Lafayette.;
Address, "How ehall we educate our girls?"
Virginia 0. Meridith, Cambridge Oity.
Elocution, music and clnametographe moving pictures.   Assembly.
SECOND   DAY—9 A. M.
Paper, "Making glad  the waste places,"
Mrs. Isabel Neal, Albion.
Paper,    "Planting  and    management  of
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parks," J.D Powers.Superintendent of Parks,
Indianapolis.
Address, "The signifiance of nature study
to horticulture," Dr. Stanley Coulter, Purduo
University, Lafayette.
Noon recess.
1:30 p. M.
Paper, "Foods and their preparation," Mrs,
Estella P. Oreel, Angola.
Address,  "What light does for a plant,"
Prof. Ohas. R. Barnes, University of Ohicago.
Reports of committees, closing business.
Orchestral and vocal concert, followed by
moving pictures.
Note—Ample time will be given for discussion after each paper. An opportunity
will also be given the manufacturers of spraying outfits to exhibit the practical workings
of their pumps, etc. For further information
inquire of the secretary.
0. M. Hobbs, Pres.,
Jas. Tboop, Sec'y., Bridgeport.
Lafayette.
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J.  C.   KIMMELL,  PBKSIEENT.
TBEMIUMS.
(N. B.—All winning Fruit and Vegetables
to become the property of the Society )
For the best general display of Fruit—all
kinds: First prize, copy of the "Farmer's
Business Record," price $2 75; second prize,
copy of "How to Make the Garden Pay,"
price $2 00; third prize, one year's subscription to Rural New Y'orker,
Apples.—For the largest and best display of
apples: First prize, one year's subscription to
Ohio Farmer; second prize, five year's subscription to Farm Journal. Best plate Yellow
Transparent, let prize, 20e, 2d prize lOe; Sweet
Bough, 1st, 20c; 2d, 10c; Oldenburg, 1st, 20c,
2d, 10c; Maiden Blush, let, 20c; 2d, 10-; Red
Astraehan, 1st, 20; 2d, 10.
Pears.—For the largest and best display of
pears: Firet prize, one year's subscription to
Orange Judd Farmer; second prize, one year's
subscription to Farm and Fireside. Best plate
Ocbands Summer, 1st prize, 20c; 2d prize, 10c;
Olapp's Favorite, 1st, 20c; 2d, 10c; Bartlett,
1st, 20c; 2d, 10c; Flemish Beauty, let, 20c; 2d,
10c; Best Seckle, let, 20c; 2d, 10.
Peaches—For the largest and best display
of Peaches, let prize, Farm Journal, five
years; 2d prize, Farm and Fireside, one
year: Best Plate Early Crawford, 1st prize
20c; 2d prize 20c; Elberta, 1st 20c; 2d 10c; Yel.
low Seedling, 1st 20c; 2d 10c; White Seedling,
1st 20c; 2d 10c.
Plums—For the largest and best dieplay of
plume, 1st prize. Farm and Fireside, one
year; 2d prize, Farm Journal, five years; Best
Plate Abundance, let prize 20c; 2d prize 10c;
Burbank, let 20c; 2d 10c; Satsuma, 1st 20c; 2d
10c; Lombard, 1st 20c; 2d 10c; Bradshaw, 1st
20c; 2d 10 c.
Blackberries—Beet quart Snyder, 1st prize
20c; 2d prize 10c; Nachusetts, 1st 20c; 2d 10c;
best collection raspberries, 1st prize, Market
Garden, one year; 2d prize, same; best quart
Columbian, 1st prize Market Garden, one
year; 2d same.
Grapes.-For largest and best display of
grapes, Lewis Roesch, Grapevine Specialist,
of Fredonla, N. Y., offers 53 worth of grapevines to be selected from his  '99  Catalogue.
(Winner must order premium vines prior to
November let, next, properly countersigned
by Pres. J. O. Kimmell;) 2d prize, one year's
subscription to Farmers' Voice; best five
clusters Delaware let prize 20c, 2d prize 10c;
beet five clusters Worden 1st prize 20c, 2d
prize 10c.
Vegetables.—W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Seed
Growers, Philadelphia, Pa., offer for the best
general dieplay of vegetables: 1st prize, $3
worth of seeds to be selected from their Farm
Annual for 1900; 2d prize, $2 worth of seeds to
be selected from their Farm Annual for 1900;
best collection potatoes: 1 peck each, of not
lees than fivo varieties, 1st prize, one year's
subscription to Farmers' Journal, 2d prize
one year's subscription to Market Garden, 3d
prize, one year's subscription to Farm and
Fireside. Best collection tomatoes, let prize,
25c; 2d prize, 15c. Best three heade cabbage,
let prize, 25.'; 2d prize, 15c.
Flowers.—Best collection potted plants: 1st
prize, one year's subscription to Farm and
Fireside; 2d prize, fire years' subscription to Farm Journal. Best collection of cut
flowers: let prize, one year's subscription to
Farmers' Voice; 2 J prize, one year's subscription to Farm and.Fireside. Best collection
hardy roses: 1st prize, Farm Journal five
years; 2d prize, one year's eubecrlption to
Farm and Fireside. Bast general display of
flowers and plants—all kinds: let prize, copy
"Farmere' Business Record;" $2 75; 2d prize,
J. O. Kimmell offers one pair Buff Cochin
chicks.
The Market Garden Company, of Minneapolis, Minn., offer 16 annual subscriptions to
Market Garden to be awarded as follows:
Peck of early potaoes, any variety; peck of
late potatoes, any variety; dieplay of potatoes
eight or more varieties; peck of White Star
potatoes; peck of Empire State potatoee;peck
Maggie Murphy potatoee; peck Freeman potatoes; peck Rural.New Yorker potatoee; peck
Acme potatoes; peck Early Roee potatoes;
peck Early Ohio potatoee; largest potato,
eingle specimen, any variety; peck sweet potatoee; peck Yame; beet six bunches of celery.
Persons competing for the above specials
muBt send a statement of culture and variety,
soil, etc., to Market Garden for  publication.
The American Jadoo  Company  offer the
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3.  O.  GBOSSMAN,  VICE-PBESIDENT.
following premiums at the Auguet meeting of
the Noble county Horticultural Society
upon the following condition:
1. In each caee the planta or vegetables
must be grown in Jadoo Fibre, or a mixture
of two-thirds soil and one-third Jadoo Fibre,
or in soil fertilized with Jadoo Liquid,'
2. In each  case the  plants or vegetables