Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-11-17

for thr oNtsf n-u.srrat.
Mn. EnroE a" Index has kindiy.
faitLiuiiy and Justly criiiFisei 'he '' Report
On srplc.- IN the last issue q ycur paper.
Cor -hich labor b. i entitled 10 ,be thanks
q ihs fraii-gro-crs In general. ani he ~
tcu,porired couuiii.e 10 particular. Such
criticisms ana caii. Or csplanaiions and an
fortnaiion vi'i teni 90 awaken an interest
in ibe members ct re Societv. and STIR Up
future committees 20 more eNaciness snd
fsiihfainr.- = :Lc:- s.--1:--,,c-s ~ -
ports.
Tie committee 20 rc; fcei iheusel,es
censurrd FOR oocupyin-. (by instaiion)
position vlich dil nof belong o. them. nor
severely handicd for The mistake. Which. II
SENS. tiey made IN their report. TIE
commiitee d.d the he.t ihey couii Under
the cirrum.ian-cs sni their decisions were
boresti, made They verv called upon 20
examine some seventy varieties Of appics
vhirh wefc spread oct before fhcri. snd "a
hei'~.i. snd decide whi-h we're entiiled %
the several r-ruiaua.. Tie committee had
10 " au'iorifics~ Co coasu';. ani no means
81 knosinr anything az thc history o. bar
ing qualities 90 the trees upon vhi-h the
specimens crrv. They hal to decide frou
that vas before item. TIE TO nsw Va
r.r;ics. " Ne Grecnirr- al ' Rel On-
ford e ucv. a. stated by the grower.
would rot b. found In any treatise on A.
rlc.. and description 20 thew. or. AL
thc facts vhich prove them 49, couii rot
o. ciscn IN a brief r,port. The1 ~cr~
edged " hc.i ~ thcr appearance and
fa,o- To frut -ro~cr nust e. % the
propagation of these ns- varictie, fcr thc
'' sizc. sisre. taste q-aii,y. orie.n. hi.to-
~. rro~ins and bearing properties % ihese
fruits
Ftriher. thc committee made a mistake
10 ciassing ihc Ri5.;on Piprm 9TH re fall
apples. coatrary 20 The c,as.ifcatioo q
'' Cole. po~n.rr. Parons.- and other,
The committee jii not con.u't auihorisi-s.
but iirf into thc srrles. sri found thrus 80
npr ard rioi in favor ihai fhry did no; stop
fil tLrv ahoat demol,h~d the whols piie
li as decidedly pirssaa; O. he eve. snl
delicious % the taste. on The 18th dsv q
Ociohrr. Ra'her early IN the season ~ a
vintrr apple to De- 90 in an eating condi-
'iou'- Of al the apple. eSan.iaci d the
commiftec. che one labelled Rib.ion Pirrru
-as dccidedi, thc best 90 thc taste. on the
dav 81 thc Var. The committee 81 thouEhi.
al 20 reported. ard indeed. b. not bel The
prof % ihr puIl.n- IN thc ca,ins % ~
" lndez@ expresses a -ish '' that tbs
committee. 90. some one q their ranher
viii cnii CHAN ihe llorte4iiarisis q Oxford
Couniy. on the discovery oft-o 49, AM
trst varieties of srpies. anl on thcir nc-
oiassiaoatou Really. iLis b. iltile more
than The committcc barrAinei % 30 ~hca
they arcertcl ihe appointments 81 Commit
Tee. Attention has h,cu ca-'ci O. ihe sub
lrci. aud the -r-vcrs 81 thc new varieties.
% doubt. 49, fa-nish che desired iufo-rna-
tion. The committee can not 90 &C. viihoui
more labor ihan they have o. bcs,ow Upon
o.
let tho-c particularly interested in The
suhIect oi fruii- rro~inr tiro- al tle lets
they can uPon Be-. by giving ard asking in-
formaiion ia the same sprint a. In,lsH Ia.
done. al good ~ir bc th- rcs1lt. tLai 10.
gal 1ff.irr AMI more a. the-1.
o~r or rur CovvlErrr.