The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-02-28
Condensed Report Of Discussions and
Proceedings

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Condensed Report Of Discussions and
Proceedings
Profitable FRurrs FOR EXTENSIVE MAR.
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Il. q. Yeomans of Walworth, Wayne
Co., said that he had confined himself
mostly to the old varieties, end bad little
to recommend as new. Jacob Moore
named Roxbury Russell as profitable apple
for extensive marketing. DR.. Beadle of
Canada thought that apple orchards
promise the best and most uniform sue
cess, and the planter could rely with more
certainty on we'll selected and well grown
winter apples. Fowler, Of the Rochester
Express, recommended the planting of
ounces, the crop being more sure than
that of apples, the price always good,
and ready market may always be OBJ
tanned for them. Several members
thought that grapes would pay best ; one
had known crop of 10000 lbs. obtained
from two.acre vineyard, which sold IN
home market at FIVE cents per pound,
amounting to $500 for the two acres.
Oliver Chaplin of East Bloomfield, being
called upon, said the price Of his grapes
the past season has been so low that they
netted him only two cents per pound on
the vine, and afforded him a moderate
compensation. In past years they had
averaged about FIVE cents on the vine, and
yielded two to five tons per acre.
The cost of cultivation was about $40
per acre, and until the past season his
large vineyard had paid at least 500
per acre above all expenses. His vines
were set out in 1859. His apple orchards
(of which he has over 100 acres) had not
yet been very profitable, but few Of his
trees having borne good crops-many
that are now thirteen years old, have
yielded but little, and up to the present
time be could have made more money
from the land by raising wheat. His
trees have grown vigorously under his
clean tillage, are becoming large, and by
stunting them he could easily bring them
into fruiting, should he chose to do so,
With his present system Of clean culture,
his orchards will cost him about 81 200
per acre when twenty years old. He
prefers to have them grow to full size, so
as to get out Of the way of insects and
mice. He has found the Bartlett pear
to pay much better than apples, and
more than he could have obtained from
farm crops. But his grapes have paid
better than pears or apples He has
planted the Isabella almost exclusively,
and found it to ripen well about two-thirds
of the seasons.
Judge Larowc said that fifteen years
ago he raised ton of grapes which he
could not sell the next year he sent his
crop to Newly rk and obtained ten cents
per pound. He continued the practice,
his grapes became known, and the price
gradually went up to twenty, and then to
thirty cents. Last season they were so
abundant that he obtained only fifteen
cents. His brand will sell there readily
any year. He can raise them for one
cent per pound at the vineyard, and take
them to the shipping station for another
penny.
VIM. Barry, of Rochester, said that
the case Of Mr.. Chapin's orchard was sin.
gular and very unusual-probably nc
other instance could be found of an orch.
ard remaining barren SO long, especially
as 30 many Of them were Baldwins He
said they [Ellwanger & Barry has sold
the Lady apple the past autumn at ffteer
dollars per barrel, and had no doubt that
if they could have given more attention tt
marketing and kept them till Christmas
they could have obtained nearly double
for them. Much depends on keeping
fruit and placing it in market at the righ
time. Grapes sold in the city of Roches
ter at one time the past autumn at two
cents per pound by the wagon load a few
weeks later, after the rush was over, thu
same would have brought five to six cts
They sold their autumn pears at an aver
age Of nine dollars per barrel; but i
they could have given special attention t,
marketing, they could doubtless have OBJ
tanned from twenty to twenty-five dollars
They sold the Josephine de Malines 70
this sum. He urged the Importance o
giving careful attention to selection, ant
to seeking the best markets.
Maj. Brooks, in allusion to Olive
Chspin's orchards, said he had himsel
apple trees that were twenty-five year
old, that had never borne three barrels
and be was glad ofit-"Ifyou want to d
a big thing" said he, "you must first rails
big trees" and after that let them bear
He had known twenty-six barrels Q
Rhode Island Greetings taken from on
tree in year, and in order to get sue
crops, the trees must be allowed to groy
large.
j. B. Jones of Geneva spoke of tn
importance of making provision, not 70
present demands for fruit, but for lon
years to come, and of studying the proba
bilities for future markets, which may b
quite different from those now existing
He thought that long keepers deserve
more attention perishable fruits ru
prices down at the period of rpening. II
would cease planting such early pears a
the Bartlett, for example, and give NOR
attention to long keepers. He also re
commended the introduction of cannin
and drying establishments, for the con
sumption Of perishable fruits, and 70
equalizing the market.
H. E. Hooker, of Rochester said tina
much Of the disappointment and failur
that had occurred, was from the attemp
on the part Of those who understood littl
fthe business, to get rich suddenly b
making large plantations. Successft
fruit raising and marketing is trade {
itself; it must be well understood an
gone about regularly as life business
Planters must not expect to reap gres
profits at once, but, as in other trade
build up the business gradually.