Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-10-11
FAIR FRUIT.

Mr.. Pidgin ofthe Lewiston journal, who
is veteran and accurate reporter Of fairs,
had the following in the Lewiston Jour
nal, last week, in relation to fruit at the
Oxford County Fair:
The display OF fruit tables was very large
and exceptionally fine. We do not know
the locality which can produce so fine
winter fruit, and the warm side OF the
lodges seems 10 give great size and vigor
TO the grapes. One will look long dis
lance TO see Flemish Beauty pears, weigh
Ing pound apiece, and so fair as shown
here. And the orchardists are not stint
ell In room TO give large displays. There
are over q hundred lots on exhibition.
Mr.. C.. II. George OF Hebron, forty-three
varieties Of apples and pears. S. NJ. King,
Paris, large variety or apples, and pears |;
Julius A. King, specimens OF winter APP
pies A. X. Jackson, Paris, fifty-six va
rieties of apples; Joseph Briggs, North
Paris, pears and grapes; Joseph Briggs.
South Paris, fall and winter apples and
plums. JOS. III. Porter, Paris, fall aud
winter apples; Laura J. Reed, Norway,
specimens of fall and winter apples and
pears; II. +. Chase, Paris, fall apples Mrs
Austin Chase, four varieties OF choice
plums; Uriah III. Upton, Norway, thirty
eight varieties of apples, thirteen of pears,
four OF plums, three of peaches, three OF
grapes; j. c. Marble ofParis, five varieties
of grapes.
Looking over the notable display offruit.
the Journal scribe found that famous fruit
grower, Lemuel Quincy of Hebron. He
had just been giving the finishing touch
to his display OF fruit, Mr.. Quincy had
Just spread out twenty-five varieties Of
apples and large number ofpears. IIav-
ing Just had his release from the jury pam
cl, he was inclined To talk fruit.
For fall apples, Mr.. Quincy prefers the
Gravenstein, Porter, twenty-ounce aud
Golden Ball. The Gravenstein fruits well,
is a handsome apple and sells well. For
winter, like the Baldwin. 1t always gives
me good crop. My orchard Is an east
ern slope. / have in one lot about hun
dr,d trees but have more than thousand
scattered over the farm. am letting the
trees come up where they will in some of
my rocky fields, and have now more than
a thousand such. calculate to set about
four hundred grants year. When the
trees have filled in well let IL go and
now the rest.
The Northern Spy IL an excellent apple,
aud bears well, but It was fifteen years In
getting Ia bearing with me, with trees
that were three years old when set. Now
they are bearing very heavy limbs, have to
be proppcd.
Roxbury Russetts and Golden Russets
are good bearers, but don't Ike them 80
well for profit. Am trying Ben Davis. but
llxs min nj
II yet. | have some good pear trees.
Those Flemish Beauty are the best had
this year. They cracked so badly as TO
be almost worthless, yet those same trees
when they first came into bearing had
splendid fruit. IL must be something lack
ing in the soil, aud I'm trying 20 find out
what II is. Clapp's fayorte | Ind an cx-
cellcnt pear, so Is the Duchess d'Ango-
lcme; Doyennc Boussocke and Sheldon
Vicar OF WINFIELD and Lawrence are
prime.
shall have this year II frost holds OFF,
ten bushels OF grapes. part OF them shall
send 10 Lewiston 10 market They won't
buy western grapes when mine are beside
them, II get them well rlpened.
In plums want you 10 look at this branch
OF puanes Purple. There was more than a
peck on this little limb when cut 1t or.
IL is rich plum, aud good bearer. like
the lombard very much. The Dosne |
grated into a Canada red, but il beats
that a. bearer. But It's going 70 rain and |
must hurry home, and Mr.. Quincy leit his
thread 10 be taken up by G. II. George,
who had IN exhibit Of eighteen different
varieties winter apples, ~ summer aud
fal! apples, and four OF pears.
Mr.. George says the Rhode Island Green
ing is the best apple for him TO raise. IL
grows well is grand bearer, aud IN my
cellar keeps longer than the baldwin, and
sells quite as well In the market. Last
spring had them in good condition, and
OF sparkling flavor, up 10 April Last
spring was an unusual one, and ! should
not generally expect 10 have them 80 late
Next with me comes the Northern Spy.
IL takes long time % come into bearing,
but it Is good apple and grand bearer.
IL sells as well a. anything | have. !
don't think much OF the Russell. II don't
grow so well, and you can't get n cent
more for it. unless you keepit I'll summer.
Last summer had my Russets and Sweet
Roughs together, but the Sweet Roughs
were the best.
Ny best Greetings are on moist soil.
They will grow well where other apples
won't DO much. Lately l have put M
hogs in part OF the orchard. II helps
the hay aud the fruit; but | cant see that
il makes mite OF difference about the cod
ling moth. Perhaps enough live in the
part the hogs are not In To fix the whole.
don't want the trees more than twenty
feet apart for profit. My orchard Is On
Sou h cant. Have two hundred trees but
only a portion vet In bearing.