Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-30
Ia Orchnrding Profltahle2

II sst0ui.he- every Que 10 see how the
spples have held out this year There are
still .pples len. both In Massachusetts, aud
New lOrk. shieh can dad no pronisols
market The conclusion is forced upon
us that there were more spples raised last
year than the markets open 10 the crop
called Tor.
What, then IL the outlook for the busl-
ness In the faturtf Il question thstis re-
cslving the candid sttention of orchsrtists
AL over the great spple growing sections
of New Englani sni Nsw York. A. .
farmers mes,itg be q N Ploukhm,n Hall,
BOstOu. for The discussion of the Apple
OSohsrd." the general tone of the speakers
took on . rather desponisnt f,vor. aud
vas FAR enough from an encouragement 10
the business 10 can bui he sdmittei that
there l. good cause for this conservative
view. when one looks the Geld over can.
diiy and notes carefully the siiustion.
The spple growing sections of New lork
and New Engl ami have common lniervs,
In thi. crop within this territory there
~. now grown. even In unfsyor.h.e years,
mofs apples than ia consumption calls for
or eau handle. even al low prices. When
oobditlons are favorable. aud there II .
general good crop throughout these States,
there are more spples produced than AL
TIE markets open 10 II can dad . sale for
At reasonably good prices, In the fev via.
uct iss legal tsoder. We have seen this
proved twice within the las, three year.,
snd The intermediate year hsi plenty for
the demand Al The same time. ont Of the
great crop last year vss svsporstsd stock
. a. "a a NasHN 81 NZaw a
for that commodity for two yesrsto come,
Ani 80 reducing The price that II IL pOw
worth on The msrksi lees than the cost of
its pFoduetion. With the home markets
choA-i oil winter ~ith the green fruit. AMI
N thl. late date ~ mach 80 a. st sny time
of tae winisr. With shlpment. scros. the
Atlantic .moanting % up.sris of . mil.
loo AMI . qisrtsr % barrels. With shrink.
>ge throagn The ~inisr. from impsrfsci
keeping sni bsi ooaiitlou, that seriously
cut down The supply. there srr thousands
and thous,bi. % barrels silll lsii, With no
other oailsi than - b. fci ~ stock on The
farm where they grew A. The same time.
To- al the eastern States a. least. ani In
the grcs, spple prodaciug section % Noys
Scotia. Which CONES isto the Geld In CON.
mon with us, tr~.- have been pl,ntei In
The Ia, tsn or nresu years, In numbers
usvsr before ,Qlsllei, snd wh'ch have
hsrtly ysi begun - be fslt 90 the market;
sni along with The rat. cultivation sni
care have 80 Improved that The sane tres
prodacs in much grs,,sr hoaniy and with
far morr osrtsluty of snuuh crops.
while such changes have been golng on
amlug ~ Their 4. another factor sf 'ctlng
TIE sltuAtl1u shich must not be overlook.
cd In . sarvry % the nsli. Bsnsn,. sui
citrus fruits are nov ~ pl@uufal sni
cheap. All ar 80 freely u.ei by the p~o-
pc. q. seriously u sf-ct the demsni Tor
ouf home grOsn fruit. sai thi. tendency
l. likely % incrvAs- In The future rather
than Otherwise. Toe pfoiueilOu oi ofanR.
- lu oaf own coantry has but last con.
mencei, ant thr husiae.s 1. saru - sIiend
rapidly and widely 10 the Be.r fatare.
SNAIL frults. formerly claiming oOusump.
tlon bot brief time. have their season sx
tsuied from spflng time % sa,umu frost.,
~ me opsulng % usn.p ,rtstion facilities,
With slisr attitudes, and these. with the
psfi.hable plans. peaches and p psar., have
thsir seasons still further etisuici by The
canning process. Nl ii uOS covers The go.
iirc round % The year. Apples, tea, Do
o q uos nor never will sgsin. hold the In
portani position 10 fraiI consumption In
which they formerly were foani.
10 view % thss. facts. orchsfilst. NAY
a. vel coue.s ie that The high prices oi
former times have GOO. with IN year.
that borv then. We would not, however,
carry NE iisa that al proes of The hasi
ue.s have gons slth them While II IL
true that ouly Ia f.vorADls cases has The
great crop ~ The past year more than paid
the cost Of hAudilus. yet Only In 40 Oeca
.ionsl year L. fall crop general over al
thl. apple prodacing territory. 50 that ia
d~prssslug ~ cts are not Oitsn reslit a.
Egsn good crops. over limited sections,
90 not cone every year. aud IL IL by no
mEsns uksly that the discO1rsgsmeut. OF
The past year will often b. stperiencei.
While there I. M probability ofsrireme
price. ia lie faturv, IL 1. believed that the
spp.- orchsfd .tiil has an Important plsee
On Maine farms. II high prices are not 10
he Oars. then the orchard shoald b 80
handled as - bring the largest possible r--
turn. for The outlay. Tarough the sSrr
else of The tnOwleige OF the Business th,,
has besu gained from past erperienee. sp'
pies can now be made profitable crop N
The ruliug lower prices, bot the manage
meat must oe impr0vei.
I. Olly healthy. ,hrifty trees should be
allO scd % eucamosr The land
: Olly choice. sAlsole kisis should be
proiaeei.
5. Tarss shoali be given strict si,sn.
tiou. and 81 needed cultivation and fsriil'
Ia ,tiOn.
Ia this way no time or coat viii be vast.
"a on worthless trees or uasslaole fruit,
and such orchariing will silll prove proni'
aols. though prices rule los. We have 10
work on narrower marslns al srOunf. aud
Orcharding Is no sxeeplloa. Maine Farm
er.