Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-08
oacsApp NOTES

one has only Ia travel through the aI-
/ pie growing sections of the state Ia lcau
what yarietie. to grow for the market.
The whole story I. written out Ia the
/ onhard. GO where you Will, aud the
Baldwius arr the trccs that have the
props un,ler the limbs. II l. surprising
how this variety will pan oui the applc-.
Thsrr l. nothing that viii match them
throughout that part of the state where
the winters cold l. not too severe for
them. llaldWlns should De grated In
the branches on .ccillng trunks. Many
understand the rrason for this course Ia
l,e that the Baldwin wood 4 NO, hardy.
Hut this l. only half of u. apd hardly
that \ further and morc important
| reason l. that the woOd ~ the lialdw ln
variety l. 80 brittle. so free rift, that a
trce trunk ~ this wood cannot hold to-
griher under its weight II fruit, and y
liable a. 20 a. piccr. wheu the Winds
hlow and the strain cumes. We have
scru many Wrecks 10 this Kind after the
trvc. have becomc large, and their bur
den ~ fruit heavy.
The old and reliable Rhode lsland
Grrening comes next IN oulcr in bounty
~ bearing. and We arr by no means sun
bat in a series ~ ye1rs u viii ully
match the popular BALDWIN. 1h's irce
stands up under us load ~ fruit bciier
than the BALDWIN. II scll. ~ we'll
abroad. anl also IN our own mlrkeis.
aud hy no means shoulh be- overlooked
Ia view ~ anv ~ the new sensations.
Tho Gravenstein l. making q good re-
ori fnr lisrlf this year. In qualliVt i
the hesi fall apple groWn. and the mark
~. well know n. aud pay high pricc. Tor
" as long ~ u can D. reached. Il"r"
never set has he,n enough ~ this variety
grown a. supply the demand. High
quality alwavs holds IT, price on the
market. AMI Il 3. the height ~ folly ior
a fruit grower a. place hi efforts on any
variety thsi do~. not Toss'ss ".
Tho Mllding l. VARIETY that u worthy
~ wiicr attention. than u has Nci rrceiN-
"A In the state, particularly In iho.e s'''-
tions wherr only the harller kinds eau
succes,l. Mr.. a. l.. Iarrahee, Leyant,
near Ranror. savs u l. the bet apple he
grow. W. founl Il In Washington
County last fali at sc,rral points, Whrfc
n was introduced by the pr-seni e'iliot
~ the Farmer several ycirs ago, AMI in
every cssr with high rstimties ~ IL
value. m our own orchards ,Nnifn-
srorrin County W l. a hountiful hrarrr.
cur trrr. Wcrr loaded a Nrar ago With
~ they could csrfy, AMI With the ~
cepiinn ~ sinc'r tre- are again ihis
vrir giving like bounty. Tho fruit y.
m~lium to large. AMI With no undcr.iffi
onrs io thruN out. l. .hovy and ~ high
quality.
Don't D. afraid ~ rl"wiug The or
rlsrls THE has alNuVs accoriei With
our uvn cNIrrience, ani Z. c"rrol.or,ie.d
hy observation among others Mulch
Ing 3. not enough. however houniliul.
n s. barely sufficient for the growth ~
thr TIRE. while fruit L. What one l. after.
4 case in point O. under ohser,niion in
our uWu town. wherv a finr orrhiri,
well rarr,i for Ia unhrolen so,i. hal iccn
giving bat light crups ~ fruit, "f none
a. 40. last autumn the owner ploWei
az one-half ~ u. applied a light coating
~ manure. and gave the land q cuod
stirring up. n hnd not l~forv '~'n
plouci for many yrars, anil ~ course
many ~ The r,ots werv torn up and
hrokrn 90. The result ~ " l. that The
plowvd portion - the orchard l. loaded
With fruit. the foliage ~ the irrcs u
large. AMI ~ thar dc-p green shade
which indicates health aud thrift, while
Tho uuplowci section hss bat s,aiirf-
Ing crop ~ wormy fruit. and The foliage
l. dwarf~i and .ickly pale In color.
Tho eNiiefience Cafries w. own Lesson,
Don't he afraid of putting the plov ~
work in the orchafd
Fruit. in common With All products
thl. year. T. forward. ani .hould - pick
~ corrrstondingly early. Som" have
already picked their winter apples. y
.oon a. picked. apple. should i~ si"r'vi
In apartments where the temperature
can D. kept low AMI even. Fruit grow.
~. having large quautitlc. would fnd it
o. their advantage o. provide cold .iot-
age apartments for II. Handle The fruli
carefully in picking This means q
gr,at deal in the end. though to son~ nn
unlmportani matter AZ the time. There
Z. much worny fruit this year, aud u
should al b. sortc,l out as II comes frum
The orchard. and given storage by lt.elt.
The has a. b. done sometime. aud u l.
better that the sound fruit have nothing
a. coutaminate u. n always pay to do
work thoroughly and well.-Maine
Farmer