Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-21
VIA FAanuRs ntIp rns lrssos

VIII fAsstRs NtIo rrs LESSON ?
farm~r r,a,i-rs % ti,s journal come
and sli dawn While -. have a little talk.
The summer u passed. the harvest 4.
nearly eoslssi-~hst fex poor BALDWIN
apPies silll stick o. the tr--. h.,ea't
bs,n gathered y,t-and how dccs the
pfosp-st plesse yoaf Rather dlscoar-
sging sitaaiion, !. the seriict ~hich
comss frOm al part. of Main. aud New
kngisni. The apple crop L. light aud
very pcor In quality. rotatcc. hayr
ytsldei ~ell. bat ths rut. Oh IN. rOt
iiuDsirv'is. probably thoa.ands ef bash
els ~ pctstoes whhh have h-en .tor,sl
In ths cslars % Maine farmers ihi. fall.
arr already weFthle.. from ro,tlng and
have hcsn "a sill - vmo,ci from the
c.iisrs. This 10 unfortunate In the ~
trvuir Zoe Naine faftnsr.. for hath IN.
Ai.oss Crvps afr h~tisr in Nalne In point
20 gusntiiy than In ether parts II ih-
coautrY. and coald tn. crop ha,. be~n
prv-srVcd wcald have adii..i thousand.
- dollaf. "a the poCss;s "a Maine farm
ers In the .urplas which might have hseu
.old Coald thee crOps has, bccn protect
',i frum The raysgv. 20 the Insects on the
cns hand and the terrible ra,agcs 20 the
fung,ii di.ess. on the other.
rhs applr crcp In Nslne this year. q.
Is-or a. u u, sNcs->l. that 20 any either
state In The union. The otVharilst who
IA. T-.rfeCt Raidwins, sple., Grrsaing.
and oihsr winter fruit. can ct lasi about
Shat hs has a mind to a.k Tor them.
Hut No. I apples from eur short crop
sill b. exc.s-llngiy .cary~ this war, ani
~hyf Malay frVm tbs raysgr. 20 In
.ryts.
Tie rur-aiio svt. IN hi. work early,
much morr - than most farmers sup
T-ass who suppose anything about AZ
al. The cssllln moths are basy While
the farmer .l-.ps the .le-p 70 the pat
through The hslmy hights - ro.y June,
and Or aughi that \. appauat 10 the
ca.aal .ye. Zoe we.ss foliowing. al
lcak. sell Hut destruction has hrcn
vroaght, and the lar,s % both curcallo
and co.llin moth Ar. insi,lIoa.ly working
the destruction of Oat sppls-.
rbs potato rot. shai Il a. IL. char
actst. status Ani forms 20 drNclopmcui
have he.a stasiisSi sad accurately made
knowu by scisniihc rvsearvh. II has
tscn Sith us fof year., ani as !. aIs-
parent, has con- IA stay. Soms seasons
ar mere favorable o. IT. development
than othsr.. hsnce the disparity ln ~
.ults In hs d~v,lopmsui, some years
csu.lns much lc.. truubls than otb-rs,
bat fr,qaenily. liks the prvssui. sweep
ing a~ay The larger half of the crup
over q n lis extent 20 coantry.
Tliis u the situatipu as r.g ards ths aI'-
pie crop and tn I-ptato cr"P this var.
Msins stands Al th~ bad or very nearly
~ In crop pruduciion - thru tso I'm
f-ortsuf crups this ycar % i>lsl, bat
frum thee too causes 20 iu.es-ts to the
one and tl,e fatal fungus a. The oihef'
cur farmer. srv .horn of tbc profits they
shouh have realized.
Com.. no~. farmers. let us rvasoa to-
srtb.f. No~ l. th. time % talk ths.e
mattrr. over aud form plan. for iaiurr
active work. The situation u plainly
hsforr az And there !. M doiging The
fact. prrseuic,i hy this ~urmy, knoiiy,
ps.or quality fruit. aud The fast dissl'-
t-r.rins crop of pstA,c.s the farmers 81
Maine have pfuduc~d this year. u.
uot worth ths Effort o. try ~ Tar q. With.
La a.. liz. to prrysut this state ~ thlns.f
INtsflinsnts have t-rcn tfi-i Ani quii"
d.dnlts rrsuit. reached. enough - Al
any rate. o. give ~. hnpe that " farmers
= lli .tlppt the m-thois Nhich oar ~
p.sim~ut stations aud ethsrs have tried,
and i"anl ,e','s,'s,' =, 49, -, ,.,,,.,. :,
lsfs mlEsi - sN'" a. :, -. .,.t,,n.
very Hhshi "e'ial' t't'.,,l,,. Ia
attic soFk to Aes"enPn'" Aui N"-.
this dir-,ttn. ~ az" r''iu
uni~rstaDsiinx ~ thr hAeus 81 ..
ani the clsmsnts ani pf'n.'P ps' ~"
enter into the Application ~ 'n.',t.,' ~,
and fung,cties to restrict '',s
both. md Above All " "ss.s " -,
pressed upon The minds "t tAf
snmsthlng must p done. ai.s' 'tsi ,'.'
thing can - done; rrrn"'e 'hr sPsp
that exist. and set fartnsrs to th'hAlhs
.nd siniying over the problsm'' thsn
there vili D. some b"ps that 'hey VIII
work cot tl.iF o~n salvation. I'll.
Ia ths firsi plAce. the pluh sui'u''
doc mofr dkmsgv a. ths appi' ''"P
than I. generally sappo.ci. leoA oN''
the apples that arv aPIar.u'il irre IIpu
~orms. Hard spots on The .ihes' An'',,
a. prutabsranc.s and inieniA'lo"' VIZ
~ fauni without any apparent os",s'
mi. Il IA. ~ofk of the curculi", ani NJ
,,ut. In AL. labor lusi a. soon a. the III
M. .npl.-. .r- the .lfs of scorn.. aud >"
.iony am thr,.. 90 four times that .ifr.
me s,s. are lah In little hall circular
panc,ure. upon the side. 81 The apple ~
.nV~hsr, Il saii. ths con,-nisuc- "t uh'
i-stls. Haiching, the larNa lniin"d,.ss- .,.,
ly tor,. Zoe tb- c.ntrr OF The run. ~.
minute pane'"to ~. -,.,.l. ..nl.,y..
80, l.a,r. usually an indrniati"n ana
h.r,I .ul,.tance around " II The app~
-. a., f,ll from the tire before w
-, M, generally two third. of the
,.,,.,nr-l sppl-. fall, and % thi. cause
~, ~ .ttributs>i the prcmaiure falling
IN many OF the small apples la JAY
A uttl. l.tsr after the curcuiio begin.
10. xork ,hr e,sllln moth sppeaf. upon
the scene -ni deposit. h"r ess' IN u
hia1 end II the small spples' M "
al. panetnrr,i by the curcuiio ani ,-''eu
Ia tirs c.silin worm u goner, .arc, an.
th.t /. the condition of the main P.n ~
an. ,,aIt In the apple orchard. Ia Malne
81. ..,.on. Ofrhard. that. ~ere the
fruit .ound ani good. would yield many
barrels 20 hrsi-cit.s APp ~ Iii
,I,li .ssrcrly bsrrel ~ g"csi run.
~praying the fruit tr-r. WIN s'n.
,r.snlc.l preparation aud thr i-',s,' i,,,
s.ll. Nth .ome Que of the iangusNu'
-. h, N, .alphats ani lime s"lu''"n',
-. =, h.s the Only alternative Tor
farmer. by Nhich Ia rap a t.i teSau
for their labor In c'ilti'A''ns ""'