Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11
MAINE FRUIT GROWERS.
A WILL ATTENDED, NETTING AT NOR
WAY. rArrRs AM DISCUSSIONS.

WAY. rArrRs AM DISCUSSIONS.
The winter meeting % the Maine state
Neurological society, In connection With
the state Hoard of Agriculture. was held
at Grange Hall, Norway. Tuesday. w~i-
ne.sisy and Thursday ~ Last week.
There was q good attendance at all the
mectings, and the PAPERS api 'ii.ca.-
.lons, while IL special value Ia fruit
rai.er., werr az interest Ia the public
generally a well.
The genealogical society met Tuesday
evening aud elected th. following OIL
Gers.
rr,.Ai.at, ,hsrle. :. rsy- % Mani s-tsr.
,los i.r..tise,s. : ~. Dave. iisrr,."a, &C
Melissa. New shuassstef.
ssswtsry. u. ~. kpsssan. tsuniRg,sn.
Trsssurvf, 4. :. Hiskef. Turner.
Iss.uii,s tesnssiiiss, ptv.i.lsui AMI .e.,tap
q, "l,sis. u. " iiw~n. >s~burs, q. u. nles
The bosrl ~ trustee. VA. r.-clcCted,
one from each county. III. ONfori
County meinber !. &. ~. George II
Hebron.
The rrpou ~ the treasurer showed
that ID. .ocie,y .. Ia excellent financial
condition. u has about slOo IN the
treasury. and ss.n In invested funds.
"wednesday forenoon the flr.t public
meeting VAS held. u. walker Mck~n
IL rryeburg. Member ~ the Iioarl II
Agriculture for Oxforl County, pre-
.hlsd. III. address ~ welcome va. lie
livrrr.i by Rev. M. Angell. After
speaking briefly upon agriculture A. the
hbrr aud .lnsw ~ th. world, and upon
the advantage aud Importance of as-o-
riation. ia. hsdc the visitors = hearty
welcome Ia Norway.
SECRETARY 4. 4. Gilbert, ot the Boarl
~ Agriculture, In responding shovel
the advantage. 81 Maine a iruli-groN-
lng state.
The president. address was then r's,.
Tie rryisvri the work ~ the .ociety for
the past week anil made several .ug-
gr.tlons. especially commenting the
ll.a rry~nilv advanced 10 teaching the
ridlmeni. II agriculture In the common
schools.
T.. N. Blossom ot Turner followed
with paper on "four Acrv. Enough"
The average orcharllsi In Maine, sai
Mr.. Blos.om, I. attempting to manage
too large an orchard. sni doe. not give
Il good carr enough. Give the same
carr Ca your orchard that Yea would "a
any other crop, snd four acrr. vii b.
enough.
Dinner va. served hy thu grange 10
the Ni.lior. not otherwise provided for
In the afternoon iion. Hutus rrincr
rad a paper on "Orrhard Management.
NJ. rrinc- vas recovering frum the
grips" aud made an apology tnf his
short paper. bat II "a. practical and
plthy NJ. rring- mentioned and cm.
phaslTri the n~,sl ~ care IN the msn,gss
meni 70 an orchard a. veil ss any other
crop. IN orchard b.c,ls ploNlng aud
dressing. bat should D. ploN~i csr-fuily.
I ind that hogs can plow milne cheaper
and hetier than I eau. Va man .hould
| ~ Into orvharilug slo docs me-, love w.
N b. doesn't love u b. will neglect u
t~forr hls return. t-gin a. come In
Rightly managed, orcharling !. prufia.
| hlc husinrss.
C.M. Weston - IIelgraic rad a coo.
ris~ aud practical paper on "l'c,r ,ul-
iurr," .aying In conclusion that ih"rv
as M trason why Maine shouli not
rai.s her own p-afs.
PROT. D. l.. Harvey ~ thu state COLLEGE
"a. then introduced, ani gave q lecture
On the apple maggoi. ~ which b. Ia.
made al cNhsus,l,, study. IT, CAVES tull
description II this ncS p-,.t which u
honey -comhlng our apples. Its apt-ar-
tnc,, habits, etc. Aftrr ~. clo.e ~ ~.
| ak b. snsscr,-i many questions. The
| nnl, sfiicl~ni fvm~lics for the t-r.t ss-m
ta D. u. Destruction when found IN the
| rhry.alls state in barrels. bins. rtg., anil
| ar~ not a. leave the winifslls GA 10"
| ground. Thsse Winifalis ar Tall ~ th-
ma sgut.. n thrs arr not picked up the
nugget. ~ into the gr,und a. emerge
| tgtln the urNi s~asnn. Flick The Uini-
ialls up aud fed thru oui. or turn some
| Kind ~ siuck into Tho urvharl a. eat
them. AMI thus irsirny the mtggots.
concert Hall ~. engagri Tor the
| .yvning m-.ting, aui "a. veil nllsi to
hear a texture by Prof levi ~iockhridgv.
1 ate president Il thu Massachusetts, ~.
| iculiural college. on "lmpr-.sions ot
IN" West" No extended rrport - this
an b. given, beat H.. bunicu l., "s,hy
last, Young man"
Som~ business matters aud tall. Ca
lifrrvui ,arisiies ~ fruits ocvuplei the
iorvn"on Ihuf.iay.
Thurssiav afternoon Helen a. C.'ii~~,iy
u Pennington rad an admirable paper
% "Education In rloVers."
Al. BroWu - Belfast rad an .. .ay
pn "iIoN l1,nt. live AMI Thrive
| iaf,l, H. an audience better entertained
than on this ocCasion. Nj. BfpNn de-
.Crll-sl FULLY The structure ani manner
q grusth II plants. IN dealing With
The scisn,ihc pau 20 his .uhi~,t, b.
avoided IN. u.r - t~rhnlcsl terms. ani
employed siylc ~hirh was both clear
ani elegant, holding tho clos~.t attcn-
ton 20 the audience aud calling out their
hearty applause At thu cio.~.
Ih~ cummlit~. on Organization of a
Maine Fruit Growers Exchange were
,allci upon "a trpofi. ani !. ". True ~
| NvN Gloucester. for the committee.
made a rrport Ia favor - such an "rgan-
iTaiion. aud submitted .Chcinr foe H..
government ani regulation. AFTER .om~
| ii.clssiOn. IN. matter va. referred back
to the cummlitc.'. Ca D. reported upOn M
q futur, m-.tlng. .hould u D. considered
| advisable.
ouitc an array ~ fruit "a. on eNhihi-
tion In thu hall, aud ih. awarding cum
mitie- reported that they had AWARDED
| frat premium a. a.. n. staples ~ Iym-
pie. aud ..coud 90 IL. ". Brown ~ New
| bury.
The m.-ting clo-ssl Thursday evening
| Nth two Iap-rs The Diet~tic. IL
| Fruit" by Charles u. smith. VI. u, of
Portland. And The Dome.tic Value ~
the Apple" by Mr.. FLORENCE =. Kicker
| of Turner.