Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-27
STATE Psychological SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING AND kLkcrioN ov
OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of the Maine State
i'omologicSl Society Vas held In the
hall Of the Exhibition building on Thurs
day evening.
The meeting was devoted to an inform
al discussion Of small fruits. and tbs
difficulties to be met with In their culti.
walton. Three interesting papers on the
subject werv presented.
The frat MAS BY Charles \. rope of
Manchester, the president of the society,
Who spoke on small fruit culture In gen.
eral.
lie gave hls own experiences aud al
though he has been growing them but q
short time, he showed that he made use
of his time. lie laid stress upon the
point that the farmer should grow small
have them on his table In their season.
and al.o to preserve them II he does not
market them. The ground should BE-
thoroughly fertili,ed and the weeds KEEP,
down.
lie related where he had failed through
lack ~ experience and knowie,ige and
how he had overcome tbese difficulties.
Prom three rows 10 strawberry plants
iD feet In length he raised seven bush
I'll. ~ berries. Haspbcrries, blAckber-
ries, currsnts, ETC.. were also considered.
The discussion that followed Was par
ticlpsted by Messrs. knowiton, Luce,
llawes and lope.
The second paper VA. by Willis A..
Luce of south Union, Who spoke OF the
profits Of small fruits In Maine. lie said
he had no statistics to present and
couldn't go Into his subject elaboraiely.
rher. IL profit In growing small fruits,
and he demonstrated that such would be-
the result II the market and season were
studied. The talk MAS practical and To
the point.
s.the Discouragements In small Fruit
Culture" Was the subject which Mr.. \.
n. Dave. of Harrison took up. iiis
treatment was full % good suggestions,
and bri.tled with Wit. In openlns, th.
speaker .aid: "An all Wise Proviicnc.
has so arranged things In this world,
that whatever buslness or occupation We
engage In, ~r shall fnd difficulties and
obstacles to overcome.
III IL were otherwise We should DC 80
lndolent aud larry that we should BE- q
burden to our.el,c. and the world" lie
then spoke of the difficulties % growing
small fruits. The first obstacle is lack
of experience. With that, II IL AZ easy
To raise small fruits as corn aud pc,a-
toes, and the returns are surer. "Nou
eau learn all about II the first season, "
YOU have . taste aud love for It." The
SECOND difficulty !. weeds.
Proper tools must bs had. and they
must be used. The third trouble IL from
the white grub, that pest of the fruit
cultlyaior.
lie then took NJ blsckberries, rasp-
berries, goo.eberric- and currants, and
the .Iecial difficulties 10 be encountered
In their culture.
The speaker drew largely from his
o~u experience for illustration, and ~
he IL one of the foremost aud most sue
ccs.iul of the growers of small fruits,
hi. paper wss listened to With deep in-
tsrc.t. At the business meeting of the
society IN. officers were elected ~ fol-
lows: President, 4. =. Pope Of Man
chester; vice presidents, =. ". Dawes,
Harrison, II. l.. True, Iss-ds Cen,er; ;
secretary, u. II. knowlton, Pennington;
treasurer, Charlie. y. Wheeler, Chester
Vile; executive committee, II. W.
brown. Newbury, 4. u. Andrews, Car
diner, J. ". True, New Gloucester.
4 fe~ changes we're made In the trus-
tees.
Aloato Butler. % Union, succ.e led
Elmer Hoff... Of Warren n the repre-
sentative of Knox County. Prom us
.cataquis, 4. ". Gilman of foncroft MAS
elected In place % n. T.. leland. N. :.
Springer 10 Danforth, Ia place Of L.. :.
Allen, for Washington, aud John Z.
small of Cornish, vice II. y. fesse for
York County.
The committee on new fruits Was
eIectsSi a. follows: W. 4. Luce, Jr., so.
Union. =. W. True % New Gloucester
aud J. W. Merrill.
A letter from Gen. q. T.. Msttocks of
the worlds Fair commission In regard
Ia the society making an exhibit at ChI-
eago next year, and for which sl ,UShs.
been appropriated, was Rad aud refer
red To the executive committee.
Music Was Furnished by Messrs. sinh
ley Of skowhegsn and u. Parkin OF New
port.-Journal.