Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-18

| best cultivation and get better prices.
The orchardist should experiment In
Western New York apples dropped off
proved to be apple scab. Spraying pre-
vented it. In one orchard leaves
dropped: proved to be apple scab. Rem
cdy. spraying. Thousands of dollar RS
would have been saved in Kenncbec
county by intelligent spraying. The
ovcrseer of this grange Brother F.. C..
DrummOnd of Vassalboro, sprayed this
season. and his trees bore nearly a full
crop. 1t costs but little to spray Get
the lowest prices of materials; learn
where to buy cheapest and sell the high
est. Establish reputation Sell your
apples in Boston or Liverpool. If you
sell to an agent he packs them and you
get no credit however good they may be. -
A. C. True. South Ltchfed: 1.-The
prospect for fruit is good. Last years
experience was a good lesson for us; il
proved that we should have nothing to
do with agents; they selected the best
No. from our lot and paid Soc. and re-
fused the remainder. which we sold later
at $3.50 net. The lesson shows that We
must provide good storage for our fruit
so we may hold them until there IS a de-
mand.
T.. r. Mayo. Manchester: Have had
no proof yet that calls for a halt in fruit
raising. Many farmers are apt to look
on dark side. If We tumble down We
must get up again. 1t will pay to extend
our fruit growing. We need not set new
trees but take best care of what we have.
Expand rather than contract. We must
utilize all we raise. Set up an evapora-
ton. Refuse, make into cider. Apple
jelly in years to come will be the best in
the market. Surplus make into vinegar.
We should enlarge the pear supply. There
is not enough grown for home supply.
There is Il demand for later pears in for
eign markets. Plum growing will be q
profitable industry. They are easily
grown. Grapes should be more generally
|
a sure crop nine times out of ten. This
year is the tenth. Concord, Niagara,
Hartford Prolific. delaware. are good va
rieties. There is a general increase OF
buyers of fruit. There are many in this
country who never saw an apple and
don't know how they look. Our market
must expand in this respect. Distribution
is the great problem. Cooperate with
other fruit growers Lack of confidence
in each other is a great stumbling block
Cooperation is the basis in all business
the world over. We must combine to be
successful The times demand new men
and new ideas. Tell them, and benefit
Others
interesting remarks. the worthy master
giving the method of raising plums and
protecting trees in the provinces.
Brother Litchfield having completed his
work of judging fruit awarded the premi-
ums as follows .e9.
Grange display. first, to Cobbossee Con-
tee Grange; second to Litchfeld Grange
third to Manchester Grange.
Individual plates: Baldwin, F. H. Par
lin. list; II. A. Fuller, I'd.
Hubbardston-Mrs. l.. X. Litchfield, LIST ::
w. Fl. Pettengill. I'd.
Northern Spy-F Lowell. LIST; E. N.
Pinkham, I'd.
r. l. Greening-F. H. Parlin, LIST; L. c.
Berry. I'd. -tott.
Rox. Russet-F. Fl. Parlin. 1st w.
Grinnell. I'd.
Ben Davis-F. Cannon, 1st H. w. Pet
| tengill, I'd.
Yellow Bcllefower-H. A. Fuller. 1st; f.
| Lowell. I'd.
Tompkins King-H. A. Fuller. list; L.
| N. Pinkham I'd.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Towle. LIST; w.
| Grinnell. I'd
| A vote of thanks was extended to those
who had brought in articles and had done
so much towards making the beautiful
| display; also to Brother Litchfeld for his
| arduous duties in making awards. and to
Cobbossee Contee and Litchfield Oranges
| for their kind attention and generous
| hospitality. CObbossee Contee Grange
| have Il very commodious hail. costing
about $1,000, with improvements yet to be
made; also a very strong musical organ
izaton. furnishing very pleasing instru-
mental and vocal music which was APP
| prcciatcd by ALL
| c. A. MACE. Secretary.