Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-11-20
MAINE FRUIT GROWERS,
THE STATE Psychological SOCIETY
At NORWAY.

THE STATE PoMolo0lCAL SOCIETY
At NORWAY.
ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITION.
GOOD SHOWING OF HANDsOki
FRUIr.-NrEREsrING AND PROFIT
ABLE MEETINGS.
A sweet SAVIOR greeted all Corners al
the Norway Opera House Tuesday,
smell Of apples and pears aud grapes
just little tincturcd by the flowers on
exhibition Ia the front Of the hall.
Aud what handsome lot Of fruit there
was on the tables. OF course II Is good
fruit year, and on everybody's trees and
vines nothing to speak OF except frat.
class specimens has been grown. And
from this handsome fruit few samples
were taken by some Of the best known
growers In the state for exhibition at
this meeting.
Four tables running the full length Of
the hall were filed with fruit, and q
number Of tables at the rear were used,
some for fruit and the rest for canned
goods, pickles, and other food products
of the household, of which there was 40
attractive and toothsome display. Ar
ranged on the front of the stage and on
tables below It was the exhibit Of plants
and flowers. The ported plants were a
handsome lot exhibited by Albert ID.
Park Of South Paris, and comprised
some thirty or forty specimens. The
principal exhibitors Of cut flowers we're
Mrs. Lucy A. Chandler and John Burr,
both Of Freeport.
OF the competitors for the premiums
for general exhibition Of fruit, s. H..
Dawes of Harrison, who secured the
first premiums on both apples and pears,
had probably the largest display, his en-
tire exhibit comprising some 46 plates
Of apples, 4 Of crabs, 12 OF pears, and
few other scattering varieties. Other
entries for the general exhibition pre-
miums were made by .Chas. s. Pope Of
Manchester, secretary Of the society, +.
A. Lapham Of Pittston, w. p. Anterior
Of Hallowell, and +. r. Purington Of
West Pennington, each OF whom had
from forty TO sixty varieties on exhibit
ton. The Oxford County growers were
veil represented, though their entries
we're mainly In the single plates.
The standard varieties OF winter ap-
Piles were well represented 10 the single
plate exhibits. There were 20 plates OF
King Tompkins. % nj Bsldwins, Is Of
Northern Spy. Is NJ Rhode Island Green
ing. and To- of Roxbury Russell.
The largest exhibitors OF canned fruits
and other goods In the same line were
Mrs. X. II. Libbcy Of Newport and Mrs.
l.. X. Litchfield of winthrop. Some Of
he farmers wives Of Norway and neigh
boring towns contributed largely TO this
display, as will be seen by the premium
LIST. There WAS not an article In this
exhibit which WAS not credit to It's
producer.
The table occupied s official bead
nv the secretary, Chss. 5. Pope
" Manchester. and his assistants, was =
busy place, not only during the intervals
" the meeting, but to some extent dur
ng the sessions as well. or course, "a
q all fairs and exhibitions, portion OF
he exhibits were late In arriving, hut by
he middle OF Tuesday afternoon the
display was In fairly good order.
THE MEETINGS.
The president Of the society, Professor
". VI. Munson OF 0rono, WAS unable TO
,e present. owing 10 q serious accident
which recently befell him In Clifton
springs, n. Y, and which still detsins
lin In that place. Ia his absence the
meetings were presided oyer by Vice
President u. p. True OF LEEDS Centre.
Norway Grange Choir furnished music
the sessions All the meet
ugs were well attended BY members and
iisitors. and were both entertaining and
instructive.
Owing 10 the absence Of some parties
md press OF other work Ia the hall, the
tuesday forenoon session was postponed
Until the afternoon. Then the society
vas formally welcomed to Norway by
Hon. John A. Roberts. who WAS chair
nan OF the local committee Of arrange
nents. Mr.. Roberts congratulated the
PEOPLE OF the state on the bountiful
ruit crop OF the year and It's high
quality, In spite OF the caterpillars and
,ther obstacles that were feared. In
rev of the mistakes made by growers
n selling at the wrong time and for the
wrong price, both this year and last,
md thus losing part Of their possible
profit, he asked II this society should not
a bureau OF Information, so
hst growers may know better when
Ind how 10 sell.
The response was By ID. II. knowlton
" Pennington, who referred pleasantly
% the features Of the last annual meet
ng OF the society held st Norway, some
,ears since. He reviewed the good work
he society has done, In recommending
,etter culture, the spraying OF trees,
md the organization Of growers. The
natter OF organization he laid special
stress upon. The buyers, he said, are
organized, and have this year, by system
.tic effort, kept the price Of fruit down
Turing the early part Of the season. To
meet this organization, the fruit growers
should organize for their own protec-
ion.
Hon. Il A. Gilbert of North Greene
hen read paper on Equality as q
Factor In Commercial Fruit Growing"
At the outset Mr.. Gilbert stated that his
definition Of quality Is different from
hat used by many people. Quality is
. sort Of compound term. Even the
Ben Davis apple has two good properties
1T Is red and II will stand up to be
shipped; but 1t IL not an apple Of good
quality. He used the term quality as
referring TO that which makes fruit de-
Iicious, pleasant to the taste, acceptable
70 the eater.
The English market Ia the outlet for
BUR surplus fruit. For this reason, IL
has come TO the point that the planter Of
apple trees thinks mainly OF trees which
will produce red apples that will stand
shipping. Thus the country Is being
filed up with inferior apples, and the
growers, losing sight Of the home market,
are damaging themselves and destroying
the appetite Of the people for apples.
Substitute Grsvensteins for Ben Davis,
and the taste of the people Is cultivated
and their appetite for apples increased.
Every fall Grsvensteins are brought from
Nova Scotia In quantity to the Boston
market, where they invariably sell for
good prices, and there are never enough
in the market to supply the demand.
Fruits that are juicy, crisp, luscious,
high favored, are always In
demand In the home market, and that
market Is worth cultivating.
Mr.. Gilbert further conteuded that, 10
spite of all impressions to the contrary,
quality Is q factor In the foreign market
also, and quoted London prices Of the
present season on several varieties Of
apples In confirmation Of this Idea.
A talk on Strawberries for Profit"
followed, given by Il. w. Colling wood
of the Rural New Yorker. Mr.. Colling-
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