The Somerset reporter., 1904-11-24

ONE OF THE FINEST EVER MADE
IN MAINE. APPLE DISPLAY.
EXTRAORDINARY IN VARIETY
AND QUALITY


Thursday noon OF last week, the annual
exhibition OF the Maile PomDlogical
Society had just got under way in Grange
Hall, the opening exercises had occurred,
aud an account thereof, with extracts of
the annual address OF President Gilbert
appeared 10 the issue q that week, also
a list Of exhibitors.
In the afternoon Of Thursday the ex-
erclses consisted Of papers md addresses
by Edward l.. White Of Bowdonham.
Y Z. DeCoster OF Buck deld, S. IL
Dawes II Harrison, Prof. W. NJ. Nun
son OF Orouo and Miss Edith NJ. Patch OF
The University Of Maine. Hon. A. ".
Gilman, Commissioner Of Agriculture OF
Maine WA unable to be present but his
paper, " What the State has done" WIS
read by another member.
Thursday evening DR.. Geo. Twitchell
editor of the Maine Farmer delivered
thoughtful and valuable address, and
Prof. W. Nj. Munson also read paper on
"Some Thoughts on Horticultural Edu-
cation"
In accordance with the recommends
lions of DR.. Twitchell's paper, WHICH
were also advocated by the president and
secretary of the society In their annual
epOrts, it was recommt nded and adopted
that the following committees be appoint.
ed, to consider the demands of the mar
kets and suggest suitable package, to
confer with the management CT the agri-
cultural fairs and endeavor to obtain for
fruits and flowers the recognition that
their Importance merits; to consider the
merits of new varieties of fruits and re-
port annually to the society.
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock bust
ness meeting of the society was held at
which Secretary Knowlton and Treasur-
er Pope made their annual reports and
officers were elected for the ensuing
year. as follows:
2. A. Gilbert. North Greene, presi-
dent; D. P. True, Leeds Center, S. L..
White, Bowdoinham, vice presidents; =.
Fl. Knowlton, Pennington, secretary; E
l.. Lincoln, Wayne, treasurer; r. Il.
Libby, Newport, member of the exeeu-
tive committee.
Friday afternoon Monumental or
charding In Maine" was the topic under
consideration with addresses by f. Fl.
Cook Of Vassalboro l.. II. Blossom of
Auburn, and one on "Commercial or
chardng in other States by n. P. Gould
of the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington. These addresses were followed
by general discussions OF an informal
character.
Friday evening an interesting and IL
struetive address was given by Abe
F. Stevens of Wellesley, Mass, on
"Hardy Roses-Their culture and
Varieties" also remarks, upon request,
in regard to his fine display of chrys.
anthemums. II. P. Gould also read Ii
paper upon "Variation in Apples" and
was submitted to running fire of
questions by members In the audience.
A trio of members of Skowhegan
Grange, Messrs A. R, Smiley, A. F. Sand
ford and Mis-. c. d. Miller, with Miss
Stella Kimball, pianist, furnished appro-
pirate and acceptable music during the
public meetings.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following which were adopted
Resolved-That we extend our thanks
to Skowhegan Grange for the use Of
their beautiful and commodious hall dur
ing the session OF the Maine State Pomc-
logical Society and to the citizens of
Skowhegan for their hospitality and en-
couraging attendance.
Resolved-That we extend thanks to
Mr.. Smiley and his associate musicians
for the excellent music furnished during
the session.
Resolved-That we express our ap-
probation to the SOMERSET REPORTER
and other papers for their able and COM
prehensive reports of the meetings.
Resolve-That we express our appreci-
alton to the genial proprietor OF Hotel
Heselton for his Efforts to make our
stay pleasant and comfortable.
t,rs. V. =. DECosTER,
e. l.. LINCOLN,
l.. H. Blossom,
Thursday afternoon an address by Miss
Edith M. Patch, entomologist of the
University Of Maine upon the subject the
brown-tail moth, whose arrival upon our
southwestern border is already an unwel-
come fact was given. The paper was
full of information and suggestions in
regard to the treatment OF this terrible
pest.
The brown-tai moth, she said, Is r
white-winged moth expanding abont one
and one-half inches, with Its abdomen
tipped by q conspicuous golden brown
tuft. These moths are on the wing In
July and unlike the gypsy moths, the
brown-tail females as we'll as the males,
are strong ners. They are active at
night and as lights have an attraction
for them they sometimes fly long WAY
toward a lighted district. TIE femalr
usually selects leaf near the tip Of the
branch, on which to deposit from on
hundred and fifty to three huudred egg
Some of the brown hairs from the alb
dominal tuft adhere to the egg-mass anu
give ii the appearance of a brown felt
lump.
The speaker gave In detail the method
OF operation OF this moth and the ways
By which it Is distributed over tn
country and then gave remedial meas
ures necessary to be adopted from which
we quote Among the remt dial measures
to be consider too much stress cannot
be laid upon clean culture. This implie,