The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-11-23
Somerset Pomona.


held with East Madison Grange, Tues
day, Nov. IA The morning was cold
and the roads uncommonly rough which
prevented an average attendance. The
master, oVerseer, lecturer, chaplain,
secretary, gate keeper, pomona and
ceres were the officers present, and
members were present from the sur
round ng oranges
l., {. Jewett, Vesta A. Withee, Marcia
Nitchell were appointed a committee on
applications for mem bership
Hattie Clements IN behalf of East
Madison Grange gave a cordial welcome
to the Pomona and ). r Emerson re-
sponded to the welcome
Il was voted to give ten dollars adj
! dluona to the girls cottage at the Good
viii Farm and contribution was also
taken up TO make a purchase for the
gins TO euj " Thanksgiving,
lnasmuch as this session was to be
devoted TO the different varieties of fruit
table of apples and canned fruit was
On exhibition during the meeAng which
was generously contributed to the in
mates of the girls cottage. l.. l.. Smith
Was called upon to speak on grating
and spraying" He SAID, BE sure and
put live scion into live stock ana per-
torn the work as soon as possible in the
spring Recommends spraying, for it
pays. l.. c. Jewett, subject, packing
and Selling He advised packing ap
pies in good, attractive barrels, fill
closely aud let the grade of fruit be
strcky as represented A II. Ellis
Tpal an attract from anma manor aaUjpn
/ that the best piece of farm property
twenty years hence will be good apple
orchard. Mrs taswell spoke interest
ingly on canning fruit. There are five
varieties at least that can be successvely
canned with cold water alone. Gran
berries gooseberries, currants, apple
and rhubarb Put in the fruit at night
fill with water. 1t will settle
some dining the night Fill again IN
the morning and tasJen on the cover
H. T. Choate mentioned the advance
that has been made IN recent years in
the production of small fruits and they
are almost Indispensable to good living
on the farm The consumption il great
ly ON the increase. Vesta A. Vithee
spoke of canning black berries, mash all
the berries, add pound for pound of
tural flavor.
+ Hutchins, state entOmolOgist,
gave most instructive talk on insects
mi lrious TO fruit" The apple has the
greatest number of insect enemies, num-
bering from $50 to 300 Disease of the
roots of trees can be traced to a certain
insect pest 1t one tree is Infested and
set in an orchard it will spread to all
/ "a al hnr no =.
one of the greatest pests 1t will in
crease from one to billions in one season
and lis advent into Maine is to be dread
ed. The railroad worm, 80 called, is
another enemy that can be kept in check
by keeping sheep or swine in the or
chard to destroy the fruit as 1t prema-
turely falls; spraying will :also destroy
the railroad worm AZ we'll az the cod
ding moth. spray before the blossoms
start to destroy fungus and after the
blossoms fall to destroy the moth Both
the brown-tail and gypsy moths were
considered. He spoke of the advent of
the brown-tail into Nassac husetts and
the terrible havoc wrought by this
dreaded pest and the great cost of fight
ing them They have been in Holland
for the past ITO years The gypsy de-
stroys evergreen trees and the brown
tail the decidious trees. Laws must be
enacted to compel their destruction or
we shall be overrun with them. Many
questions were asked and answered
Kate b. Ellis, lecturer, and S F. Emer-
son, chaplain took a part in the discus
sion of these interesting questions
Il. T. Choate and Angie Priest favored
the Grange with songs and the latter
gave recitation A class was instruct
ed in the fifth degree and admitted into
the Pomona
The next meeting will be held at Nor
ridgewock the second Tuesday in De-
cember. +