New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-18

institutes. among the many excellent ones that
call to mind none has the prominence OF that
at Albion, Orleans County. N Y In the past
hrteen years have been there nine times. and
the meetings grow on each year. doubt
II they can be duplicated anywhere. II has been
my privilege 70 attend not few state h0rtcslit-
uraI gatherings. yet in none or them have I
seen greater intensity OF purpose and more keen
interest and knowledge Of their business as well
as wealth derived directly from the soil than ara
in evidence here. This Is the more marked when
we consider that IN the large meetings referred
20 We have the most interested and Intelligent
men from large area: here only those from
one county and that small one Formerly it
was the only meeting held IN the county. Now
there are several. yet the attendance and inter
est at the central point increase each year.
I made my last visit on January % and 80
when the courthouse packed 70 the doors
during the day with audience made I'D large
| ~ OF men In the evening. whsn The subjects
were OF general nature the attendants was
/ Hight, as is usual in this place; they come FOR
/ business.
| 1 was told on good authority that this audi
ence represented over $1.OOO.OOO. not OF wealth
/ made in the city and spent IN the country bur
\ that coming directly rom thu soil could
name, II it were proper. tan or q DOZEN neu
whose fruit crops alone average annually from
5000 to $4,000 each with scores running ron
/ $1,000 to $4,000.
! Fruit growing Is their business but they also
raise wheat. beans. potatoes and cabbage IN
amounts not to be dispised- There ara some
cows kept. and not few hocls OF sheen. win
sc,ne winter feeding OF lambs and steers Poul-
Try also has much attention Orleans County
lies between Niagara on the west and Monroe
on the east, with Lake Ontario as its northern
boundary. In area It is the Benjamin among
western New-York counties. About fOrty-hvs
or fifty years ago many apple trees were set out
mostly Baldwins planted thirty 70 thirty-avs
Ieet apart They bore some good crops when
there came period or unprocuctiveness. they
had been treated as side issue. among them
were grown wheat and other farm crops. and
tne trees received little care or fertility About
fourteen years ago a number OF unen-sorna o.
lhem the best fruit growers or to-day-went to
the state assessors and asked to have the vaIua-
ton OF the county lowered because OF TIA IN
prohtaole orchard growing the land. A few
men cut down all their trees. Other few began
10 give attention to the trees as a crop. EIalt
OF inc trees were cut out the ground vas
thoroughly TILED and fertlized and the trees
We're sprayed When the cry OF barrenness was
sun going I'D these orchards were loaded with
an abundance OF fns fruit What preceDt could
not 40 example did To-day the man that does
not care Tor his orchard IS not allowed 70 go IN
the best society.
In no place IN the United Sites fs sn-svt,g
more generally, inteIligentIy and thorougblv
carried on Not only at the Institute but all
through the year the one absorbing tonic is
spraying Here the experiment. station ana tnstt-
VuIe man come for inspiration and demonstration
OF practical work along this line. The haodpunp
.s largely giving place to the power sprayer
some OF the first steam rigs were introduced
here. and there are many now m usa M -
oIene engine seems TO be the popular ana CO.
ing power There were three such outfits On ax-
business and each new develODrnent as keeuiy
the San Jose scale. which IN tho last couple Oe
years has been found IN the county. They hEys
a local organization. and last year ala some CO
operative work IN fighting the pest Now they
are going at the thing Systematically. and pur-
pose TO have the trees affected thoroughly
treated by an expert man The following
agreement was put out. and before ths meeting
closed was signed By 1OS mems
We, the undersigned. Members or the Orleans
County Fruit Growers Association IN c0nstd.
Grafton OF the mutual assistance ard bensha
TO be derived from this agreement and IN con-
sideratiOn OF the better protection OF our prop
erty against the ravages OF the insect PEST
known as the San jose scale do hereby mutually
agree, each with the other that we viii each
bear a propOrtiOnate share OF any expense that
we or any Of US may be called upon 70 pay 70
the state official whose duty II Is or may be
to take steps toward the eXtermtnatt0r c. -.
strfction OF the San jose scale. or any Other
person who shall be authorized to receive pay
for services and expenses incurred by such on.
ctaI or any person or persons appointed BIZ
him on the premises OF any one signing this
agreement IN discriminating or restricting the
San Jose scale. The proportion OF the expense
TO be borne by each person so signing 20 be
estimated upon the scale hereto annexed, BY
NIyron EgglestOn, Albert Wood, Harry Brown
c. NJ Chester Jay Ais John Hakes. s. W
Smith, who are hereby appointed appraisers fOi
the purpose of estimating and making said
agreements. and whose Judgment as TO the num-
Der. size and age OF trees shall be binding upon
all parties hereto.
All the assessments 70 be paid TO d. d Culver
treasurer, within thirty days arter a written
notification OF such assessment mailed by him 70
the address given by US hereon, ana WhOn We
hereby authorize to demand, and IN his OWE
name collect the same. and whom We hereby
constitute a trustee for all the signers hereto.
for the purpose OF demanding. collecting and
receiving said assessment and for the purpose Of
paying over such money 70 the person or party
authorized to receive the same.
It is mutually understood and agreed that this
/ contract shall be binding and in force only wheu
signed by at least one hundred persons. who
shall each be the owner OF fruit trees. and when
SO signed IL shall remain IN force until Deem
Der 81 1906 But II all assessments are not the1
made or paid. each person shall remain bound
By this agreement for all such expenses incurred
prior to December 81. 1906. until he has paid bis
assessment
| pense to be paid shall not exceed $1,000. and Il
a greater expense Is incurred the signers OF this
agreement shall only pay their prOpOrtionata
/ share OF such 81 900 OF such expense.
/ II is further agreed that all signatures upon
| this or duplicate contracts shall be considered
! the same as If all were attached 10 one paper.
/ and that all names signed 70 this, or duplicate
| agreements shall be counted n making up ths
/ one hundred signatures necessary 20 make this
| agreement binding.
] APPLE TREE THIRTY-FTvE YEARS Old AND
OLDER TIIE UNIT OF ASSESSMENT
Table showing age periods % trees Eeauzsd
IN each period u derent Nnes 70 equal che apple tres