Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-13
Vermont Hqrticulturists Ask the
Legislature to Pass Pend
ing Bill.
some PRIZES AWARDED.
Tnc business End OF Fruit Growing q
Leading 'ropic for Discussion at tie
Last Days Session of the An
yciicr--tuncraI Friday.
Elected.

Inc annual meeting pI tHe vermont
state Horticultural society came t. a
close Thursday afternoon at armory hall
after Il two days session of profit to
. fruit growers In this State, The meetings
OF Thursday were more largely attended
than were those of the previous day and
n great deal OF enthusiasm was shown
by the many discussions entered into by
the orchard men.
The session Thursday morning began
at $3.50 o'clock with paper on THE
business End of Fruit Growing by J.
il. Hale of South Glastonbury. Conn. Mr..
Halo also gave a talk on Fruits for
Local Markets" during the morning scs-
sion. He encouraged the using of smaller
packages for packing fruit for market
because there was mucn more profit in
this line of putting up choice apples than
by packing in barrels To grow fruit
successfully he said one must love II and
spend much time in cultivation of choice
fruit trees. The apple industry in this
State he believed was a great business
investment and there was an opportunity
TO make a fortune in foreign markets.
Laxity of methods in cultivation Is the
principal hindrance to the successful mar
ketng of fruit.
Ex-Mayor W. II. Blodgett Of Worcester,
grading and packing of apples. With
assistance he packed barrel ready for
shipment showing how it should be
packed to insure safe delivery and no
injury to fruit.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session began at 1870
o'clock and officers were elected for the
coming year: T. L. Kinney of South Hero,
the auditor, was elected to the PEST
dency to succeed T.. S. Brigham of St
Adams; William Stuart of Burlington was
elected secretary; a. NJ. Vaughan of Ran
dolph, treasurer, and l.. II. Sheldon OF
Fair Haven, auditor. The appointment of
board OF county ice-presidents will
be made by the secretary and president
Tile president will also later name the
committee on bylaws.
An amendment was made to the con-
stitution providing for the paying of an
annual salary of $50 to the secretary OF
the society.
It was also voted TO add a proposed
change to the constitution providing for
diminishing the executive committee
from the vice-presidents to board of
five members.
PRIZES AWARDED.
The committee on awards examined
specimens of II exhibitors of apples
loars, potatoes and onions The
prizes for apples were awarded as fol-
lows:
w. z. Holcomb OF Isle La Motto re-
ceived first prize for the best speci-
mems of Arctic. Bellhower, Fallawater
Rhode Island GreenlnE. Pound Sweet
nd
Scott Winter, and Roxbury Russets.
r. H. Bristol of Nergennes won first
prizes for Baldwin and Tinmouth and
second for Ben Davis, Pewaukee,
Rubicon and Shiawassc
a. II. Hill of Isle La Motto secured
first prizes for best specimens of
Famcuse. Mcintosh, Northern Spy Red
Canada and Spitzenburg and second
for Bellhower and King.
Luther Putnam of Cambridge took
first prizes for best exhibits of Bethel,
Ben Davis, Golden Russet. N W.
Grcening, Scott Winter, Wealthy, and
Maiden Blush and second for Swaar,
Wolf River, Gillihower and Wagner.
d. r. Trombley of Isle La Motto
was awarded first prizes for the best
exhibit of species of King and Rubi-
con, and second for Baldwin, McIn-
tOsh, Northern Spy, Rhode Island
Crcening, Tolman Sweet, Pound Sweet
and Mann.
S. =. Gordon of Grand Isle received
first prizes for Pewaukee, Sutton.
Swaar, Grimes Golden and Westiield
species and second for Fallawater,
Red Canada. Spitzenburg and Grimes
Golden.
ID. G. Hicks OF North Clarendon re-
ccivcd prizes for species of Shiawasse
and second for Sutton.
T. J.. Kinney of South Hero was
awarded first prize for best Tolman