Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-20
STATE PoMOLOGlcAL SOCIETY.
Successful Field Day Held in This
City Wednesday.

The Maine State Pathological So
ciety held field day at the Mountain
Farm on upper Main street owned by
George Fred Terry of this city. About
100 persons were present although a
great many more We're. expected. In
yitations had been extended to all the
nearby Oranges and it was expected
that 800 people would he in attendance.
Teams were waiting at the station on
the arrival of the morning trains and
the visitors were taken to the Noun
tain Farm. There was NO morning
session as there We're not members
enough to convene and the time dur
ing the morning was taken up in or
chard inspections. President William
Craig of Auburn, Secretary w. J..
Kicker of Turner, Prof. Dean Hurd of
the University of Maine experiment
station and Miss Edith Patch also Of
the experiment station, led the party
through the nearby orchards of the
connecting farms. Here were found
many things of interest to the fruit
grower and the hours were passed In
gathering specimens for analysis.
At the farm owned by G. F. Terry,
there is new orchard and in this
place the people found mlny different
varieties of pests that infest the APP
pie trees. The borer worm was found
in practically all of the young trees
and in some instances the tree was so
badly infested that it was broken off at
the base with apparent ease. The
nature of this worm is to enter the
base of a tree and bore it's way to the
center and in a comparatively short
time the life of the tree is Slapped out.
The horer eats it's way through the
center and in one instance. the pest
was located at a distance of six
inches from where it entered. Miss
Patch made a large collection of these
pests which she will keep for inspec-
ton The different manner of graft
ing the limbs was noticed by the in
spectors. !, There .s&ere many different
methods in this orchard and the eX-
amples furnished excellent illustra-
tions. The orchard is situated on a
slope but it was declared by all that
the ground was far too damp for the
cultivation Of apples. The ground Is
spongy and although the drainage
would appear sufficient it is unadapt-
cd for the raising of fruit.
There were several trees found that
We're infested by the caterpillar and
n'any of the small young trees had
been destroyed. Not SO many Of
of the borer worm but the damage to
the trees was as great. The grass
hoppers were doing as much damage
as any and the field was actually alive.
All the trees showed the effect of
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were eaten close to the branches.
The party later went to another or
char,l. which contained cherry and
plum trees. Here they found diff
fcrent pest in the form of the black
knot This tree disease is found only
on pear, plum and peach trees and the
Only way to exterminate it is to cut
the branches when it first appears and
burn them. The party passed consd-
cradle time in this orchard and many
interesting features We're the result of
their inspection
In the afternoon a meeting was held
at which time the result Of the morn
ing's inspection was discussed. 1t was
a most interesting and profitable ses-
ion to the fruit growers and many
more were present than in the morn
ing. The speakers were: President
William Craig, Secretary w. J. Kicker
Prof. Gardner. Prof Morse. Dean
Hurd, Miss Edith Patch, all of the
University of Maine experimental sta
ton; Edward Thorpe of the Maine
Farmer; w T. Guptil of Topsham. one
Of the leaders in the cooperative
movement for fruit selling.
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