The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23
APPLEGROWING IN yERMON MI.

The Importance of paying greater
attention to apple growing, to which
attention has been called in the
Journal, is being quite generally dis
cussed in the State papers. The Ben
nington Banner says:
"The writer was visiting few days
ago with an agent of one of the big
nurseries of Western New York. This
agent travels each fall and winter
through eastern New York and west
ern Vermont selling fruit trees, berry
his remarks was striking comment
on conditions in Vermont. He said:
In Vermont there is no use calling
on many farmers, but in New York
have to call at every farm in town
Questioned further ON this line he
stated that his trade in Vermont was
with village and city people who have
small places, with owners of large
estates and with a very few farmers.
For instance, he said that at Benning-
ton he calls on just about half do
zen actual farmers, AZ Rutland and
Burlington, few more, while at
Manchester, Brandon, Mi1dlebury and
smaller towns anywhere from one to
three or four. He has tried making a
thorough canvass of the farmers, but
cnx &c IA I1t so "
it is too much bother to raise fruit.
The trees have to be trimmed and
sprayed and there is wait of five or
six years before the trees come into
bearing. In New York State, says
the agent, at least in Rensselaer,, Co
lumbia and Greene counties where he
travels, practically every farmer buys
fruit trees or berry bushes and often
both. The market for choice fruit is
improving all the time. No longer
ago than last spring Oregon apples
were being sold at Corsiglia's fruit
store in this village. Just as good
apples can be raised in Vermont as
in Oregon. If anything the flavor OF
the Vermont apple is the better, yet
Vermont farmers are taking little in
terest in the great development OF
apple and other fruit culture now In
progress"
Vermonters should be ashamed to
have apples brought across the con
tinent from Oregon and sold in oui
local markets.
The profit that may be reaped from
Vermont apple orchards upon which
attention and thought are bestowed
is pointed out by the Burlington
Free Press, which says:
1--WE have frequently emphasized
the possibilities of profitable Vernon
farming, particularly in the direction
of the production of apples. 1t is {
well established fact that the soil ant
climate of the Champlain valley, es
pecially are favorable TO the cultiva
ton of apples for the market, thu
flavor secured in this region bein,
highly popular with dealers as wei
consumers.
1--WE now find splendid illustration
and vindication in the announcement
that Charles II. Holmes, Charlott
farmer, has just received an offer O
$500 per acre for an orchard of 10
acres from man in Milwaukee, Wis
If any one is inclined to question tn
good Judgment of this resident of tn
Badger State, who has offered $4,000
for Vermont apple orchard, 1t ma
be reassuring to learn that the har
vest of the present season thereon
: estimated at from 5000 60 1000 ban
rels, and an offer of SO per barrel ha
already been received.
MANY a Vermont farmer has larg
orchard, but comparatively few farm
ers are as thorough in the cultivatio
: OF their orcahrds as is Nj. Holmes