Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-05
APPLE RAISING
A Bulletin from the Boston Cham
Der of Commerce

Reports Of Successes in Different Parts
Of New England-What TWO Vermont
Farmers Did.
The Boston Chamber Of Commerce ex-
poets to publish pamphlet giving actual
facts regarding some of the New England
successes il farming, the idea De * to
encourage men to go into farming in this
section by showing what others have done.
The citation which the Chamber start
ed last fall and winter in connection with
apple raising has been followed by inter-
esting results. In Maine alone 10000 APP
pie trees were planted last spring, ana
all over New England there base been an
awakening, not only in planting new fruit
trees but in making a stronger effort to
take care Of the old ones
Charles NJ. Cox Of the Chamber of Com
merce has issued a bulletin entitled "Ap-
pies" which gives the following infor-
nation:
Following are a few Of the many IA
vorable reports regarding New England
apple raising which have come as re-
suit Of personal investigation. If these
figures were from Western states there
would be a large sum Of money spent in
advertising and booming that branch OF
industry. Certainly the facts are SUI
ficient to warrant a great increase in the
care of our existing orchards and also
planting more.
Most Of the results named below are
from old orchards which have been reno
waited.
Greenwich Conn, Conyers farm; or
chard of about six acres containing 200
trees, about 25 years old, revenue for
which prior to renovation was about SIS
per year. After renovation 1908. Cost
$3.50; receipts $500. 1909. Cost, $780, re-
ceipts $500. Renovation includes prun-
ing. spra wing three times, fertilizing, and
cultivating.
Milford, Conn, n Dwight Plat & Son;
Five Gravenstein trees, so years old
1909. Receipts, s205.s5.
Milford, Conn, Dennis Fem; three
acres. 1909 Receipts, $3.50.
Middlebury, VT, George II. Wright a
Sons; two acres. 1909. Receipts, 1851.
Seymour Conn, Hale & Coleman; ten
acres. 1909. Receipts, $4,000.
Hollis, n. H, c. E. Hardy, 10 acres
1903. Receipts, $4,000.
Charlotte Vt. c. T. Holmes, 100 acres.
1909. Receipts SIS 900 Cost $3s63.
r I. Kinney Of South Hero, Vt, has %
| acres of apples which has been continu-
Gus orchard for over 100 years, although
the trees have been renewed during that
period He has cold storage warehouse
on the farm and ships his apples car
load a week during the winter His re-
ceipts have been as follows: 1905, 1926;
| 1916 $2s33; 1907 S2676
The largest fruit grower in New Eng
| land is J. H Hale. of South Glaston-
bury, Conn, who has remained on his
fathers farm and made a business or
| fruit raising He at present owns ana
operates 6l0 acres of orchards. mostly
| peaches and apples. I do not know what
| his entire receipts have been, but from
| one orchard Of $50 acres OF peaches, he
| obtained in 1909, s23, 900, and from another
orchard Of 10 acres of apples, S24o0 gross
receipts BY these figures ii viii be
shown that when all his orchards are in
| full bearing his income viii be very large.
His success shows what can be done by
| making a separate and distinct business
| Of fruit raising here in the East. Mr.
| Hale IS today a rich man and carries on
his affairs as Systematically as any busl--
ness house. His success is a splendid
| example Of New England possibilities.
Starting on the home farm he has over
come obstacles. made money. bought
adjoining farms, expanded and developed.
Shipments from Shelburne Falls, Mass,
OF apples raised in that vicinity in 1909
| were 81, 900 barrels, valued at over $780,
| 600.
Shipments from Buckfeld, Maine. 1903,
| were Il 900 barrels. but il is reported that
| in good apple years they sometimes ship
from that station as high as 10000 bar
| rels.
Free publications on renovating old or
chards and planting new ones are: Storrs
Agricultural Experiment Station, Storrs,
Conn Bulletin No. 61."
Purdue Agricultural Experiment sta
ton, Lafayette. Ind. Circular No. II,
| THE Farmers Orchard"