Ellsworth American., 1910-05-25
APPLE GROWING.
voRps OF AN EXPERT ON
FRUIT CULTURE HERE.

:. sArE BUT NOT QUICK = NOBODY
wu1 pE MADE RICE, BUT INVEST
xENr WILL PAT WE'LL.
..rnle Growing in New England -
.,.,ness. y was the subject Of : rscsnt lee
go before the Massachusetts, Horticul-
..,.l society, at South Bcston. By Il.
.s c-,u. Miller, who conducts the Hillside
ss.hards OF HAydenvtlle, Mas, sn sxtsn-
20 commercial establishment. Mr.. Mil
Ter said;
mort has been 10 prominently before the
s.o,,,e Of New England for the past year
I. has the apple industry. Everyone has
,.ken to talking, speaking or writing ON
III. subject, until il must seem that every
one must be at least reasonably we'll in
,o,m,d on the subject. While I have been
taking for years about the great Cd
s.rtages which New England posssssss
for growing apples, both for home use and
,or commercial purposes, and while have
continued to plant new orchards and give
bstter care to thoss already established
md while am - optimistic - ever
rerrding the future OF apple growing, do
heiieye the time has come to approach the
subiect in most careful, sane and con-
.sryative state Of mind. Much has been
,.id and written that, while in . measure
true. has been somewhat highly colorsd
and sometimes exaggerated, 20 that many
rho might be interested, In this line Of
thought might become somewhat deceived
!. 10 the true facts in the case.
aFirst Of all, in my opinion, apple grow
ing in New England 10 mot get-rich-
Quick proposition; neither ID It the easy
wsy Of acquiring competency that some
might and do picture II. 1t IL, however, In
nv opinion, ono Of the sursst, safest, most
interesting and profitable lines OF agri-
cultural effort that can possibly be
associated with our section Of the country.
All natural economic conditions favor the
development and extension Of the apple
industry with us. Our climate, which
means the proper amount and relation Of
heat and moisture, - related TO ths grow
ing and developing the crop; our soil,
which means . coil which 10 reasonably
well supplied with latent fertility, and our
elevations, which afford ~ most excellent
surface and drainage, al make for condi-
tons which are unsxcsllsd, II even
equalled, in any other ono section Of our
country.
aThe varieties which are peculiarly
sdapted to New England conditions are,
when well grown, Of the very highest de-
gree OF quality and excellence. Our mar
kets are here In the east. Nearly one
third Of the population OF our entire land
Is found In the eastern section OF the
country. New England apples, II Of
good quality, nnd . ready market In the
chief cities OF our great middle west, and
even the extensive orchards OF Michigan
do not, by their nearness, Close the mar
kets OF Chicago and the northwest to New
England fruit.
.our New England apples, particularly
the Baldwin, are In great favor across the
water. and this already great demand can
be still further increased by better busi-
ness arrangement regarding the sale Of
our product there. Much 10 beginning to
Be said regarding both over production
ofapples in the east and and competition
from western box apples. do not for .
moment fear over production In the best
varieties and grades which ws may grow.
have heard this talk, In various forms,
al my life, and still the demand for
apples which I may grow II greater each
year and the average price par barrel 10
considerably higher this present decade
than il was during the past decade.
Neither do l fear the composition Of
western box apples. II there 10 any over
Planting OF apple trees anywhere on our
ointment, and II there il to Be- an over
Production Of any grade Of apples which
reaches our markets, II is going to Be, in
my opinion. in Oregon and Washington,
where perhaps Il may b. said they have
gone apple crazy, and II will Be- this high
sfsde fruit, which costs some 500 per car
N transportation bafors It u even placed
IN our markets. whsn We adopt western
methods with our varieties ws may be
assured OF all the markets we can supply.
we have got to have . greater con-
ndence In our soil, climats, varieties and
markets. or in other words, In this superb
0omoination Of economic conditions
"n'en places AZ In the strongest
possible Strategic position, and most
VI an, faith In ourselves that we may
utilize all these natural forces and pro-
auee the finest apples in the world. Some
0o0n'enance and counsel large orchard
operations In New England. Large
operations are all well and good for those
.no are skilled in orchard work and in
ene modern methods Of orchard manage
nent, but ! believe the interests OF the
sppie industry Of New England viii b
Dest served by making the unit Of or
'aafd operations reasonably small.
"A few hundred trees or . few acres
'n0uio be the limit 1t the start for the
.sefsse farmer apple grower. A few wsll-