The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-09
The Demonstration Orchards in
Pennsylvania.

This week the public Orchard
Demonstration work was again start
ed in all the counties of Pennsylva-
mia, under the supervision of Prof.
II. A. Surface, economic zoologist OF
the Pennsylvania Department of Ag-
riculture, Harrisburg. Thirty care
fully trained and able demonstrators
were sent into the various districts
to give practical demonstrations,
showing the exact methods by which
the orchards of the state are to be
reclaimed from the terrible insect
pests that have been devastating
them.
This work is not in its experiment
| tai stage. This Is the beginning of
the third season of public demonstra-
tion work, and the results are al
ready such that Professor Surface
has received hundreds of applica-
ltions from persons who wish the
demonstrations continued or under
taken in their orchards or in their
| neighborhoods. None are refused.
I All that can not be reached for public
meeting purposes, are taken under
the plan of Supervision Orchards, by
which the state sends an expert to
| supervise and help with the work un-
stands it and can go forward in the
proper manner, sure of success.
The successful examples during
the past summer have been very re-
markable. For example, Mr.. Fred
| Bohlayer, the owner of one of the
Demonstration Orchards, at Troy,
Pa, writes, The results from the
/ work done in this orchard last
spring are certainly surprising, The
blossoms fell of most of the or
chards around here excepting those
i which were sprayed. In this part
/ OF the country, there are scarcely
any apples at alls but our orchard
was we'll loaded, bearing about 90
bushels from two acres. These ap-
piles are now selling here for s1,10
a bushel, They are very fine. and
scarcely any wormy ones The trees
y look healthy and were not troubled
this year with the leaf blight or twig
4 blight, as, year ago"
Mr., F.. u. Boyer, of Perry county
writes: My crop this year amounted
to S31 barrels from 500 trees (15
acres). thirteen years old. This was
{ sprayed according to your demon
stration methods with three pounds
of arsenate of lead in fifty gallons
of weak hme-suiphur after the bios
SONS fell | sold my entire croI
of apples to one dealer at $2.75 pei
barrel which left. me a nice sum oi
money for my trouble, while those
who did not spray had to be con
i tent with only abont half that price
and inferior fruits This was due
/ entirely to the demonstration anC
inspection work.
!, 1t was announced at the fall meet
: ing of the demonstration orchard
owned by Mr.. d. c. Young, Presi
: dent of the Grange National Bank
3 of Smithport, Pa, that this particu
lar orchard had this year as resul
t of the demonstration work in it
r produced the first fancy crop o
fruit it had ever grown; and thi
e crop was not only better in quality
!, but much more in quantity than tha
produced on several other combined
t orchards, owned by the same per
= son. The first grade fruit from thi
orchard sold for $1.25 pc bushel
S and the second grade for 81.
n The orchard demonstration worl
r in this state is profitable financia
:, proposition, and is making good
in every sense. Public meetings Wi
It be held during the next two week
:. in every county of the state.