Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
THE FRUIT GROWERS MEETING.
(From the Brattlcboro Phoenix)

The 18th annual meeting of the Ver-
mont Horticultural society which has
been held in Brattleboro this week, has
been well attended. 1t has been highly
instructive, and it brought together a
large display of Vermont apples of dis
tinctly high quality. The members and
other visitors from up the state Were
cordially welcomed by our own people.
and 1t was a pleasure to have the officers
of the society say that the exhibition of
apples was the largest and It's quality
the best that has ever been seen at
meeting of the society. The speakers
and their subjects We're especially well
chosen to furnish the instruction and the
stimulus to active and determined work
which Vermont fruit growers need at the
present time. Foremost among the points
emphasized and well established by the
different speakers and in the discussions
| which followed We're these:
In planting new orchards FOR CONNER
| cial profit choose carefully hardy, stand
| ard varieties which experience has proved
| to be suited to our Vermont soil, climate
and latitude. Baldwins. Greetings. Nc
| Intosh Red and Northern Spy would have
| the leading place in any list which an ex-
| perenced grower would make up.
Start with not more than two or three
varieties, and In the beginning plant no
J more trees than can be we'll cared for.
Buy nursery stock. not from travelling
| agents. but only from nurs rymen of
known and we'll established character.
Attend carefully from the first to cul-
tivation and fertilizers. Spraying Is an
| absolute necessity when trees have come
| into bearing.
| Old orchards may be successfully reno
waited by 1udicious pruning and proper at
| ten:ion In other respects.
/ Picking. sorting and packing are as es-
scntial to success in orcharding as is the
| growing Of the fruit.
| No occupation OF industry offers great
| er Inducements to any young man OF YER
mont who will take hold Of ii with In
tell.gence and determination than that
OF apple growing.
1t Is a matter Of course that the largest
and finest display Of apples came from
the northern section OF the State border
ing on Lake Champlain, but good fruit
came from other parts of the State. and
Windham county In particular made a
good showing Of well grown, we'll col
ored, and altogether creditable apples.
The significant fact about the success Of
this meeting and the variety and excel
lence of the fruit display is that it shows
| the steady advance which Vermont Is
| making In successful apple growing. The
Industry In only in its infancy. but Its
possibilities ere becoming realized and
We arc bound to see steadily increasing
development In the INN. date future.
| Our oaly regret about the meeting Il
that the seats were not filled Mt every
session with our own Windham count,
farmers who could thus have gained in
valuable Information from competent anc
unuuestionable sources as to the possibili
ties of renovating old orchards. and thu
best methods OF planting and growing
now ones Best of all they would hav'
i gained inspiration and a sense Of com
panionship and assurance in this i'm
portant work.
C. r. Holmes of Charlotte, about who's
very profitable orchard on the LAX
Champlain shore we have heard much
was an interested attendant at the hor
ticultural meetings. The original orchard
planted by his father 40 years ago, cover
100 acres and now comprises about 500
trees. Three fourths arc Greetings an
. the balance Northern Spies and Baldwins
For a long term of years tho trees wsr
neglected and 1t Is only In recent year
| that the orchard has come into tho pres