Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-03-30
THE APPLE SCHOOL.
ppoFrTABLE MEETING OF HAM
COCK co. ORCHARDISTs.
,xrEREsTINo AND INSTRUCTIVE AD-
nREssEs-FINE FRUIT DrsPLAY--
rEREePTrcoN LEcTURE-HIPPER
AT ODD FELLOWS HALL.


=, interest, Importance and value to the
,.,mers OF this vicinity, the farmers in
.,itute held yesterday in Ellsworth was in
~ respect behind the potato meeting
hs,d here year ago; only in point Of
abundance did 1t fail to meet expectations.
Ths weather conditions were ideal; more
heautifui spring day could scarcely be
Imagined, but the travelling was very bad,
and 10 this is mainly due the falling on Of
the attendance, especially at the afternoon
session. The attendance in the evening
vss larger than tkst Of last year.
OF the distinguished speakers Of the day
Commissioner Gilman, DR.. N. M.
Tvitchell and d. H. Knowlton arrived on
the morning train; Prof. Hitchings, with
his assistant, g. A. Yeston, arrived Mon
d,y evening. Prof. Gardner, Of the Uni
rersity of Maine. was unable to be present.
MORNING SESSION.
There we're three sessions. The morning
session was informal. From various sec
,ions Of the county came samples Of APP
ples which were neatly arranged on tables
in front OF thess stage. There were about
seventy-five plates, the largest exhibitor
being II. Fremont Maddocks. These ex-
hibits we're regarded by Commissioner
Gilman as unusually good ones for this
time OF the year-one OF the best, he said,
he had ever seen.
A complete grating outfit, including
limbs OF apple trees, scions and buds was
exhibited, and was used in practical DEM
onstration after the close OF the afternoon
session. Some fine photographs showing
the results Of the correct treatment of
old trees we're shown by DR.. Twitchell,
and attracted no little attention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2.15 the meeting was called to order
by John A. Peters, . vice. president OF the
board of trade, who after short con-
gratulatory address introduced H. Free
mont Maddocks, chairman of the special
committee OF the board OF trade, as:chair-
man Of the meeting.
Mr.. Maddocks, on assuming the chair,
made brief address, and introduced as
the first speaker Commissioner Gilman,
who made one OF his Characteristic ad-
dresses, making strong plea for better
fruit in Maine, and directing special at
tention to the Gregory prize offered for
the best acre OF orchard set out this year,
the award to be made five years hence.
In most forceful manner he pointed out
what could be done in orcharding, how it
could be done and why it ought to be
done.
The next speaker was d. II. Knowlton,
Of Pennington, who followed few pre-
Urinary remarks with q well-prepared
paper in which were some striking in
stances OF the results OF intelligent work
applied to orcharding in Maine. He re-
terred to the striking differences in the
cost OF land suitable for apple-raising in
New England and on the Pacific coast, and
argued that the advantage, in dollars and
cents, as well as in the quality of the fruit
was with the East, and especially with
Maine.
Prof. E. t. Hitchings followed. He was
introduced as the sdoctor of fruit, and
during the three fourths OF an hour which
he occupied he amply demonstrated that
he was entitled to the distinction. His
plea for intelligent orcharding; his easily
understood instructions as to how to set
out and rear apple trees; how to obtain
the maximum Of fruit at q minimum Of
cost in labor and money held the closest
attention Of the audience.
The formal address OF this session closed
with tive-minute talk by DIR. Twitchell.
Immediately following the session q
practical demonstration of grating was
given by Mr.. Yeaton, ably assisted by
Mr. Maddocks. Slips on which were
printed formula for making grating wax
were distributed over the hall. This
demonstration proved to be one OF the
most useful features of the days proceed
ings
AT o'clock supper was served at Odd
Fellows hall to nearly 200 people. This
was in charge OF the supper committee OF
the board of trade-L. M. Moore, c. H.
Leland, j. A. Cunningham, H. B. Estey
and j. w. Nealley. These gentlemen, Mr..
Estey, who was out Of town, excepted,
served as walters, assisted by A. F. Stock
bridge, o. w. Tapley, George P. Smith and
Frank s. Call. John H. Leland was
caterer. About 175 people were served.
EVENING SESSION.
In interest and importance the evening
session was in no way behind its predeces-
scr. 1t opened with lecture, mainly on
insect pests, illustrated by stereopticon
views. Their nature, their destructive
ness, ways OF destroying them, were feat
ures OF this most entertaining and in
structive lecture. 1t was delivered by
Prof. Hitchings.
The closing address was by DR..
Iwitchell, who for nearly an hour, held
tne closest attention of the audience while
with wit and wisdom he discoursed upon
the Importance not of good fruit-growinR
alone but also upon the right relations
which should exist in the family, on the
iafm, in the workshop; indeed, in every
phase of human life.
Little moro than fh;a cvudo ann mary nj