The Ordway new era., 1910-04-01
PROCLAMATION

PHUCLAMA IIVH
On January G, 1910, at the National
Apple Exposition, In Denver, Colo
tado. a National Apple Queen was
elected. At her coronation, the crown
was placed upon her head by the Hon.
John F. Shafroth. governor Of Colo.
RADIO, and she was proclaimed queen
by the thousands OF people present.
BY virtue OF the authority vested
10 her as Queen OF the Apple Realm:
aud, at the urgent request uf her loyal
subjects. she issues the following
pfvclamation:
Mabel !. Queen Of the Apple King
dom. to all her subjects, sets forth
ami. declares: Humanity Is blessed
with many kinds OF food for the susie.
nance OF the body,-animal food and
vegetable. In the latter, fruit has an
important and prominent place.
Among all the fruits known to man,
the apple Is king. In all ages 1t has
been regarded as the perfection OF
fruits. When produced by the meth.
Ods known to modern horticulturists.
1t merits the highest praise. But,
Without intelligent care, even this
fruit becomes less desirable, and its
orchards examples OF the opposite Of
beauty and perfection.
It Is the earnest desire OF the Queen
toSbe Of service to those engaged In
the culture OF the apple. and to others
10 the section north OF the present
apple realm, In which sections she be-
lieves the apple will be grown In the
future; and " this end she suggests
the following:
Among the most serious difficulties
confronting the apple grower are the
late fr0sts Of the spring time, which,
frequently, while the fruit Is young
and tender, come with their death.
dealing blow, and destroy the crop
over large areas. In some localities
the experiment has been tried OF in
Producing orchard heaters, small
stoves, whose fires are fed by coal or
oil, from 40 to 80 ares to the acre, de-
pending upon the degrees Of cold to
be combated. by this plan, the tenn
perature OF an orchard may be in
creased from to l5 degrees. The
growers are warned that "slnudging",
or tnastngssmoke, has been found In
sufficient for the saving Of the fruit.
But by the means OF fires as above
outlined, the apple crop may usually
be saved. In sections Of the country
having abundance OF wood, it will
probably be advisable to substitute
this fuel for oil or coal.
Different varieties OF scale insects
and aphis attack the tree in root, bark
and foliage, while the coddling moth
bores into the fruit itself. These are
to be combated by the use OF sprays
ia the branches, In the spring and
summer, and by the use OF refuse TO-
tion OF the aphis which lives there In
winter.
For the composition OF sprays the
Queen would refer orchardists to the
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, d. c., and also to the secretaries
Of the various State Boards Of Agri-
culture.
In order that Information and in
telligent interest In the growth OF the
apple may be increased, the Queen
would suggest that, upon Arbor Day.
in addition to the usual program OF
the day, the orchardists meet in their
halls and school houses to listen TO
addresses upon apple culture.
The Queen would urge that orchard
lists avail themselves Of all literature
obtainable, urnn the growth and de-
velopment Of the apple, much of
which literature is furnished, free OF
cost, for the mere asking, by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. c., aud by
the State Boards Of Agriculture.
At Fruita, the home OF the Queen,
upon ArbOr Day, a mass meeting will
be held, presided over by the Queen.
at which time addresses will be do
livered upon apple culture, and the
Queen will take pleasure in receiving
her subjects Of the Apple Realm.
| Issued this First day OF March in
the year one thousand, nine hundred
and ten. from the Apple Palace,
Fruita, Colorado.
Signed: MABEL l, by the will OF
the people, Queen of the Apple
Realm.