Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-10
THE POMOLOGISTS.
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re required to do so by law that the
industry wav be protected and forter-
ell. The end must be reached and you,
members of this society. may well out
me the policy of actionflzz
The Place the bee occupies in the
economy of apple production is not APP
preCiated. If we would have complete
fertilization of the blossoms the friend
snip of the ices must be cultivated
The reason fol their absence in many
localities calls for investigation
Whether due in part to the continued
use of arsenical preparations in spray
ms or not, the cause should be found
and removed. e.
N the decrease in number of song
ard Other birds seen ABOUT the homes,
fields and orchards there is another
caus" for anxiety. From purely
economic standpoint the presence of
| these friends of the farmer, in largest
possible number. becomes a necessity.
| Why have they failed to appear?
| What can we DO to call them back?
| Here again we toucn the problem of
spraying solutions, and it is one to be
Vertically considered. The Chief COM
retitors Of the New England orchard
| ist in the next ten years will be the
growers of the extreme West. After
| that the field of competition will
broaden rs the Middle South and West
| increase their frlit crop. Certain
| climatic conditions and the geographic
cal location naturally give TIL" New
| England grower an advantage. He is,
and always will he, from ore to two
thousand miles nearer the best Euro
p%an markets than rho large growers
OF the West At the same time as iifl-
| proved methods of caring for and
shipping fruit multiply. this natural
advantage will become less and less
significant Under methods Alow pre-
Ivaling. Stringent laws rigidly en-
forced in tho extreme West. coupled
with methods of care and fertilization
peculiar to that section, have resulted
| in putting upon the markets of the
world fruit of remarkable size, beauty
and uniformity. That it lacks in tex
ture and flavor is as yet a minor con-
sideration. What pleases the eye sat
isles the purchaser
| The lesson must be self-rvident. New
| England fruit can be grown as smooth,
as sound, as uniform as that from the
arid anG irrigated regions and the
measure of cClor we can insure is still
an undo tcrmined factor. Let US not
forget to carry in mind the fact that
We can supply in quality what cannot
be equalled in warmer ATTITUDES. The
great problem facing the Maine orch
| ardiSt is this. BY what ineare can the
| standard Of Cur fruit. rs it GOES upon
| the market, Nc raised to the level
reached by certain individual growers,
and uniformity in size and freedom
| from defects be insured? This propU-
| sition is before us and | desire to sub
init to YOU certain specific recommcn-
lasions for your deliberate consiGera-
ton before this session closes.
Wide Field for Education.
| There is a wild field for educational
work and it should be fully occupied.
| Beyond there are steps to he taken
which will necessitate legislative act
ion, and this society should outline the
police and secure the legislation.
| 1st. A stop must be put to CONNER
cial packing. AMI by this ! mean the
grading according to individual con-
! ccptions of what TIE market will ac-
cept
| ID. The distinction between No | and
| No. fruit must be made more pro-
nounced. TO do this the No. 2's must
be eliminated by spraying and feeding,
as in the West.
That the law we now have is moder-
Iate and infictS no burdens on any
honest packer is sclf-evident fact.
yet reliable information has reached
ne that combination of packers has
been formed to ignore it's simple re-
uuirements and also secure if posi-
BILE it's repeal. For these reasons |
urge consideration of the question of
amending the present law.
A: To require that, in addition to
present specifications, the name of
the grower and also the packer, in
plain, legible letters be placed on a
card inside of every closed package.
II: That an appropriation be secured
TO cover the expenses of enforcement
| c: That an amendment be secured to
provide for the inspection, by proper
officers of closed packages, barrels or
boxes
| d: That legislation be obtained to
make obligatory the renewal of all
dead and worthless trees and the
spraying OF all orchards and living
trees.
The day has gone for Individual
-tandards to govern in grading or
packing fruit. The individual is lost
in corporate interests. That this APP
piies rs tenaciously with the man on
the farm as he of the mill must be
recognized. Because of this individ-
uality of work there is no means by
which the interests of the INDUSTRY as
a whole can be safeguarded. Individ-
ual shipments IF fruit remove all con-
troll and put every mars product on
the market against his ne:ghho-s
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