Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-23


New Eaglsnd Caa Raise - Good
Fruit - the west.
y. Cyrus Miller, Of Haydsnssflls, Mass.,
sppis specialist, consulting orchardise,
one Of the most saccsssful and extensive
commercial spp,s-gsowsrs IN ths sast, In
Portland recently told ths Portland Farm
srs' club and IL guests aboas the ssssn-
tials Of growing apples for lie market.
That Mr.. Miller u one Of the most In
tsnssly practical men that has svsr ad-
dressed the club coald not b doabesd Tor
. moment BY anybody who listened 70
aim and examined the array Of pnoto-
graphs o. bis orchards and storage housss.
In the course Of his rsmafks b. mads The
astonishing statement that, next 70 ths
dairy COW, tho commercial apple u ths
most important agricultural asset Of New
England.
Mr.. Miller said he nigh. stand - re-
futation Of the oft-repeatsd assertion that
farming DOESN'T pay, for be was ons Of
faraily which bad lived on the same farm
for several esuerations, and grew more
and more prospsrous - the ysars won't on.
Two ysars ego" Mr.. Miller said, 'sthers
vas confsrsncs Of the govsrnors Of tbs
Nsw England states held ct Boston 10
consider the impeovsment OF agricultural
conditions In New England. They were
addressed BY Prof. Craig, Of Cornell uni
vrrsity, on modern msthods Of apple
growing, and one Of tbs results Of that
conference 10 that all New England b
afiame with the possibilities OF improved
agriculture, and especially with the posi-
bilitisa Of commercial apple growing.
'sThe apple occupies . more important
position in The country to-day than Il
ever has before. A. commodity Of trade
II occupies . place Of vast Importance.
Not only farmers, but capitalists, have
come to take an interest in appie-Rrowtng
- . matter Of profitable investment. and
il IL entirely feasible for capitalists 70 Or
Ranixe corporations for the purpose OF
growing apples In New England on vast
scale"
While It vas the opinion Of Mr.. Miller
that the wisest men In America, % far
- methods are concerned, are TO Be found
in apple growing regions Of the West,
he insists that 90 far - climate, soil and
marketing facilities arr concerned, New
England 10 the favored spot Of the whole
country for successful apple growing on .
large commercial scale, and that all We
have TO do IL 70 copy tho methods Of ths
western fruit growers 70 excel them 1t
every point. With all these favorable
economic conditions, Il would indeed b. :
foolish man who would not Be willing to
q least Investigate tbs possibilities Of
New England ~ the most impoetant
appie-growing region OF the future.
The speaker declared that the apple -
IN asset OF New England second only in
Importance and value to the dairy COW.
He said that be waa willing TO invest every
dollar be had in apple growing, but In
order for the business to succeed The
essentials OF its success should be
thoroughly understood.
Taking the drst lssson from the practice
OF the western apple growers, IL will b
found that the three essentials are, feed
ing the trees, pruning the trees and spray
ing. He sketched his own met hods OF thu
cultivation OF the land and the conserva-
tion Of moisture. using the pIow and bar
row and giving up to the trees the entire
use Of the land. In the West the growers
are Obliged to irrigste their orchards; here
we have natural moisture.
An snvironment must Be produced
about the tree % that the plant food In
tbs soil, and the natural moisture, may bs
applied 10 the functions of growth. The
use Of the paow and harrow and the cover
crop, with . proper amount Of fertilizer,
will produce the ideal sppie crop.