The Republican journal., 1910-08-18
Special Apple Premiums.
Raising of Maine Fruit Being Encouraged
by Awards to be Made at the State Fairs.

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Raising of Maine Fruit Being Encouraged
by Awards to be Made at the State Fairs.
Under the auspices of the Maine De-
partment of Agriculture special pre-
mlums are to be awarded at the three
State fairs for the next five years. The
awards are generous and are made by
various establishments dealing in nursery
and orchard supplies. All who wish to
enter for the premiums should apply for
blanks at the department at Augusta.
The idea is to encourage the raising of
Maine fruit and the classes are open only
to fruit grown in the State. The follow
| ing are the special premiums:
Bowker Fertilizer Company, Boston,
Mass: Offers each year for 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, for the best barrel of
fancy packed Maine apples, fortified
with Bowker's fertilizers, SPRAYED with
pyroX and exhibited by grower, fruit to
be shown so labelled at the Central
Maine fair at Waterville, the barrel
winning the first premium to become the
property of the Bowker Fertilizer COM
pany: First, one ton Stockbridge tree
manure; second, quarters ton
| Stockbridge tree manure; third, one-half
ton Stockbridge tree manure; fourth,
one-quarter ton Stockbridge tree manure.
Bowker 1nsecticide Company, Boston,
Mass: Offers each year for 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, for the best box Of
fancy packed Maine apples, fortified
with Bowker's fertilizers, sprayed with
Bowker's pyroX, exhibited by grower,
fr,11f 70 hN oh lob la Il.
trail Maine fair at Waterville, the box
winning the first premium to become the
property Of the Bowker Insecticde com
pany: First, 100 lbs pyrox; second, rs
lbs. pyroX: third, so lbs. pyrox; fourth,
rs lbs. pyroX.
B. G. Pratt company, so Church street,
New York city: Offers each year for best
exhibit of Maine Baldwins, one bushel,
fancy packed, exhibited at Maine State
fair, at Lewiston: First, 80 gallons scale
eide; second, 10 gallons sulfocide; third,
10 gallons sulfocide.
Frost lnsecticide company, Arlington,
Mass: Offers an Arlington Outfit BIB
pump to be awarded at each of the three
State fairs, for 1910, at Bangor, Water
vile and Lewiston, for best exhibit of
Maine grown apples, not to exceed 10
plates, from renovated orchard. Fruit
to be exhibited by grower For seasons
of 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 100 pounds
Bordo lead, at each of the above fairs.
on a like exhibit. Entrance blanks to be
furnished by the Maine department of
agriculture.
Homer N. Chase & Co., Auburn, Me,
and Geneva, N. Y, offers the following
on best bushel box of Mcintosh Red APP
pies. Trees must have been sprayed
I1t thn e e.
insect injury: First, SO first class stand
for 1911 delivery; second 25 plum trees,
Japanese variety; third, 100 strawberry
plants.
Coe-Mortimer company, 24-26 Stone
street, New York city, offers for best
fancy box STANDARD busheI of Maine
grown apples exhibited by grower, at
Eastern Maine fair, Bangor, season of
1910: First, two tons Thomas phosphate
powder; second, one ton Thomas pnos-
phate powder. third, one-half ton Thomas
phosphate powder.
Vreeland Chemical company, so Church
street, New York city, offers for best
returns from one acre of trees for 1910,
plate display, not over five varieties, eX-
hibited at Central Maine fair, Water
vile, orchard to be sprayed with arse
nate of lead: One hundred pounds electro
arsenate of lead paste, or so pounds
electro arsenate of lead powdered.
American Agricultural Chemical com
pany, 90 State street, Boston, Mass.
Offers for best display of three bushels,
fancy packed Maine apples, exhibited at
Central Maine fair. Waterville: One ton
Bradley's high grade complete manure.
Sagadahoc Fertilizer company, Bow
Io1r, To-;
standard busheD of Maine grown ap-
Sagadahoc county fair: LIST, 3-4 ton choice
bone meal; End, - ton choice bone meal;
Sd, IA ton choice bone meal.
Smith & Thayer Co., 234 Congress
street, Boston, Mass. Offers each year
for best exhibit of Maine Mcintosh Reds,
at Maine State fair, Lewiston: Fig. 100
Gould Pomona Pump.
Barnes Pump Co., Mansfield, Ohio:
Offers for finest display of five plates of
best early apples, exhibited at Eastern
Maine State fair, Bangor: l pump for
1910.
Deming Pump Co., Salem, Ohio: Of
fers for best display of early apples, not
over five plates, to be exhibited this fall
at Central Maine fair, Waterville: De-
ming barrel pump.
Hardie Manufacturing Co., Hudson,
Mich: Offers for the best plate of Bald
wins, sprayed fruit, to be exhibited at
Central Maine fair, Waterville: LIST, 1
Hardie barrel pump complete. For the
best plate of Mcintosh Red apples, spray
ed fruit, to be exhibited at the Maine
State fair, Lewiston: End, similar out
fit.
All who wish to enter for these pre-
miums should apply for blanks at the