The Republican journal., 1911-01-19
Gregory Orchards for 1910.
BETTER FRUIT FOR MAINE.

the interest OF THIS TO De given 10 the
owner of the best acre of apple trees set
five years, the contest to begin in 1910
and ever afterward at successive periods
of five years each. Soon after this offer
others followed this wise example with
the result that the Department of Agri-
culture has the folio wing list pledged as
premiums for the first five years contest:
LIST, James ]. H. Gregory prize. .......... $500
End, Premium by a friend. ................ l5O
3rd, Bowker Company .................... 1OO
4th, B. G. Pratt Company ................. 100
9Th, Douglas Pump Company. .......... lOO
9Th, Deming Pump Co., Salem, Ohio. SO
9TH, Charles J. lager Co, Boston, Mass. 80
Sth, Portland Farmers Club. ............. so
Registration blanks were sent out early
in the season, with the suggestion that
some cultivated crop be raised In connec-
ton with the trees and record OF the
same be kept and reported to this depart
ment at the close of the season. A neat
little booklet issued by the Maine Depart
by counties. Following are the reports
from Waldo county:
Percy S. Edgecomb, Belfast. South
east slope; gravely loan; broken up in
fall of 1903; plowed in spring of 1910;
twics. harm dress i and phosphate
Crons raised beans and potatoes. Cost
Of trees * cents each. exnense of set
t;no 3 cents. eynense of care. s cents.
Crentb from 8 to II inches Rrown-tajl
moths tronhled some
Cbarlas n Hartman Relfsst r f
n Sonthoast slona. rocky loan.
tboronohIv Moved and narrowed in the
snr;no ~ fo10 Var;eties Ra1dwins
Ganoe .nd Mcintosh. commercial. az by
~. cnltivated eipht times: four cords
bor, Srassin6r 5O6 lhs nhosnhate 2.6-1O.
Uai,,a If sa,no 800 60 IRON raised CORR.
.ost If nrodnct;on s11 60. amount of
cron - IONS Iensilaoe1. value of same.
eco 1 M Cost Of ,rees "a 60. EXPENSE Of
Sot+;ncr @ M. ovnense of care 80 90
Tra 80 $40 ro' ona.-vear-old Wins. al have
nsJe GOOD a.rowth ono measuring 70
;nches If tbis vasr's wood
Hills Belfast R r n 2 South
oos+ slona. 1;,ht soil. nlowed and disced
hnr;i 1etb 1o10. Mcintosh and Craven
e+ein. oo,on,erc;al. An hv 40. cultivated
49,. t;r,,as. con Inc oonmarc;al Fertilizer.
,,o1,,o co m Cro,, r.isad corn. cost nj
,Sad,,ot;or e1e M. an,o,1n+ of cron ~
PPnshals Of oars (yal,1e Of same s35, 90
Cos+ ~ +roos 81 M. eynansa of setting
e. az. ~ VI ~ 30 oare & m 0ne-vaar'
"a 1909 f o,-o,so-e o,.on,th - inches
oI $50 ~ 70 u a' Kasna s Ralfast Nortbaast
,,o,a. 49,, III. rlou,od IN foil If 1oOo.
$500 I' ano;n j.; tfaIl If looo. varietv
SS omeo &C." a,,a,orn;ol. sat % NV o. c1lf;'
80. 49, +,1 ona.l '+h;rJs If Ion Of
S;ft,, 'T Tn+at> Crourar snd ia cords
barr d,oa oSaro ual,,a Of Same $40 No
co. rl, r .a;Sad no+at l and haans val1a
crop rdlSSu, pOldtOSS dllu USdIS, value
W sa' 3o0 sottnG 50 40. exnepse of
eate, Sn.uu' + LII, me- - anu ~, ertont.
caterplllaIEs troubled TO some e st "
: niaoe ah average sio"''i u ~
lne m 5 c,;+b 1o..eo.a Gov, aroh.,d
NJ p R Siil1i, La sl", Go' sona 1i@ht
IN belast, MAINE. Iou.nerly sio 10 IN ng az
1 1@no PIowea anu M Iatio|eu ~ lou ~
I9u9 o. vaiie.y, MtliitGsl' .oli,.lGt.la
81 oo Wy oo i've MI, NJ ~
" 9oua' ~. W ecu q e.:l e. +" nn
Staoie iiiaiiui seiue " 80 e''iH
S s5 po ialseo, 4aos' 49, VI tu tro,
9so p en- aitoule ~ .lop ~ .o eso ao
ana oo ousnels o Ga .aiue a oL crop soooo
Sosi W ieen S.m.s &C., If c.ro cen+s
settlng, GEMS; expense T.5 Oh care, cen ~:
100 nneoe III H. ,,,t +easNS s0"
VIZ ~ "a $500 WI l,iaI ~ CT po,fo,+ IN
M, naugnan ai IT, PEI nelia ea, ~ ia "a
o. koi sawesI siop % si"y yo1 oa' N p,G@u
W le hliomeu cpl e. a. ~ % NV 90 c,;
+ $500 aoiii enc 1hl i % ~ ~ 49,
tiHaeeo once, ooo lDs' nome mlAe ca ie en
G 1lrlhe ioI sioe W. es r,d, 9et; W.
no. aSe o,t e of eron u h, ~a,a nf
Sooo' an sn ~ 80 tioP w. 20 CO. "
nailte' yi1,34; 80 - N n 'iee'' o''o0'
pe rN:I, " se.' ii,g, piiIo' p,.4 N+,
Ma,iaru i a. G Hht l nerloi o m0i a IA
srey siupe nt i1 1910 p Wsr;a+; all'
Wnr 1 eu IL. nui MoI,+ aoI' nd So
iipGiia on Ll Hn dtu "a IN,
1on H. &c ou ~ ~ ent;,; %
a,,l.es, ~ u.s. o us.o. aet e. ' zs $50
na aUu.lo vaue W ,J Gtup
CO. 81, po.a. ot 'oau oop n o b,,shola.
Ys a1,, 81 "snu,'' COO % on ~ traas %
aate ~ nar,.e' Ypo.ot ~ g. ~ M ~
of 20 20 " 49, 49, go ~" 9',or
" .a,e, %zl,1 r. % 20 o. So; ,ah WHICH
srH" u na arGi' ~ p w. p. ,,,''es so,+hr,
s,d,a. i;oht In nLl, ana 5ou.nu
.; g. 1o1o po 49, CIV MaIatos Iu
10 u s a4i9 % hn %. nlt;natad
tbnaa tirans fo. tI ~ ,hs 5o a11u
h 5nree taliie aa. e a1 I 10 w. coz a0
Trnn r.;aad oas+ 90 nr,d pot;oo'
coo 10. $500 pe" ~ .os. " 10 h,,sLols
ol,,e et5 M cos+ of traos &c co uo. a's
nansn " Settiroe g. M. aSne,s $780, Of cara
g oo catt1a - 800 .o e ;,od - oa
s1arv trea a''ie anu o' seS i'1ui GU ''e"iis