Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-02
STATE HOUSE.
Good Individual Fruit Ex-
hibits at Boston.
Maine Lost Out Largely on
Method Of Packing.
Hearing, Thursday Afternoon, Upon
Protection Of Rlnes Hill.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, Nov. is at 10 A. M.

State Horticulturist Albert * Card
ner of Rockland, and Assistant Horti-
culturist George 4. Yeaton of Angus
ia, have returned from the New Eng
land Fruit Show which was held at
Boston. Oct. 23-2S. They brought back
with them IS boxes and 20 barrels of
frIit which was included in the Maine
exhibition at this show for the Corn
and Fruit Show, which is to beheld in
Portland. Nov. ELL Mr. Yeaton will go
TO Portland, Thursday, to look after
the fruit and will remain until after
the close OF the exposition.
While the Maine exhibit did not sue
coed In obtaining either Of the first
three prizes offered for d state eA-
hibt. the Maine fruit display at Bos-
ton was oil very good quality but lost
ont in the method of packing and gen
eral appearance of the fruit, lack of
uniformity and grading.
IF we are to profit by the mistakes
made at this show we must at once
plan for our fruit exhibits for the
coming season and consider how we
can secure an exhibit that shall have
al the necessary qualifications, said
state Horticulturist Gardner. "One of
tho reasons for the inferior appearance
of our exhibit is due to our standard
box. said he. Our experience at the
New England Fruit Show has demon
strated clearly that the Western stan
dard box with dimensions i0Ex1lIkx1S
is far superior to cur own with it's d.
mentions 1nx1lx2a for packing all
grades of apples
Some of the individual exhibits from
Conant of Buckfield took first prize
or Northern Spies. while George w
staples OF Temple. had a very good
exhibit of BaldNins in boxes and bar
rels. which won several prizes. \. A.
Herrict of Norway. had some excel
lent Spies. Grayensteins and MacIn-
tosh which took several prizes. The
oxford County Fruit Growers Associa-
tt7n had a small exhibit of MacIn-
tosh and a barrel of Spies while Rob-
ert Hallowell Gardiner of Gardiner,
showed some excellent Belaowers
which attracted quite as much atten-
ton as airy exhibit in the hall. II. L.
Keiser of Greene. had large and eX
cellent exhibit of Raldwins and Rhode
Island greetings which took many
ribbons His exhibit included nine
boxes in all
Among the other exhibitors of Maine
fruit at the Boston exhibition were:
c. +. Quimby. Auburn; +. E. Whiting
East Hebron; ]. II. Savage & Son, So
Ion. Fred A. Kicker e Son, Turner:
Harry Littleheld. Brooks: John True.
New Gloucester; L. G. Waterman
Buckfield; L. T. Shorey, Monmouth:
Charles Elkins, Gerham; C. c, Wash
burn. Mechanic Falls: Clement Tay-
Tor. Winthrop; John w. Leaman. Gull
ford: C. A. Merrill. George w. Wen
dali & Son, Auburn; l.. X. Lee. Fox
croft: f. T.. Hardy. Pennington; Miss
Lizzie Bass. Wilton; C. f. Taylor.
Lewiston; II, l.. Cummings. West
Paris: Stanley O. Holden, Wayne; f.
O. French. Norway
The full number of barrels. boxes
and plates of apples at the New Eng
land Fruit Show from all over New
England was 11O9 boxes. 800 barrels
ard 1875 plates. In addition there was
exhibited 407 mates of pears. 10 plates
of ounce and II plates of grapes. \
good display of cranherries was also
shown.