Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Entire Number Of Orchard
lists Competing Is It's.
Work Of Initial Season in Ken
nebec and Somerset.
Pledged List OF Premiums for the
First Fivs-year Contest. s.,

| tire hummer OF competing Is J "a,
| divided among the various counties as
| follows: Androseoggin, 26 Cumberland,
| S: Franklin. 10: Hancock, 9; Kennehec, H.:
Knox, s. Lincoln. 3; oxford 10: Penob-
scot, IS: PiscataQriS. 10; Sagadahoc. s;
Somerset, 9; Waldo Il; Washington, :;
York, b
During the exhibit of the first New
England Fruit SHOW held in Boston in
1869 the late Hon. James ]. II. Gregory of
Marblehead. presented as gift to Maine
a bond of $1,000. the interest of this to be
given to the best acre of apple trees set
five years, the contest to begin in 1910
and ever afterwood 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 following list pledged as
premiums for the first fve-years contest:
LIST. James J. II. Gregory prize, $500; 2nd,
premium by friend. $50; 3rd. Bowker
Co, S1oo; 4th, &. Ct. Pratt Co., slOe; 5th
Douglass Pump Co, $1oo: 9Th, Deming
Pump Co., Salem. Ohio, $50; 9TH. Charles
j. jaeger Co, Boston, Mass, $50; sth,
Portland Farmers Club, $50
Registration blanks were sent out early
in the season, with the suggestion that
some cultivated crop be raised in connee-
ton with the trees and a record of the
same be kept and reported to the State
department of agriculture at the close of
the season.
A brief summary of the work done dur
ing this first year in kennebec and Som
erset counties in the fve-year contest
for the Gregory prize follows:
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
G. a. Yeaton. Augusta. SoutheasterN
slope. clayey soil plowed in fall of 1913
Variety. Tolman Sweet: commercial use;
set 81 by So: cultivated five times: used
500 lbs. Bradiey's fertilizer broadcast and
two lbs around each tree June 10: value
$ll. Cost of trees, siSSS; expense of set
ting. $50 expense of care, s.. Planted
beans but frost destroyed them; was alb
sent from home so did not repant. Gull
tivated until August.
Francis f. Lane, Litehtield. Easterly
slope: clayey loan: plowed in coat of
dressing and applied 700 lbs. corn ferti-
liZer May 1910. Variety. stark: CONNER
cial use: cultivated twice; value of fer
tilzer. si4. CROP raised, japanese millet;
cost of production, So; amount of crop.
trees. S14,io; expense of setting. $l.9o
Growth from II to y inches.
NJ. $. lifield, Augusta, r. F. d. . Or
shard in Manf iI S9 II; e sio 1aia
and again in 1910 Variety. Stark home
and commercial use: set 10 by 10; cult,
vateds 10 times; used 10 cords dressing and
30 lbs fertilizer: value $50 for fertilizer
and $50 for dressing. Crop raised. sweet
corn; cost of production. SIC: amount of
crop, 1900 lbs; value of same. $50. Cost
of trees. s12; expense Of setting, Sc; eN-
pense of care, s. Trees made good
growth.
D. NJ Benner. Monmouth. Westerly
slope: rocky soil; plowed in 1919. Varie-
ties, Mcintosh and stark: home and com
mercial set > by 25 narrowed four
times: used 500 lbs. complete fertilizer;
value $40. Crop raised. oats; cost of pro-
duction. SIS: amount of crop. p bushels;
value of same. SIS. Cost of trees. FL; eX-
pense of setting, ST. Trees made good
growth. from II to 20 inches.
James r. Packard, Monmouth Slight
slope to west. deep. heavy soil; .plowed
in 1909. Varieties, Mcintosh and Craven
stein; home and commercial; set 3 by 3D.
cultivated six times. Crop raised, pota-
toes 1909 lbs Essex fertilizer used in
hills; value $25; cost of production. 81;
amount of crop $50 bushels; value of
same, $50. Cost of trees, s17.20: expense
of setting, s..
Warren J. Potter, Litchfield, r. F. d.
IS. orchard in Monmouth. Westerly
slope: rocky soil; broken. up in spring
of 1910 Variety. Mcintosh commercial
use; set 90 by 30: cultivated four times:
used six cords barnyard manure; value.
s2400 Crops raised. oats; cost of produce
ton. $500 amount Of crop GA bushels :;
expense of setting, s.: expense of care,
$50. Trees small. Made growth of from
Il to % inches.
George NJ rwitshel Aubu n,ona orGh isR
rocky soil; plowed in 1905; Thoroughly
worked and sowed to oats in 1903; y ton
Dirigo fertilizer used and seeded to
clover. Varieties. Wolf River and Veal
thy; commercial use: set 30 by 49, Cost of
trees, s13; expense of setting, 81. expense
of care. s3:0. Glover crop, 1910. three
tons. Mulching applied in july. One-half
of trees did not live and were replaced
November. 1910.
H. H. Lanigan. Mt Vernon North
easteriv slope: light loan. Varieties.
Stark and Banana: home and commercial
use; set 40 by 40. No returns in at this
date.
Arson NJ Bickford; Oakland. South;
easteriy slope: gravelly soil: well dressed
with barn manure and plowed April, 1910.
Variety. America: commercial use: set
20 by 20; cultivated three times: fertilizer,
five cords barn manure; value. $40 Crop
raised, oats and peas; cost of produc-
ton, I'll; amount of crop, two tons: value
of same. 500. Cost of trees, $3.50, eX-
pense of setting, sl.o0. Trees made fine
growth.
A. w Lane & Sons Waterville. r. F.
-. 80. Orchard in Vassalboro North
westerly slope: CLAW loan: plowed Au-
gust, 1909: dsced five times before set
ting trees. Varieties stark and Wealthy ::
commercial use; set 80 by So: cultivated
five times: used 1900 lbs. Bradley's phos-
phate. 3-6-lo: value $2s Crops raised. po-
tatoes and cabbage: cost of production,
5000; amount of crop. 225 bushels pota-
toes, 500 heads of cabbage; value of same
STA. Cost of trees, 1915; expense of set
ting. SO: expense of care. 81, Mulched
trees with stable manure. Wrapped
trunks with tarred paper. Trees have
made a fair growth.
b. F. Htchings. Watervile. r. +. D.
SS. Easterly slope: light loan: broke up
In August 1908: planted to sweet corn in
1909: plowed in spring of 1910. Variety,
Mcintosh commercial use; set SO by SO:
cultivated five tines: used % loads barn
manure and 800 lbs. corn fertilizer: value.
So for fertilizer and 80 for manure. Crop
raised, beans Crop destroyed nv hail
storm of June 2lst; cost of production,
81 40: amount of crop 81 bushels: value,
81. Cost of trees, SIS; expense of setting.
-; expense of care, So. A severe hail
storm on June 21st practically destroyed
the bean crop. The trees are very badly
| injured.
J. l.. Dean, Waterville. Orchard in
Winslow. Slight northerly slope slate
loan: piowed in spring of 1909 and oats
grown: stable manure and chemicals
| used: Variety, Stark; commercial use;
set 20 by 40 No crop raised. Cost of
trees, Sll per hundred; set at odd times:
| expense of care. 1869: this includes total
expense of snil nraparation sattinp Of