Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02
Attendance Thursday, the Fourth
Day, Passed the 400
Mark.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE POPULAR
Laboratory Filled to the Doors
with Ladies from Burling-
ton and Other Places
throughout the State.

The attendance Mt farmers week pass
oil the 400 mari; Thursday. The various
meetings, four in progress ut once were
well attended and much interest was
manifested. In particular. the addresses
and demons trations in domestic science,
in charge of Dean Totrill. were i'm
mcnsey popular, the lab DratorY being
filled to the doors. A great many ladies
from this city attended, as we'll rs many
from outside. The demonstrations in
fruit tree pruning and in stock judging
were very popular
An abstract from thursdays addresses
follows:
THE FARM ORCHARD.
(ny NJ. y. Cummings. Professor of Hortl-
cu'ure)
Every farmer may have an orchard to
supply the family with good fruit. There
Is scarcely farlg in Vermont that is
incapable of supplying the household
needs. \ liberal allowance of fresh, ripe
and luscious fruit is not merely Ques-
ton of economies, 1t Is as much one of
convenience and real satisfaction. No
family should do without the best which
man and soil are capable of producing.
The general requirements Of a farm orch
ard are several. a good site and conven-
ientlocation are preliminary considerations
Provision should be made for culinary
and dessert use seasonal succession in
Guiding a liberal supply for winter needs
and for team cultivation and spraying
so that the work may be done at the min
imum expense.
Proper location is important. Let the
family orchard be located conveniently &c
the house; let the soil be deep. wei
drained, fairly fertile let the land he
capable of good tillage and possess a gen
tie slope eastward or westward; and above
all select an elevated rather than a de.
pressed area.
Select many varieties of good quality
end from the family favorites; lave some
early, "a few medium and a liberal supply
for winter use,-culinary we'll as des-
sert Plant stone fruits, pome fruit:
and small fruits in quantity to suit fam
lily needs.
Lay out the orchard on an oblong area
so that team work may be utilized In cul
'ivating and spraying. Long rows, ever
If composed of three sorts of fruits. ar,
time ana strength savers. Small fruit.
nay he grown between rows or in tn,
rows Of tree fruits If the land is limitet
in extent.
Aim to give the best of care. Cultivate
the soil, prune and spray the trees, ant
there will be a crop to harvest
Provide suitable storage by having
cool, sweet and moderately dry room fol-
fruits. Without good storage, half tn,
labor of summer goes for naught
There Is pleasure and profit in home
grown fruit. A little land and specific
conditions will give good results
HARVESTING AND MARKETING
APPLES.
CBy G. W. Perry, Chester Depot)
The apple tree was one of New Eng.
lands early settlers. At nrst only tn,
natural fruit was grown on Seeding
trees; then happened the great gift
of nature in the seedlings that have
never been surpassed Baldwin, Green
ing. Beethoven and Spitzenberg. Thes,
were soon spread all over New Eng
land by tho fruit tree agent. SiXt.
years ago in Massachusetts grea
food of fruit growing reached IT.
height. Fruit Of all kinds was at
tempted; peaches were as common al
apples are now; even apricots and nee
tarines were grown In many gardens
Then Flis food began to ebb and hal
beey ebb!ng ever since. All this frui
W.T. grown in a desultory way Jus
VI present It appears that so far a
apples are concerned this tide is again
making to tho flood. However, durin,
this time the enemies of the appl
have increased, wholly unchecked un
III recently, until they have Target
dos ha ha fr,,i
rendered It very imperfect 1t is nov
OF no use to leave apples absolutel
uncared for. wholly unfertili2ed an
untitled, as the'r various enemies vii
soon destroy them The commercial
apples of the future must be in al
ways well cared for and we'll TILED
This fruit has generally been picke
carelessly, In many cases shaken fror
the trees, left in heaps In the or
chard, then poured into barrels o
brought to market IN bags. often /
very bad shape. Now we are beginuin
TO understand the advantages OF care
full picking, fine packing and lntelli
gent marketing. The fruit should b
picked as carefully as If eggs were be
ing handled, never shaken from tn
trees or turned from baskets into bai
feIS II ShoGlu be carried INTO coo
storage In cellars or other places
handled with the utmost care in tn
repacking, and transported on sprin
wagons, whether on the farm or IN
road. The barrels or boxes in which
Is packed should he lined and cusl
!oned and in every way should be mad
as fine as possible. This lining an
cuShioning costs nothing as It take
the place Of more than it's value
fruit. Great damage Is done to the al
pie business by fraudulent packin
largely induced by the buyers repr,
sensations The middleman Is largel
to blame for apples being thus packe
as he will pay more for the same fru
thus packed than he win for that hoi
tstly packed. The only remedy Is
require the name Of the grower
packer on every package, as Is dor
n Canada Why should we pack q,