Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-11-01

Maine grown apples In the markets OF the
world, but ID actually selling them in
Maine, and wearing smile ON account Of
his profits. You So that when theories
and facts arc 20 ct variance, there 10 some
thing radically wrong somewhere.
The. rejuvenation of . neglected orchard
| is aot dif3cult matter. There IL no
mystery about it. 1t takes no college edu.
cation. No great scientific knowledge, no
special training. II there II dead wood
cut 1t out. II there are cross limbs which
need to be removed, remove them, cutting
close up to the tree and painting after
wards. II there are suckers, cut them on.
II the ground needs blowing, pillow It; tax
ing care not to pillow il too deep.
1t 10 sure to need dressing, 70 drsss it.
II you have not stable manure which you
desire to use for that purpose, U.S. some
thing elise Fishers formula, high grade
potato fertilizer or wood ashes. These are
all good, and l viii say that havs never
seen anything but good results from the
use OF Fishers Formula - . starter. II
makes the trees look healthy, gives vigo-
rous growth ana produces fruit. would
try 1t for the first two years, and then fol-
low IL with either potash OF wood ashes.
Hogs are q splendid thing in an orchard
Sheep are good, but neither can Be- used
in orcherds Of young trees whore limbs
hang low. The amount Of Fisher's for
mula or other ertilixer needed depends
upon the condition OF the soil and the
size Of the tree. For . young, mo6erate-
sized tree six pounds per tres will show
good results. Sow it out - Tar q branches
extend, snd not nearer than two to three
feet OF the trunk Of bearing trees. For .
large tree with soil in poor condition put
on ten pounds.
Don't ever try to grow BEN Davis trees
or Ben Davis apples without cultivating
the ground. It can't be done successfully.
The first year in sod shows un1kss fed
heavily. and each year following will
show more.
Don't give up an old orchard or an old
tree a. long % it il alive and has not got
rotten heart and the sap half gone.
know OF nothing that responds more
quickly to treatment than an apple tree.
Try it. When you trim, IL trimming has
been long and sadly neglected, don't 60 to
work and cut your tree all to pieces. A
tree Is live thing and has . circulatory
system. Don't you think that after you
had got to be past middle age, and was ip
poor condition, it would be q shock to
have the surgeon trim you up? have
seen many orchards well-nigh ruined by
harsh trimming.
Remember, there are extremes in all
things, and IL you must trim heavily,
do not forget that good nourishment will
to some extent and to recover from it.
Don't ever expect to reach the goal OF good
fruit and plenty Of it without spraying. 1t
isbetter to grow 9 crop Of apples than crop
OF worms. II IL better TO grow number one
fruit than 1t is to grow number twos.
Sometimes you will get . good crop Of
clean fruit without spraying, but the year
that you would have . light crop OF
wormy fruit II you did not spray pays you
well for spraying both years.
PACKAGES.
Much has been said by butter and
cheese dealers. by theorists and casual
iookers-on, about packing Maine apples
In boxes. II 10 common for that class Of
men 10 fancy that the reason Why western
box apples self wen is because they go to
market In boxes, and they pine for the
dswning Of the day ~hen all apples will
be packed that away.
The concealment afforded by the paper
wrapper around the western apples does
not arouse suspicion. Experience has
demonstrated that the fruit under that
paper is OF good color for the variety and
is free from disease and detects. The
Oregon apple IL grpwn under conditions
that make for uniformity. The soil, the
cultivation, Ahe irrigation. the thinning
OF the fruit, all tend to make fruit OF uni
form sire, color and quality. Even then
they are graded into some three sizes in
packing.
Fancy this being done with Maine
apples. sBut," says someone, 1--WE would
only pack the high class apples" Oh,
yes, you propose to skim Oh The cream and
cell il in. boxes and have thrss- fourths Of
the crop in the shape Of skin milk to be
eotd - sccono-ciaes sSuu ~ u9tFcis. ~
would not pay.
The fact 10 that you want in the first
pisce to consider market requirements;
you want TO consider the demand.
Markets are peculiar and seemingly mot
always logical. Fos sxampIs, the market
for 0rsenings and Baldvins. There 10 .
limited demand for 0rssnings, and until
that demand is satisnsd, buyers and ussrs
viii pay q . barrel more Tor them than
they viii pay for Baldwin,.
Aftsr that limited demand 10 sstishsd,
and there 10 more pressing for sale, the
prizes sinks hfty cents . barrel below Bald
wins. Nov let Ne take tbs box situation.
There 10 limited demand loe fancy apples
in boxes and . certain perosntags OF people
will pay fancy peics II neceeeary to Oh
tain them. But tbs great bulk Of The pso-
pie Who sat apples are poor. They are
people who work for small wages and can
| not aliurd luxurina. WhaQ thQla peQnla