The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-11-13
THE BANGOR FRUIT SHOW.
Waldo County Carries OF the Honors.

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! The Bangor Fruit Show. which began Thurs
day night. Nov. 9Th. closed Saturday night.
and was an unqualified success. Apples Of all
the standard varieties and some fancy ones
were included in the displays. Prof b. E.
Brown of the University Of Maine was Judge
Of the apples in barrels and boxes, and Prof.
E. F. Ritchings of the Department of Borti-
culture Of the plates of apples. A. K. Gard
ner. the State Horticulturalist gave demon
stration of apple packing according to modern
methods of packing fruit. which was interest
ing to the apple-grower and valuable from an
educational standpoint. There was much in
terest in the exhibits made in competition for
the Freese prize. aggregating 500 for the best
preserves. pickles, and jelles, which included
two from Waldo county by Mrs. Benjamin Fish
and Miss A. L. Clapp, both of Winterport The
prizes were $50. $25, SIS and $40 and more than
80 jars were exhibited. Mrs. Benjamin Fish
took the fourth prize. The judges were Miss
Frances Scoboria, matron of the good Samari-
tan Home: Miss Sutton, teacher of domestic
science at Bangor High school. and Prof. E. F.
Hitchings.
| The winner of the sweepstakes prize of
apples was Harry W. Littlefeld of Brooks,
who has one of the large orchards of Waldo
county. there being over 5000 trees in it. 1t
is in fine state of cultivation and produces
large annual yield. Most of his box apples
are packed for the Boston market, although
chiefly to the European market. Mr. Little
field is an enthusiastic orchardist and claims
there is no place in the country better adapted
to raising apples than Maine He won the
sweepstakes prize with box of Baldwins that
scored $50 out of possible 1000 according to
the rules for scoring used in the New England
Fruit show. There were number of boxes
that scored more than 9O0
Through Mr.. Littlefeld the Maine Pomolog-
ical society, which has show at Lewiston,
Nov. 1920. is to answer the challenge of the
Massachusetts, society, which sent to the
Maine show last year an apple with circum-
ference of q little over II inches. Massachu-
setts challenged Maine to equal that apple,
and short time ago Mr.. Littlefeld sent to E.
L. White of Bowdoinham, the secretary of the
Maine Pathological society, three apples, the
combined weight Of which was 8 pounds, II 1-2
ounces. The largest of these three apples
weighed 81 1-2 ounces. The largest circum-
ference was Is 5-8 inches somewhat in ex-
cess of Massachusetts, best effort.
These apples are the largest grown in Maine
of which there is any record, and will be sent
to the Boston show. 1t is believed that the
Maine society will issue challenge to the
whole of New England to produce similar re-
suits. The apples that Mr.. Littlefeld sent
came from tree eight years old.
E. N. Bartlett of Monroe and E. E. Page of
Corinth. two of the largest apple growers of
the Penobscot valley, both had large exhibits
of apples and some splendid varieties were
shown.
Many of the best apples from this show will
exhibition and will then go to Lewiston. 1t is
safe to say that some of the best prizes in
both places will be taken by apples from this
part of Maine.
| Following are the awards in the apple de-
partment which included Waldo county ex-
hbitors:
PLATES OF APPLES.
Alexander, j. R. Littlefed Brooks, 1st;
Harry W. Littlefieid, Brooks, 3D.
Baldwins, Harry W. Littlefed, Brooks, 1st
E. E. Page, East Corinth, I'd
Jonathan, Harry ". Lttlefeld, Brooks, 1st
]. r. Littlefield, Brooks. I'd.
| Mcintosh, Harry w. Littlefeld brooks lst
H. J. Luce. South Newburgh, I'd.
| Northern Spy, E. N. Bartlett, Winterport
lst; J. II. Comings, East Eddington, 3D.
Nodhead, E. E. Page, East Corinth, LIST; E. N
Bartlett, Winterport, I'd.
Ribston Pippin, Harry W. Littlefeld, Brooks,
LIST; Mrs A L. Clapp, Winterport, I'd.
Rome Beauty. Harry w. Littlefield, Brooks,
1st; j. r. Littlefield Brooks. I'd.
Stark, Harry w. Littiefield, Brooks, LIST; H.
j. Luce South Newburgh, 3D.
Tompkns King, E. N. Bartlett, Winterport,
1st; E. E. Page, East Corinth, 3D.
Tolman Sweet, E. E. Page Winterport, 1st
Mrs. Iva Orr, Bangor, I'd.
Wealthy, Harry W. Littiefeld, Brooks, 1st;
j. R. Littlefeld, Brooks, I'd
Wolf River. ]. R. Littletield, Brooks, 1st;
Harry W. Littlefeld, Brooks, I'd.
| Winter Banana, H W. Littlefield, Brooks
| 1st.
BOXES AND BARRELS.
Maine State Pathological Sweepstakes: Best
display. rs, E. E. Page, East Corinth, first;
ribbon, E. N. Bartlett, Winterport, second
Best barrel. SIS, r. L. Clement, Monroe,
first; ribbon. E. N, Bartlett. Wintefport, sec
onC.
Best box, $40, H. W. Littleteld, Brooks,
first; ribbon, Mrs. J. S. Rogers, Newburg.
second.
Class l, Chambers & Co.-Best collection,
five boxes, $25. II. W. Littlefield. Brooks, first;
ribbon. A. L. Blaisdell, Winterport, second.
Class 4, Merrill Trust Co.-Best three boxes
for grange. $40, Northern Light grange, West
Winterport
Class S, Harrison Brothers. 200 trees, A. L.
Blaisdell, Winterport.
Class 8, Waldo, Eastern Steamship Co., H.
W. Littiefeld, Brooks.
Glass II. Governor Haines' Prize, best barrel
Baldwins. $40. R. L. Clement, Monroe.
In class 10 the prizes we're mainly by local
business men, and those in which Waldo county
growers we're included were as follows:
Charles H. Wood Prize, S., best box North
ern Spy (Gratuity King) A. L. Blaisdeil, Win
terport
DR.. T. U. Coe Prize. SIS, best box Craven
stems. E. N. Bartlett.
Kenduskeag Trust Co. Prize. S.. best box
Fameuse, (Gratuity Alexander) H. W. Little
field.
Merchants NATL Bank. S.. best box Rolfe
(Gratuity), Delicious. A. L. Blaisdel
Sawyer Boots & Shoe Co, SIS, best box Lus-
cious (Gratuity Wealthy. A. L. BlaisdelI.
Anonymous Prize, 50, second best box McIn-
tosh, (Gratuity Gravensteins) E. N. Bartlett
Anonymous Prize, So, second best box
Northern spy, (Gratuity Wealthy A. L. Blais-
dell
Besse-Ashworth Prize, So. second best box
Nodheads. E. N. Bartlett.