The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-03
FORM APPLE CLUBS.
Much Profit and Pleasure May BE
Gained from Raising Apples.


u Gained from Raising Apples.
Now ID the time to form apple clubs
and the U. 5, department OF agriculture
. in cooperation with the agricultural col
leges of northern and western states Is
endeavoring to interest the boys and
, /, girls OF apple.growing sections IN the
possibilities of apple culture as profit
able and peasurable occupation. The
, organizations for the young people on
! the farm are being planned and begun in
the New England states, New York, New
Jersey. Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michi-
Washington. Any young people in these
states wishing to find out the details Of
the new apperaising clubs should write
at once to the state agent in charge OF
club work at the state college of agricul-
ture, or the L. S. department of agri-
culture, Washington, D. c.
The new clubs will be organized on
the same lines as are those for the en-
couragement of potato, corn, and alfal-
IA growing. gardening and canning, and
poultry raising. Members must be not
under ten nor over eighteen years old.
Each OF the club members will be- al
lotted not less than ten apple trees, six
or more years old, in the same orchard
land all in one row or block if posslble)
of which he will have the exclusive care
for one year. Each club must have at
least five members, and these will be
under the instruction of local leader
who will receive instructions from the
state leader in charge OF the county
agent Following these instructions the
young member who knows nothing about
apple raising will learn to pick, grade,
crate, and market apples also to can
and label fruit for exhibition and for
sale. The Instructions will aim TO show |
each OF these young people how he may |
get the maximum results from his ten |
trees with the minimum expenditure of |
abor.
As in the other clubs for boys and |
girls operating with the department,
practica prizes will be awarded by local
fairs and interested people to those who
excel the best prize however will be ex-
perience and a net profit on investment
to each member
Club agents are already at work max
ing enrollments for the new apple CLUBS.
During October and November the plats
will be selected and assigned to the in
diyidual members and the trees will be
marked to show to whom they are as.
signed. Az soon as the present apple
crop is gathered preparations will be-
gin at once for the next year. Some
trees may need fall pruning cleaning
out and mulching These details will be
attended to and the. young people may
be instructed in the best methods.
During the winter. interest will be
Kept up through the local club organza
tons and meetings. The leaders viii
visit the plats Of each OF the members
10 give specific instruction Early in :
the spring records viii be in order and "
zach club member will be shown how he I
may keep simple account Of the prog q
'ess Of his row of trees During the a
leXt summer vacation the work will he h
II its height and the boys and girls
Who are preserving will not only learn I
much valuable information but may
make a substantial profit on the time
nd labor they have invested.
Fall will he the occasion OF apple club
airs and festivities At these events V
here viii be exhibits of all kinds OF APP
les and apple machinery, devices used
or handling both fresh and cooked APP
les, Of food products prepared from APP d
les, Of canning equipment, crates and Il
arrels. Demonstrations will be given :,
{ these festivals OF how to pare and
ore apples, how 20 can useless wind. y
all apples, how to make apple jellics r.
utter and pickles; how TO grade, crate ii
nd pack apples, etc.
In awarding the prizes for the year Sc
ANY features will be considered; how in
he trees are pruned whether they are 81
zee from blight and plant lice, how the 81
Dil has been worked. the size. color and k
,ndition Of the fruit and methods OF 81
acking will all count in the fna reck
ming One OF the most important con. "a
derations is how much profit the club a,
ember has Melted from his investment Ia
] the last analys that is the final test Il
has success
II is hoped that the organization OF "
ople clubs will show the younger gen. sh
alton how apple culture NAV be re- n
wed OF much OF it drtdeery Both 70
oft and pleasure may b. derived from
Ich an organization where properly di. Of
cited intelligence and enthusiasm and ga
systematic study Of orchard problems Dc
they arise, will tend to secure the de
- results