The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-10
Possibilities of Vermont Fruit Cult


and the results are shown in the ire
mendous strides taken during the
past few years in connection with
the Improvement of our apple
crop and the marketing thereof. az
Many people are discouraged be-
cause so long period is required to
grow an orchard, holding that one
generation must work for the next,
True, you cannot set out an apple
tree one year and harvest a barrel of
apples from it the following year, 1t
is possible. however, for people to
start an apple orchard and enjoy the
fruit themselves. City Clerk Grandy
of Burlington is Boosting these days
OF enjoying a large harvest OF fruit
in good condition when it is time to
begin picking new apples A host of
people throughout the state can tell
OF similar experiences.
For long time Vermont produced
apples, but the great majority OF our
people had no idea how to sell their
product, so that Vermont apples
went begging. An excellent hint OF
the transformation which has taken
place in this connection is furnished
by the Bennington Banner which
says: ia
rThe value of advertising is illus
'trated in the demand for Vermont ap-
pies in and around Boston as the re
suit OF the showing made by Vermont
ample growers at the New England eX
l'hibit two weeks ago. Ii was pleasing
TO Vermont patriotism to have Yer
| mont apples win the leading place at
lGthis exhibit. and lit Is even more graft
| tying to Vermont business instinct
to find that there is an ample market
so near at hand ready to take the sur
plus apples as soon as 1t is shown
that they are of the highest quality.
1t costs little more to grow "a high
grade of apples than it does to raise
an. inferior crop while the income
from the better quality is easily
twice as much as it is from fruit OF
mediocre standard.
Some idea how these gratifying re.
suits We're brought about is furnished
by letter from George d. Aiken of
Putney TO Walter II. Crockett of the
Vermont publicity bureau. We are
sure every prospective fruit &growe.
in Vermont VIII profit from some OF
the suggestions made.
Mrs Aikept says that during one. eve
ming alone 5000 Vermont apples were
distribItedsat tie Boston exhibition,
and the following morning the news
papers haa9 senesop4 descriptions OF
the Vermont fruit exhibit and praise
for the Green Mountain apples.
AS might be expected the excellent
impression MADE bruYermout apples
increased not only the demand for
Green Mountain fruit bla also for
the Green Mountain farms that can
produce speh Splendid fruit. Mr..
Aiken says he talked with the secre-
tary OF Boston concern who wanted
Vermont farm, and he thinks it
safe to say that Vermont has already
gained six ne"saes ident famflies as
result OF the advertising done in
connection with the fruit show in
Boston. An element which helps to
make these lands more attractive is
Vermont's legislation in relation to
the exemption of orchards.
The fruit growers of Vermont have
every reason for qualification in the
fact that the Green Mountain state
won more prize money than Maine. |
New Hampshire or Connecticut. Out
of five leading varieties Vermont won
first prizes on all but one.
The possibilities of fruit culture in |
Vermont are well illustrated by the
experience of barrow and Aiken In
1872 they bought an old PASTURE sand
began thereon sarlegated fruit 9cjH. |
ture. They now have fifteen acres of
red raspherries, opez and 3Eone,half |
acressGf acurrahts Eand eooseberries, |
four acres of. strawberries and half
an facre Of chhrries5 beside other
fruit.
In I'LL lllls Old, hasturesgrentei for |
l$100 per acre. m 1915 theptwoyear
raspberries, produced $500 pcr acre
While the. berry bhshes We're in pro
cess of development cabbages were
grown as an inter-crop. 1t does not
require much figuring to realize the
handsome profit which this old pas
ture is being made TO produce for the |
energetic and intelligent men who |
have converted 1t into veriable
gold mine and better, for the examp-
le can be followed by others with
further revenue for Vermont as re-
suit. aHn
Some people complain of a lack of
market, hut this problem is solved
in two ways by publicity of fruit and
the working up of surplus fruit in
to a jam kitchen, SO that berries can
be put up fresh from the field. A
ready market Is found for all fresh
fruit as rule but after o storm the
berries are too, soft tofship and ac-
cordingly are converted into JAM
1t is worth noticing in this connec-
ton that it is possible to have berries
OF some kind during the great part of
the summer season Q These hustlers
begin their strawherYv season ahout