Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
VERMONT APPLE
SHOULD STAND FOR
MORE THAN NAME
Secretary Taylor Tells State
Horticulturists Quality
Should Back Up
Reputation

Morrisville. Nov. 1S.-A large number
are attending the 2lst annual meeting and
exhibition of the Vermont State Horticul-
tural society which opened here last
evening.
James P. Taylor, secretary of the
Greater Vermont association spoke as
follows at the meeting held at two o'clock
this afternoon:
THE Vermont apple triumphed at the
Boston fruit show. The Evening Tran
script remarked that Vermont Had her
own way an inevitable comment, since
Vermont varieties were awarded the
following prizes, II firsts, seconds,
thirds. fourths and two fifths.
The significance OF Vermont STU
periority was recognized by the Provl-
dence Journal which said. Vermont Is
entitled to much credit for starting COM
petition with the western growers The
other New England States should join
in the movement for producing and SELL
ing apples at home
1.-The practical question which now faces
the apple growers of Vermont is. how
shall Vermont live up to these apprecia-
lions Of Vermonts leadership. We have
proven that Vermont's best Is, or may
be, the best of all. But we must not
boast, since our best is so small a proper
ton Of our output, and our output is 50
much smaller than we ought to make 1t.
'Recent events force upon us a
privilege, duty. If we can produce the
best here and there. now and then. we
ought to produce the best always and
everywhere. II we allow a befooled public
TO deceive themselves in the enjoyment
Of what is not the best, but Is skilfully
produced and sold as such by masters of
organizat ton and advertising mother re-
gions, how can We in our neglect OF
opportunity and dsoyalty to duty face
our ministers on Sunday, or our con-
sciences during the week?
1--WE must put the goods back of our
good name Forever Symbol of the Best
In Fruits of Field, and Arts Of Shop and
Gift Of Mine. in Men and the Deeds Men
do Thus alone can we capitalize the
name Vermont as applied to Vermont
products. We must not allow the YER
mont apple to go the way of the Yer
mont turkey, which is too often n mere
word synonymous with perfection.
Imagine what our State income would be
II all the so-called Vermont turkeys sold
in the great cities We're really produced
In Vermont and paid for at the price OF
a fancy article, To avoid such a fate for
the Vermont apple. We must survey
Vermont as an apple region and then
faithful to the result Of our study, get
together to produce the best. nothing but
the best, and enough of the best tC
satisfy buyers from New England, from
the West, and from Europe.
''At tho annual moo ling of the Greater
Vermont association, held at Brattleborc
on May g, 1915. the association voted tc
seek the cooperation of the Vermont
horticultural society, the State Grange,
and the county agricultural associations
In making an apple survey Of Vermont.
At the close of the season of 1915,
when the Vermont apple has just been
eiorified, now seems the opportune time
to carry out this project. by which we
study the situation, find out what we are
doing, what our problems and difficulties
are, what are the needs and possibilities
of Vermont as the apple State.
THE object of this survey is three-fod:
TO increase the interest, not only of farm
ers and orchardists, but also of merchants
end manufacturers and bankers to secure