Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
LAUpS VE RMQNT As
AN APPLE STATE
DR., Shaw Of Mass. AZ. College
Declares We Can Compete
with he WerEd.

Montpelier, Nev. i5.--Whcn the words
with proper choice ~ variety and
proper care, Vermont can compete with
tho world In apple growing" were spokca
the audience In attendance on the New
England irui SHOW this morning burst
into loud and continued hrususe. The
Speaker was Or j. Is SHAW of the Macs
achusetts College at Amherst
The second day of the NcW England
fruit show ana annual mccting "f tho
Vermont horticultural eucloty opened
this forenoon with - large attendance.
and Increased throughout tho day until
tho auditorium was crowded in tho owe
hing. Many local school children attend
ed the exhibition to-day, There were
elso two carloads ct students from
Waterbury,
The fruit exhibit was all placed before
Tho noon hour aud tn" show Is complete
ior the remaining duys of the week.
a little cXhit.t that has attracted much
attention "a two boxes of s'rawh"rrirr,
picked Tuesday On thc farm Of II. W.
Aiken I'm Tutuoy during sno"5torm.
Tho Tutn"y farm is tao largest berry
farm in N,w England 10 contains II
acres Of red raspborrics, uvC of black
horr'ea and six additional acres planted
IN strawberrcr. goosohorrica and cur
rants, Beside the berries much fruit is
also raised.
An interested spectator today nom 'ui
of the State vas Albert L. jerks Of the
Hampton County Improvement League Of
Springfield, who came as the representa-.
tive OF Joshua L. Brooks, president OF
the eastern States agricultural and indus
trial exposition. Nr Jenks pronounced
the fruit show the best that had ever
been assembled.
President Esteo Of the Montpelier board
~ "a, n NJ tfs~rN n,tf1
from Col Ira l.. Reeves. president OF
Norwich University, that the student body
OF that institution would visit the fruit
show Tomorrow, arriving at one O'Clock
OH Il special train
Mayor James ~ Boutwell,, the city
council and l.. !. Kelly, secretary. repre-
senting the Montpelier board of trade are
70 meet the train Oh it, arrival and escort
the students to the city hail
Among some Of the more conspicuous
and attractive ample cyhiAns are those
made by The p~, y. "C- Ecnril :'cn, Which
has 80, 90 trees, nts. of which arc in bear
ing; c. S Witherei OF Niiddlebury, the
Eastern Fruit and Nut Orchard company.
Grand Isle. and Wright y. Root, East
hampton, Mass.
The proceedings Of the Horticultural so.
ciety began this forenoon with an address
and demonstra ton on Tine Applc-BoX
and How to Fill It, hv the Hon. \. J.
Eaton of South RoyaI,on, who spoke
briefly as follows
on APPLIES Ply THE ROy
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the hnr rss made N. weston, a,nlc IA.
NOUS No one should usc boxes who is
unwilling to take pains. The public Will
s al y, in "A bl.Vel for
they are used to 1t but they want and eN-
> pect good sun i'm a box The package
and the packing are too expensive for
ordinary fruit.
thousands Of barrels ~ apples have
been sold this season at from $50 To s. ~
, each, while boxes have beer selling at
500 to $500, If the saying is true that
genius is largely the ability TO take
pains, il takes a genius to pack box of
apples.
Correct packing has been reduced to
| a science and any ono who is willing
. to take the trouble can learn, bat 10 not
: think that you can dump any old thing
b into an apple box in a hap-haZard man
, ner and receive the top price Just be-
cause the fruit is in boxes. Good fruit
carefully packed will bring more in most
markets in boxes than in barrels, COM
mission men to the contrary nOtWlth-
standing.
Mr. Eaton followed his address with a
hacking demonstration.
An interesting address was made by Prof.
w r Macoun, Dominion horticulturst
, of Ottawa Canada on Some Aspects
of Fruit Growing in Canada"
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hot be piah'ed except III Ihe southern par
OF the S'A'e' IL ieRuiroS Hiie "ai'C'
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well known II! the Hlal kel anu !" nl"H,
ways an excellent variety hhooe lS'ai''
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