The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
The Dimock Orchard.


A brief announcement in the advertis
ing columns of The Times gave the in
formation of the sale of the entire croE
OF apples from the Dimock orchards in
East Corinth. This fact is not one OF
vital Importance and is referred to here
only to call attention to what can be
done on a Vermont farm when modern
methods and energy are applied TO the
task. Coming to vermont five years ago
in search of health, Julian G. Dimock
purchased this sidehill farm in East Cor
NTH. On it was an orchard of about 500
trees, which bore some years and some
| years did not, crop of moderately good
apples. He Immediately put his energies
into developing the orchard pruning. fer
tilizing and cleaning up the trees, which
were neither very old nor very young.
For three years now he has had boun-
tiful crop of as fine apples as are grown
anywhere in New England. In that time
their reputation has increased so that
this year it wasn't a matter of seeking
market but rather it was one of deciding
who should have the apples, and large
dealer in Massachusetts gets the whole
crop of a thousand barrels. SO sure is
he of the future. Mr.. Dimock has young
orchard of $500 trees growing. which
will in few years quadruple his out
put.
The success which this man has made
of revitalizing an old orchard on side
hill farm in Vermont ought to encourage
many other energetic men to try the
same experiment. There are plenty of
sidehill farms waiting for customers
many OF the farms already having small
orchards with which to start the bus
iness.--Barre Daily Times
Mr.. Dimock is putting in successful OPP
Grafton the modern methods of apple cul-
ture, but The Times article is greatly
misleading and would have been phrased
different if the facts had been known, for
we know The Times never Intentionally
gives a misleading line in its editorial
columns Mr.. Dimock purchased his or
chard of A. w. Eastman, and we person
ally know of the success Mr. Eastman |
made of apple culture long before Mr.. |
Dimock had his attention. turned toward |
cultivating a Vermont farm. Mr.. East
man is one of the pioneer growers OF
apples in the town of Topshsm. lie has |
given many years of practical work to |
the growth and culture of apple trees.
He knows the work from planting the
seed, grating, transplanting and cult
waiting until the mature tree brings forth |
rich harvests. This orchard of Mr. Dim
ock's grew originally from the trees Mr..
Eastman, raised, grated and cultivated.
It was in no sense a runout orchard
when Mr.. Dimock purchased it. Mr..
Eastman for many years raised large
'rops OF apples and always found ready
market at good prices and his fruit was
noted for its large size and fine flavor.
'Ir Eastman frequently harvested l,500
,srrels of marketable apples. Mr.. Dim
eek studied apple culture theoretically,
he practical side he knew nothing about
until he purchased this orchard. 1t is
rue he has made a success of applying !
modern methods, but there is vast diff
erence between applying other peoples
ieas than having to work out sue
essful method from your own intelli
ence and experience. This is what Mr..
,astmsn did and he made a grand sue !
ess OF apple culture. Mr.. Dimock's re- q
italizing an old orchard is misleading {
nd throws an odium OF failure on Mr.. I
,astman when the contrary is the fact n
4 the case. We seriously question /
neither Mr.. Dimock with his modern 1
lethods and high prices has been able I
D realize so large percent on the p
mount invested in apple culture as did v
lr. Eastman. Surely sidehill orchard Il
rat has produced 500 barrels of mar
etable apples in one season from trees ;
rown, grated and cultivated on the n
irm, shows that the vitslizing process 4
as pretty well in operation when Mr.. n
knock purchased the property. Essex n
ounty Herald.