Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13
MAPLE SUGAR FOR FIGHTERS
Five Hundred Pounds Of II Co.
ing to Paris.
President Benton Asks for II for Boys
Returning from the Trenches and
Sugar Makers Association
VIII Send IL


maple sugar will be sent to the American
soldiers now in France the first of the
year, the gift Of the Vermont Maple
Sugar Makers association, through Its
president. H. b. Chaplin. The gift was
publicly announced at the close of the
business session Of the association Thurs
day afternoon shortly after Ave o'clock
The sugar and syrup which Is on ex-
hibit In the auditorium Of the Howard
Relief hall. where the association, Jointly
with the Vermont Horticultural society
is holding Its annual session, will be
donated. The syrup will be turned into
sugar free Of charge through the generous
offer Of c. F. Purington. treasurer Of the
association, and manager of the Leader
Evaporator company Of this city. At
that business establishment the sugar
will be re-melted and poured into cakes
as soon as possible.
A letter was sent to President Chaplin
from Dean J. L. Hills of the University
Of Vermont, reading as follows: Dear
Sir: I am writing to you in your
capacity as president Of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association to make
this suggestion: You will recollect that
President Benton Of the university IL
located for this year In Paris. He Is in
charge Of the r. M. c. A. activities for
that city for the national war work
council-he is 'king-pin.' 80 to speak.
Now. he would like to have several hum
dred pounds Of maple sugar sent to him
to use in connection with the American
boys to feed them when they come back
from the trenches and as they visit the
Y. M. c. A. headquarters in Paris. It
occurs to me that II would be a very
pretty thing for your association to donate
this sugar for this particular purpose.
I believe that you would be justified in
doing this and that you would find that
your members would respond. The
president intimated that perhaps 900
pounds could be used to good advantage"
H. B. Chaplin of Middlesex was re-
elected president Of the Sugar Makers
association at the business session. The
other officers elected were as follows:
First vice-president. c. E. Martin Of
Rochester; second vice-president, c. H.
Colvin Of Dandy; secretary. c. o. Orms-
bee Of Montpelier; treasurer, c. F. Pur-
ington Of Burlington; auditor, p. b. B.
Northrup Of Sheldon. Victor I. Spear
was appointed as representative Of the
association to meet the extension coun-
Gil members at the University Of YER
mont some time in January.
A monthly paper devoted entirely to the
sugar-making industry will be published
during 1918 and ten members each pledged
500 towards financing the proposition.
The association would gladly welcome
any donations Of maple syrup or sugar
to be prepared for the boys in tho Amer
lean forces In France. Donations should
be sent to Mr.. Purington. properly
labelled. care of the Leader Evaporator
company, Burlington.
Thursday morning the reports Of the
officers Of the Vermont horticultural
society were given, including one from
the treasurer. ce-president. secretary
and treasurer.
PRIZES AWARDED FOR APPLES.
Oficers Of the society. out Of town
speakers and professors in horticulture
officiated as judges Of the various exhib-
its Of apples entered by members Of tho
Vermont Horticultural society. After a
careful consideration and lengthy delib-
Grafton, which lasted during the entire
day. the following awards were made:
Boxes-Collective. first, r. II. West,
Dorset; second, Eastern Fruit & Nut
Orchard company. South Hero; single box.
first, Z. H. West, Dorset; second, c. C.
Witherell.
Observation-Disclosures. first. e. H. West,
Dorset; single barrel. first and second. e.
II. West, Dorset.
Plates-Arctic, A. N. Hill first; Baldwin,
D. r. Miller flrst c. L. Witherell second;
Banana, c. L. Witherell first. Eastern
Fruit & Nut Orchard company second:
Bellfower, C. L. Witherell first: Eastern
Fruit & Nut Orchard company second:
Bethel, L. Putnam first; Ben Davis, E. E.
Hill second; Delicious. c. L. Witherell
first; Eastern Fruit & Nut Orchard COM
pany second; Fameuse. E. H. West first
H. H. Hill second; Golden Russet, e. e.
Hill first: Hubbardston, Eastern Fruit &
Nut Orchard company first; King. Eastern
Fruit & Nut Orchard company first; A. H.
Hill second; Mcintosh. z. H. West first;
r. Fl. Holmes second; Mcmahon. L. Put
nam first; Northern Spy. The Orchards
first; c. L. Witherell second: N. w. Green
ing. The Orchards first; Pewaukee. ]. w.
Hitchcock first; r. I. Greening. A. T. Clark
Winter. L. Putnam frst; spitzen-
burg. C. L. Witherell first The
Orchards second: Sutton, E. f. Hill first :
Tolmon Sweet, J. w. Hitchcock first,
Eastern Fruit & Nut Orchard Co. second :
Westfield. ]. w. Hitchcock first Eastern
Fruit & Nut Orchard Co. second; Wolf
River. ]. w. Hitchcock first: Grimes, The
Orchards first; Palmer Greening, A. H.
Hill first; NJ. Blesh. J. w. Hitchcock
first; Wealthy, The Orchards first, ]. w.
Hitchcock second: Jonathan. The Or
chards first. Eastern Fruit & Nut Orchard
Co. second; Cane. The Orchards first
Roxbury. E. Z. Hill first; Bismark, r. H.
Holmes first; Ontario. d. c. Noble
first; Wagner. c. L. Witherell first.
Best collection named varieties-The
Orchards first; L. Putnam second.
MORNING ADDRESS.
Thursday morning Professor w. w.
Chenoweth of the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural College, Amherst. Mass. gave q
lengthy lecture on 1.-THE Cross Pollination
OF Fruit" In the lecture the speaker
brought out three points. namely, cross
pollination OF our orchard fruit is always
desirable and frequently necessary; the
wind is not an efficient agent In distribut-
Ing pollen; bees are the all important
agents In effecting cross pollination of our
FRUIT orchards. His address continued
Win bringing out important facts and
hguresf from government reports and scien-
tif1c tests and experiments. In conclusion
ne stated: "The fruit grower cannot at
FORD to make very extensive paintings of
any OF the orchard fruits without making
provisions for cross-pollination. This is
easily and practically done by choosing
commercial or standard sorts that will
bloom at approximately the same time,
setting these varieties In small blocks of
only Few rows each and by establish
ing Few colonies OF honey bees near or In
his fruit plantation. Particularly IL this
true when we bear In mind that cross poll
lination OF orchards produces the three
fold effect desired by our orchard and in.
creases the size Of the fruit aand sise Of