The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-03
Finds About $4,000 Apple
Trees Between Two
and Is Years
SOME OF THE BEST
IN NEW ENGLAND
Situation as Whole Very Bright for
Windham Connty--Growers from This
County frequently Win Prizes at New
England Show.

County frequently Win Prizes at New
England Show.
\ survey OF Windham county with re-
>prct to the apple orchards has Just been
completed by \. W. Swceton, agent OF the
Nindham County Farm Bureau. and il
shows that there are approximately
10000 Young trees in the county between
the ages OF two and II years It shows
also that this county contains some OF
the best young apple orchards in New
England
The southern and eastern part of
" lnd!am county lS very similar la
Franklin county, Mass, from which
$1,000 OF 10000 barrels OF apples often
are shipped during a good season. The
eastern slopes OF Nindham county are
best suited to apple raising and all OF
the best orchards are located on the
eastern or southeastern sides Of the hills.
which run mostly north and south.
lengthwise OF the county Baldwin. Me
intosh, t'rcenin9, Spy and Wealthy seem
to he the favorite varieties. although
some varieties do not grow quite as large,
: ne climate, however, is favorable for
developing very superior keeping quail
MY, which Is recognized by apple buyers
from New York and the middle west.
During late years BUYERS have frequently
/ purchased quantities Of Baldwins AMI
placed them in storage in Chicago nnd
nearby cities. where they are held until
all other apples are disposed of in the
spring
! The keeping quality and flavor of ap-
/ pies grown IN southern tcrmopl-is-Teeo-,--
n!zed TO be superior 10 those grown far
Their south. The Mcintosh and Wealthie,
| do very well here, as shown by the fact
that Nindham county farmers frequently
win ribbons al the New England fruit
shows against competition from NIL New
England. II. 4. Miller OF Dummerston.
- W. Collins OF the Connecticut Valley
Orchard Co, Westminster, " +. Rannev
I oi Westminster, and o ". Amidon Of
Grove have taken iirst prizes with these
and other varieties
The Connecticut Valley Orchard Co
i"t Westminster has nearly 1000 tree
divided among the Mcintosh. Wealthy.
Spies, GravcnsteinS and >Baldwins and
some other varieties This orchard Is do
ing splendidlv and within n few vears a
Large quantity OF very superior apples
should be sold from it, This il kept in
sod and the grass Is cut twice a year
Abou, a iNe-foot circle is kept hoed
around each tree. The trees are doing
we'll and illustrate what can he done with
The right kind OF management
ON Amos hill in West Drattleboro r.
H. Barrows has approximately 1900 trecA
between two and - years old Some Of
these trees have been drafted from native
stock, growing up in pastures. Mcintosh
and Spies are Two OF the best varieties.
si,asa l..syz 4 -lA
lahout 400 of the latter. Quite a number
l"l these trees are in bearing ALREADY and
several good crops have been harvested
+. l. liildreth. who lives nearby, hao
at'oni 1000 trees. which are just coming
into bearing. The Scott farm in DUN
merston reports about $500 Young tree,
which are doing we'll Mcintosh. Bald
wins and O'rayensteins are the predomi-
mating varieties Charles H. Wright pf
trafton has about 800 apple trees, OF
which 700 are Baldwins. 400 Mcintosh
800 Wealthy. the balance being Green
ings, Spies and Suttons Some nf these
trees have been set % wears and nine
barrels were picked from one OF them thi,
fall Many are Young trees which have
not come into bearing
, In Putney, West Hill W. II Darrow
has l.6o0 young apple trees oil which
three-iourths are Mcintosh and The bal
, lanre Graven>teins and Rhode island
t'recnines. Nearby. H. p Stafford ha-
about 200 apple trees with varieties in
about the same proportion. and also abont
100 peach trees. Both orchards are com
ing along we'll. In Westminster, Rev
larence Rice has 700 young trees and "
;. Ranney, nearby, has go Some Of the
latter are native trees which have been
9faited. Oi the Young trees there are
2'0 Spies, l1J Baldwins. l50 Mcintosh.
30 Delicious and quite number oi 81,
cral other varieties
In Halifax. o. w. Ami,lon has about
300 trees. nearly one: :hai of which are
in hearing and have yielded a. hiuh as
eight or nine hundred barrels seus-o,,.
c Nearby. John ko-hinski has five OF six
hundred trees. part OF which are in bear
} lng. In jacksonville. NJ a. Butterfie,d
j { , Murdoch, |. l. Brigham and other,
: have several hundred trees
: In the list OF orchards given above only
ihe largest ones have been mentioned
l There are MANY other farmers who hayr
. Il few trees. The orchard situation. n
a whole, Is very bright for Winaham
: county. With these large orchards arow
/ ing and being well cared Tor there i n
: nucleus for large apple business, and
the smaller farmers situated near those
orchards will be benefited thereby. III
a man can set out 100 OF 200 trees and
take good care of them he will find read,
sale FOR good quality OF fruit. for the
Y large orchards Will attract buyers and
n advertise the apple business in Windham
county