The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-07-01

which stirs the spray solution in the tank
and develops the pressure which forces
the liquid through two spraying MOBILES,
each being attached to length of rubber
hose about an inch in diameter. The
sprayer is mounted on four wagon wheels
and is drawn ny two horses. In passing
between two rows of apple trees, one row
is sprayed from the right hand nozzle and
the other from the left, with fine, fan
like shower spray which, at the will of
the operators, may be wide or narrow as
the occasion requires. Four sprayines
are needed. The first, when the leaf buds
are as near open as possible without show
ing the leaves; the second, wheel the
bloom buds begin to show pink; the third,
Immediately after the petals have fallen,
and this should be followed two weeks
later by another spray. When there is
an lnfestation of brown tail moths there
should be fifth spraying when the eggs
are Matching. Full information on spray
ing can be had by writing to Experiment
Station, Orono, Me.
After picnic dinner supplemented by
coffee from Mr.. Clements kitchen, the
party visited the farm of Mr.. A. L. Blais-
dell, where there are 100 acres devoted to
orcharding, and we were Informed that
about 10000 apple trees were growing on
these acres. This is probably the largest
orchard in new England. Mr.. Blaisdell
is a well Informed enthusiast in his work,
a cordial entertainer and gave his guests
much valuable information. He special
ICES on the following varieties of apples:
Wolf River, Mcintosh Red, Stark and
Ben Davis. In his orchards we saw
tractor at work, which, during the sum-
mer, is used much of the time in pioWlng
and narrowing between the rows of trees
The party then visited the orchard of Mr..
George H. York, but the writer and three
companions made wrong turning and
missed seeing his fine farm and excellent
orchard, and hearing the instructive talks
given by Agent Donahue and Prof. Sweet
ser, of the U. of M. Several who were
there have spoken to US in complimentary
terms of Mr.. York's method OF care,
pruning and cultivation of his 1900 trees,
which are in the prime of life and con-
dition These three orchards by no means
are all the good orchards in West Winter
port and vicinity. Mr.. Lewis West has
5000 trees, Hon. C. M. Conant has l. 500,
E. H. Clement has 1000, and several
others whose names have not been men,
toned to us have goodly number The
orchardists of West Winterport and vi
cinity have formed a corporation known
as the Winterport Fruit Growers Asso-
citation and are adopting the best method
of orcharding in all its details, including
the standardization and careful grading
lished reputation and secured ready
sales and good prices in several of the
largest cities in the eastern part of the
United States. The intelligence, patience
and accomplishment of man are wonder
full in almost every life work into which
Nature leads him with impelling hand
This was forcibly impressed upon US as
we looked upon these orch rds. But man
has his limitations. After he has planted
grated, cared for and protected the tree
and cultivated and enriched the soil, ht
can do no more. 1t is Natures forces
her volceless workers, whose fine, uner.
ring discrimination selects the material.
from the soil, carries them up the tres
trunks and out through tortuous branches
in narrow roads, forms the first swellin!
buds, frames the leaves and clothes then
with garments woven in the sunlight
paints the bloom with richest pink ant
purest white, develops and feeds the ap
pies till, in their Autumn ripeness, the.
load the branches with fruitage, true tt
type, whether it be Wolf River, Stark o
any other.
"Such knowledge is too wonderful fol
me; 1t is high, cannot attain unto it. -
rs. 1896.