Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-05
PLAN BIG MEETING
to Gather at MacRac
Orchard in Castleton August Is

The annual orchard meeting of the
Vermont State Horticultural society will
be held Wednesday, August IS, at Castle
ton, at the MacRae orchard. of 1900 ap-
pie trees. the largest single setting in one
orchard in the State. On this orchard can
be found many types of soils, slopes and
many other interesting conditions for
study, demonstration of typical sod
mulch orchard, from which the grass is
never removed. Over two miles of thing
have been used for the purpose of drain
ing wet land throughout the orchard.
Chemicals are used to supply nitrogen.
The notices for the meeting are being
sent out from the office Of the secretary,
Professor NJ. B. Cummings, of Burlng-
ton Advice is given as to how to reach
the orchard as follows: BY train go to
Rutland and then by trolley to Castleton
Corners to school stop, which is but a
few hundred yards from the orchard.
Trolcys run every hour between Castle
ton and Rutland Those who prefer to
TO by auto should take the Rutland Fair
Haven highway TO the schoolhouse at
Castleton and then up the hill to the or
chard.
The program for the day includes an
excursion over tho orchard at 10 o'clock.
Those who have been to the orchard and
understand some of the fundamental prin-
ciples of good fruit culture, say that this
Is wonderful sight. Every man In Yer
mont ought to sec this orchard. At noon
there will he basket picnic on a COOL
breezy knoll overlooking Lake Bomoseen,
the Green and Adirondack mountains.
Following this basket picnic. there will
be several addresses. two. at least, by
prominent Out-of-State fruit growers. r..
| G. C, Miles of Milford, Conn, assistant
| secretary OF the New England Fruit
Show, will he the first speaker. He win
be followed by George A. Drew, of Green
witch, Conn. manager of Conyers farm
Of q, ON trees, Following these addresses,
there will be short round-tab talks of
valuable experiences by fruit growers In
| Vermont. Later, there will be demonstra-
! tons of friend sprayer. drawn by tractor
, and operated by two spray guns. There
will he Niagara dust spray machine dem
constructions. Power Pcase apple sizer
and grader machine. thinning and bridcJ
grating demonstrations, dynamiting for
woodchucks, etc.
| While the orchard is somewhere neai
the central part of the state, many poo
pie will probably be able to make tn,
trip in single day, especially IL they
90 by auto 1t should he remembered how
ever. that there are ample hotel accom-
oseen, only three miles away at Fai
Haven, four miles, and at Rutland, 1
miles away.
The officers Of the society are very en-
thusiastic and are looking for larg
crowd. They say that this meeting is tn
beginning of a bigger and better horti
cultural association for Vermont. an
they are looking for very large attend
ance, 1t would not he strange If Their
were 1000 people present The officer
: also wish to make it plain that the meet
: ing is public and open to everyone who
interested. whether or not they are men,
bers of the society.
One Of the striking features of the hor
} ticultural development of recent years
the rise Of the commercial orchard 1
! Vermont. On the western side of the Stat
y only, there are six orchards of over q
= acres in extent These orchards hav
n been planned wisely, many of them ar
: coming into bearing and they are e,
ccedingly instructive examples Of how I
o establish and maintain orchards in nortl
ern New England.