The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-25

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na .nso gold mine. Hill Crest Or
~ IN New Portland Hill of which
: uronrietor Is one of the show
~ Maine and formed an ideal
L,..s for the meeting OF the Maine
oioeical Society held there Tues
The location is a wonderful one
.csnery. 1t is eight miles from
i Anson and commands a won
N view stretching for miles and
and ending in a magnificent rise
.~.;ne hills and mountains. In the
,r,o The beautiful little village of
= Anson nestles peacefully in the
Robinson bought the Knowl-
arm on New Portland Hill 1O
= ago. He built fine summer
on the property and began to
n. anples. He established the Ell
.,,se for his health and to quote
,enial host of Tuesday last he
..nt had time to die since" On the
!. when he purchased 1t there were
trees. mostly Baldwins and Spys.
now has 1900 rees of the Spy,
f.nhy, Macintosh, Harvey and Pc
.rtee varieties. Mr.. Robinson goes
I, his orchard and picks off the
..ound fruit every year. His spray
Inn, and sulphur for dormant; lime,
Irhnr and arsenic of lead for the
spray. tobacco if lice are notice
and for the petal spray, bordeaux
yrox. He sprays three times a
nm II the lice persist Mr.. Rob-
mn said. II use everything in the
[nsory down to soap and Kerosene.
tertiIizer he uses four pounds OF
srate of soda to a tree and in look
o1er his great orchard of 25 acres,
most casual observer could easily
,t the difference in the appearance
those trees which had been fer
,ed and those which had not and
the value of nitrate of soda in
m raising. Mr.. Robinson's or
,d is 100 per cent grated fruit
n the skill with which the surgery
been perfected is lesson in
rf to all orchardists.
Ne harvests no grass from his or
urd but instead in accordance
N the sentiment of the speakers of
meeting Tuesday uses 1t around
trees for mulching purposes.
ihe Spy orchard the Wealthy or
Md and the more recently grated
kckintosh orchard were all viewed.
apples are unusually large and
lmnced for this season of the year.
ksse orchards are located on the side
or land which would be practi-
Inv useless for other agricultural
lposes. Mr.. Robinson is anticipating
hrger growth of Spys than ever
hore and from the appearance OF h7s
ks there is every evidence that his
pectations will be realized. North
Spys. Mr.. Robinson rates as the
hety which he prefers. Secondly
places the Macintosh apple, third
tho Wealthy and fourthy the Bald
h. The orchards of Hill Crest are
marvel in culture and production
Mr.. Robinson has entered heart
d soul into the undertaking which
h occupied his time so closely that
nth itself has failed to thwart its
Exposes.
THE MEETING
Nearly 400 people were present at
meeting Tuesday to profit from IN
lIgent addresses and to respect Mr..
bbnson's methods of fruit growing
nOng the officers of the Society pres
n we're President A. C. Macomber
Wilton; Secretary. f. l.. White OF
hvdoinham: f. w. Dolloff, StaAdish; /;
H. Dudley and w. C. Robinson,
host. of the executive committee.
tssident Macomber presided and be-
nth the heavily laden trees seats
u been arranged to accommodate the
throng of people who had come
pm various sections of the state. Ihe
ht speaker was George Yeaton OF
nsusta who delivered an able adj
PISS upon Pruning, Grating and
sdding" He told the people how to
nne and how to graft with pratical
monstrations on grating on branch
root and in budding.
Ihe second speaker of the day was
of George f. Potter of the Agrl-
rtural college at Durham, n. II. he
PIKE on Fertilizers for Fruits. lie
We experiments with peaches ana
erries, cultivated orchards and nj
esen as evidence of growth and in
essed crops In the New Hampshire
pertinent with apples Prof. Potter
aled that the cultivated orchard pro-
ced about twice as much as the or
arc in sod. where neither bad re-
'ed fertilizer; that where the SOD
rs had received about five pounds
nitrate of soda per tree, such trees
ne up to about what cultivated or
ros were doing and for the hrs'
years the orchards which were
cultivated and fertilized did not
duee any more than those when
te cultivated without fertilizer, hui
IN IA years those trees when
y both been cultivated and fertll-
ae in better condition. Ihe
eatons of the conditions OF me
saaros are the ways in which II
duces.
rro Potter was the last speaker
Ure adjournment for dinner, II
a happy two hours which tne
se number in attendance spent
~a'n boxes We're much in evidence
"rS. Robinson the gracious anu
''d'ed wife of the host dispenser
'onee to the visitors. Speclai
se"S OF Mr. and Mrs. Robinson al
aler were; President Macomber OF
society and his son, r. B. Macon