Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-18
Officers American
Pathological Society
Hold Series Meetings
With Maine Growers

With Maine Growers
An event long anticipated by
fruit growers of Maine was the ar
! rival in this State last Friday of a
large group iof the officers and
members of the American Pomolo-
gical Society on their automobile
tour of the Eastern states and the
meetings held with the Maine
Pathological Society. On the Maine
tour last Friday and Saturday lead
ing orchards in York, Cumberland,
Androscoggin and Oxford counties
were visited.
The first meeting Of the Maine
tour was held Friday morning at the
fine orchard of Charles NJ Clark at
Wells in York county. After a tour
OF inspection of the bearing trees
on the place, an informal meeting
was held. George A. Yeaton of Au-
gusta, State Horticulturist, was the
first speaker. He welcomed the
visitors and spoke briefly of the
things the organized fruit growers of
Maine were trying to accomplish, of
thel purposes, problems and results.
PRESIDENT Stark of the American So
clety replied, outlining the purposes
or the national organization, sketch
ing the history of the tour before
reaching Maine and expressing the
pleasure felt by the visitors on COM
ing to Maine. the easternmost point
on the present tour. No meeting of
the States fruit growers seems COM
plete without the presence of Uncle
Bill Robinson, former president of
the Maine Pathological Society,
known officially as w. L. Robinson
Oh North Arson. who was present
and made few remarks in his gen
lal and inimitable style.
Leaving the Clark orchard. the
tour drove to Portland, where lunch
was obtained and then proceeded TO
Standish in Cumberland county.
where the orchards of f. w. Dolloff
were visited. Mr.. Dolloff's orchards
are in a high state of cultivation
ana large proportion of his trees
are of the dessert varieties. mostly
Mclntosh and Northern Spy, the
sorts that have made Maine apples
synonymous with quality. The fact
that Mr.. Dolloff is a consistent win
her at the States horticultural shows
aoded to the interest of this stop.
Alter inspecting the orchards the
same speakers who were heard in
me morning were again listened TO
with interest. \ flying trim was
made to the Macarthur orchards NJ
lhmlngton, across the York county
line. after which the tour returned
10 Portland where the night was
passed.
Boosted New Varieties
Saturday morning the fret stan
was made at the orchards of + IT
thompson at New Gloucester. near
opportunity farm. This is regarded
as the leading orchard of Cumber-
Iand county and the trees show tho
eject OF timely spraying, fertiliza-
ION ana cultivation. Besides an or
chard of about 1000 trees. mostly
Baldwins, the visitors were inter.
eSted in Mr.. Thompson's large block
OF nne small fruits. The day was
marred by the absence of President
laul Stark. who was confined tn his
ned in Portland on account of Illness
Mr.. Stark, by the way. is connected
with the nursery farm which bears
ms name and distributes the Stark's
Deiicious and the Stark's Golden
Delicious, now rapidly coming into
prominence as leading varieties of
the dessert type.
In Mr. Stark's absence the princi-
pal address at this point was deliv-
ered by q. r.. burst of Chicago, man
aging editor of the American Fruit
Growers Magazine. He explained in
detail the work of the American
Pomological Society, laying special
stress on the work it is doing in its
eat more-fruit campaign. A. p.
Howell, a member of the national
society, was also a speaker and con-
tlnued this thCugt, touching partic-
the campaign.
Where the Show Fruit Came Eron,
Inc next stop was made at Auburn
where the tour was entertained nv
the Auburn and Lewiston Rotary
club at the Young Mems Christian
Association. The first place visited in
the afternoon was the orchard of w.
j. Kicker at Turner in Androscoggin
county.
This is one Of the largest orchard
properties in Maine, consisting of
more than $500 trees of all sorts. a
large majority of which are Baldwins
A large part of Names exhibit made
last fall at the international fruit
and apple exposition, held in the
Grand Central Palace in New York
City, came from this farm. The same
Is true or the next farm visited, but
whereas Mr.. Ricker's exhibits were
barrelled stock, those from the Chase
orchards, where the tour wound ND,
were shown in boxes and on plates.
Tom Z. Chase, treasurer of the Maine
state genealogical society, has an
orchard worth going miles to see, and
1t was matter of qualification to
Maine orchardists that the visitors
from the other states could come to
Buckfeld and view 1t.
Summing up the opinion of these
out Of state visitors, it was felt that
Names nearness to markets gives us
big advantage in fruit growing and
that from the standpoint of produc-