Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25
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fessor. d. r. Cole of the Amherst
Agricultural College. and Walter
Dolley. buyer for Haunaford Bros.
Company of Portland. Walter CT.
Conant of Hebron. president of the
Maine Pathological Society presided.
These speakers will present their
messages at the two remaining field
meetings to be held August % at
Henry Wentworth's orchard. Show
hogan: aud August 20 at Lyman X.
Lees orchard, Dover FoXcroft.
Address by Prof. Warning
The importance of having strong
mature trees was emphasized by the
first speaker, Pro fessor Warning of
Orono. 1t is his belief that many
apple trees now coming into bearing
are going to be short-lived and I'M
profitab BILE because too much empha-
sis has been placed on getting trees
to produce early.
The value of an orchard, he as
serted depends on the care with
which it is broken in-the same be-
ing true OF an automobile. The is
sue is one of care VS.. no care, rather
than the exact kind of care given.
Many orchards fail because no care
is given them.
The speaker then dwelt upon the
details Of training and pruning of
trees and referred to disease and
insect control. stating that the essen
tial thing is TO keep the foliage
healthy throughout the season in
young trees as well as full grown
trees. The young trees need spray
ing or they will never give a good
crop. Eternal vigilence is the price
of success in orcharding and it ought
to begin with the tree when it is
set.
Prof. Gardner Speaks
In opening bis discussion of the
business side OF orcharding, Pro-
lessor Gardner of the Michigan Col
lege Of Agriculture asserted that if
he was to purchase an orchard or
a piece Of land on which to set out
an orchard in any section of the
country there is no place he would
select with a greater degree of con-
hdence than in Maine. You have
conditions for commercial culture
that are not exceeded in any other
part of the country" he said.
REFERRING to study made in
Michigan of apple variety. the speak
er said that it was discovered that
loo commercial orchardists were
growing and marketing $50 different
varieNes. The average number of
Varitfes per commercial orchardist
was 25. One grower had SIS varities.
This was characterized by the pro-
lessor as very bad situation and it is
being remedied by vote of the lead
ing orchardists 70 strike off the lists
about two thirds Of these varieties
the other third to be packed as A and
B grades and shipped with Associa-
ton labels
The average price for grade A APP
pies for the past five years in A1ichi-
gan for all varieties was 1929 per
bushel. while the average price for
the B grade was 80 cents per bushel.
and the average price for c grade, %
cents per busheL Prof. Gardner be-
lieved that this rela tionship between
grade prices is the same the country
over. 1t is the A grade fruit that
really makes the money for the
grower. OF the 100 varieties raised
in Michigan. Mcintosh led the list
from the standpoint of grade.
Prof. Cole of Amherst
The first speaker of the afternoon,
Professor w. r. Cole Of the Am
herst Agricultural College. is a spec
ialist in farm storage and expressed
the opinion that every farmer who
grows $50 barrels of apples ought to
have storage on his farm. A stor-
age can be made relatively inexpen-
sively and is easily handled. In most
cases our storage is the old farm
cellar renovated and equipped with
some sort OF possibility for getting