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Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society for the Year 1898: Including the Proceedings of the Winter Meeting Held in Skowhegan, December 27, 28, and 29, 1898 The phenomenal crop of fruit borne in 1896 was followed in 1897 by a small yield in all parts of the State. Some with good reason claim that the trees were allowed to overbear and in consequence were so exhausted that they were not strong enough to bear another crop without time to recuperate. In 1897 there was a visitation of tent caterpillars (clisiocampa Americana, and clisiocampa sylvatica.) Some fought the insects with more or less success, but in the absence of effective remedies the insects matured and large numbers of eggs were deposited in fruit and forest trees. From these large numbers of insects made their appearance this year, and in many cases the foliage was completely stripped from the trees. Although spraying had been urged as an effective remedy, few were prepared with apparatus to employ it. The result was that many of the largest orchards hardly bore fruit enough for family use. Fortunately all parts of the State were not so much affected by these pests, and some parts not at all. Aroostook county is reported as shipping some fruit to other parts of the State. Waldo, Penobscot, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Somerset, Northern Franklin, Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Cumberland and York counties had some fruit, though lacking much of a full crop. The figures representing the fruit crop in the State have been misleading. Some of these placed the yield higher than 50 per cent., but so far as your secretary can learn the crop fell much below their figures. The season was favorable for the growth of foliage and fruit where any was set, and at the close of the season the trees were looking far better than one could expect. The Prospect For Next Year. It is believed by many that large numbers of caterpillars were destroyed by some parasites. This in some localities is true, but an examination of the trees shows many clusters of eggs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society, for the Year 1889: Including the Proceedings of the Union Winter Meeting Held in Patrons' Hall, Norway, February 4, 5, and 6, 1890 These are only instances with which the writer is familiar. There are others quite as notable in the State: but that to which we wish to call especial attention is the grand Opening orcharding in Maine offers to the capitalists. Thousands of dollars have been sent to Florida and California to be used in fruit raising, but the facts clearly Show that Maine orcharding will pay larger dividends. These instances are given here as illustrative of organized orchard ing which is referred to in sections Of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society for the Year 1899: Including the Proceedings of the Winter Meeting Held in New Gloucester, January 18 and 19, 1900 Concerning the fruit interests of Maine, the past year has been remarkable chie y for the uneven distribution of the crop and for the severe attacks of the forest tent-caterpillar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society: For the Year 1905 The general work of the society is shown by this volume of Transactions, and the various reports published by the news papers of the State. A summary of receipts and expenditures and a statement of resources and liabilities make the following financial showing for the year: receipts. Balance in treasury, Jan. I, 1905 State stipend Interest on permanent fund Life members Annual members for 1904 Annual members for 1905 Sale of report Dividend on bank stock in liquidation Total receipts 45 expenditures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society: For the Year 1906 The 1905 Apples. So far as it was possible to do so, many apples grown last year were held in storage until after our report for 1905 was made up, hence it seems proper to refer to their sale. The prices in some cases were well nigh record-breakers and deserve mention in this report. The six hundred barrels grown in the $2850 orchard referred to in last year's report were sold for $3.50 per barrel. So that the crop went a long way toward returning the purchase money in less than one year from the purchase of the orchard. This year (1906), it may be added, this orchard produced two hundred barrels. One grower in Skowhegan had 264 barrels of Ben Davis for which he received $1056 at the railroad station in that town. Eighty barrels of Gravensteins from the Pope orchard returned a check for $360. A carload of apples from the Staples' orchard, containing ninety-one barrels of No. 2 and 110 barrels of No. 1, sold in the Boston market for a net sum of $911.91. The Northern Spy in the lot sold for $8 per barrel. Hall & Cole stated that this was the most money paid for a carload of apples sold in Boston during the season. Better Culture. Our people are beginning to realize the value of the orchard, and they realize as never before that to produce the best results the orchard must have the best treatment. It is interesting to note that the most productive orchards this year are those that have received the most intelligent care. As one goes about over the State the evidence of this accumulates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society: For the Year 1888 Particular attention is invited to the annual address of President Pope, especially to those portions in which are outlined the work of the Society during the past year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society: For the Year 1907 It might not seem necessary to mention the past winter in connection with fruit growing were it not for the fact that the winter is blamed by many for the injury suffered by our orchards. So far as your Secretary is concerned he does not "blame it all on the weather," while the injury is more serious than most of our fruit growers realize, there are other conditions that should be recognized. The Baldwin and Ben Davis suffered the most. Those varieties are both free bearers, and the growers look upon the tree hanging full of beautiful fruit and rejoice over the magnificent crop of fruit promised. I do not know of a fruit grower in Maine who has to any great extent felt it necessary to relieve the trees of the heavy burdens they were bearing. In one case the present season a prominent grower told me he had used over 1,500 stakes to prevent the trees from breaking down. In a canvass covering a large number of orchards this fall a conspicuous fact appears: the dead and injured trees are almost without exception trees that bore heavily the year before. In other words the trees have been so weakened by overbearing that they have not had.the power to resist the cold. Many trees that have borne heavily this year I found seriously injured, and it will be strange if there are not many more dead trees next spring than the last. The Secretary suggests whether it would not be wiser to pick off some fruit and burn up the stakes. The extent of this injury was shown by speakers at our meeting, who have been investigating orchard conditions in the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Transactions of the Maine State Pomological Society: For the Year 1902 Fortunately, perhaps, the blossoms and foliage came late, so that nowhere in the State does it appear that the apple trees were injured by the freeze on the nights of May 9 and 10. The cool Weather of the season appears to have been favorable for the growth of the trees and size of fruit: at the same time it made the maturity of the fruit quite a couple of weeks later than in ordinary years AS illustrative of this the Ben Davis was small and unwilling to be plucked from the tree, and it would seem in consequence that this variety would compare more unfavorably than usual with those grown further south. There have not been so many insects to prey upon the foliage as usual, and the frequent rains in some cases interfered with Spraying. It is further noticeable that the orchards that have been best cultivated in years past have been the most fruitful this year: a fact that confirms what our society has taught for the thirty years of its existence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.