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quantities. A thing for us to consider is that we can raise apples 

 as fine or finer than the rank and file of those that come from the 

 Pacific coast, and that at least part of this trade belongs to us in 

 the east. 



I send by mail one quite large Spitz. I could not get a solid 

 box of these and doubt whether the exhibit would have been 

 worth the cost, probably $7 or more. These retail at fifteen 

 cents each, or two for twenty-five cents. Of course the trade 

 in them is limited. They being used largely for decorations. 

 Earlier in the season I saw quite a good many of these over- 

 grown western Spitz., some were considerably larger than this 

 specimen. 



Mr. John W. Clark of North Hadley, Mass., whom Maine 

 people well remember for his excellent talks on orchard topics, 

 wrote : 



'"Will say that I have never used the box for shipping apples, 

 but think I shall try the box as I believe it is the coming package 

 for choice fruit, although the commission men seem to dis- 

 courage its use and want to hinder its general introduction. Still 

 it is my opinion that they realize it has come to stay and will be 

 used more and more." 



SPECIAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING FRUIT OR 



FRUIT TREES. 



Orrin McFadden, Cedar Grove, writes that scab has done 

 much injury this year. Spraying does not seem to do any good. 

 He sprayed three times for plum rot, black knot and scab on 

 apples, which seem worse than ever before. Then he asks 

 "What good is spraying?" 



H. J. A. Simmons, Waldoboro, writes that several varieties 

 are badly mildewed and spotted. The codling moth and railroad 

 worm have very badly affected summer and fall varieties. A 

 large portion of our orchards are fertilized by poultry." 



C. S. Phiney, Standish, "Very few a.re giving their orchards 

 any special attention. Where any cultivation is done fruit shows 

 better quality and more of it." 



