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for Other varieties. The supply never equals the demand in 

 Piscataquis county, and more trees should be set. 



Another good variety is the Milding. This apple originated 

 in Alton, X. H. The first scions set in Piscataquis county were 

 in the orchard of H. L. Leland, who received them from brother 

 Gilbert, the present president of this society. The tree is a 

 vigorous, upright grower which in our snowy county is an 

 important point to be considered. The fruit is large and usu- 

 ally good color when the trees are properly pruned. It must be 

 sprayed to insure against loss by scab, and should be gathered 

 early as it drops badly when allowed to fully ripen on the tree. 



Among other good varieties in this section will be found Xod- 

 head, Hubbardston, R. I. Greening and Northern Spy, all of 

 which are too well known to need special mention. 



In a letter published in the report of this society for the year 

 1885, that well-known fruit-grower, the late Calvin Chamber- 

 lain of Foxcroft said among other things concerning the Bald- 

 win apple, "Large numbers of well-grown Baldwin trees were 

 brought here from Massachusetts and other states many years 

 ago and they ver)' rarely lived to produce fruit. Some trees in 

 the older orchards upon the hills have had their tops changed to 

 Baldwins. I have done some of it myself and some of these 

 still live, but yield a fruit that would be passed as inferior at 

 Hallowell. I consider this variety to be estopped by climatu, 

 influences alone, at or a little below the 45 degrees of latitude." 

 At the present time the Baldwins' sphere of usefulness has 

 widened and is one of our most reliable varieties when grown 

 on high, well drained land. 



Large numbers of young Stark trees have been set within a 

 few years which would seem to indicate that most people think 

 this is to be a desirable and profitable variety. 



Piscataquis orchardists in common with others are learning 

 that cultivation or some other method of procedure which shall 

 leave for the tree the fertility and moisture of the soil is abso- 

 lutely necessary to the production of profitable crops. 



