68 AGRICUI^TURE OF MAINE. 



WESTERN MAINE ERUIT GROWERS' CONFERENCE. 



The greatest fruit institute ever attempted in this state was 

 held in Auburn, March 11-12. The meeting opened with a 

 large and enthusiastic gathering of fruit growers and both the 

 enthusiasm and the number of growers increased as the meet- 

 ing continued. Auburn Hall was used for the institute and its 

 floor capacity was strained to the utmost to accommodate the 

 audience. Around the outside of the hall were booths with 

 nursery stock, spraying machinery, spraying material, machin- 

 ery for evaporating apples, pruning tools and other orchard 

 apparatus. Among the concerns present were Brackett, Shaw 

 & Ivunt of Somersworth, N. H., Frost Insecticide Co. of Ar- 

 lington, Mass., Haskell Seed & Implement Co. of Auburn, 

 Bowker Insecticide Co. of Boston, Milliken & Philbrook of 

 Portland, Harrison Nursery Co. of Baltimore, Md., Homsr 

 Chase Co. of Auburn, and others. Box fruit was supplied by 

 the Oxford Bears Fruit Growers' Association of Hebron and 

 arranged very attractively on the stage in front of the speakers' 

 desk. Barrel fruit was supplied by Fred Ricker of Turner and 

 flowers and ferns by Saunders, the florist of Lewiston. Very 

 appropriate buttons were supplied to those registering for the 

 meeting and commanded universal approval. 



THE PROGRAM. 



Tuesday, March 11 — 11 A. M. 

 Apple Packing Demonstration, 



H. P. Sweetser, Asst. State Horticulturist 

 Inspection of Sprayers and Material 

 Sprayer Demonstration 



I P. M. 



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Address, Hon. J. A. Roberts, Commissioner of Agriculture 



Spraying, 



H. L. Frost, Arlington, Mass., Pres. Massachusetts 

 Fruit Growers' Association. 

 Extension Work in Oxford County, 



G. A. Yeaton, In Charge Demonstration Orchard 

 Farms 



