84 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



SPRAYING DEMONSTRATIONS. 



In March the following notice was sent to the subordinate 

 granges throughout the state and put in the local papers: — 

 "Dear Sir :— 



"If any member of your Grange wishes to have a demon- 

 stration in spraying or pruning on his orchard, will he please 

 communicate with the Department at his earliest convenience, 

 in order to arrange the date. The work will begin soon and it 

 is desirable to do as much as possible in the limited time. We 

 furnish the pump, material and power ; all we ask is, invite 

 some of the neighbors and ask questions. 



We must raise cleaner fruit and we must spray- Let us 

 help you in selecting material, pumps, etc., and give any infor- 

 mation we may have on the subjects of spraying and pruning. 

 No matter what section you are in, write us." 



The result was most encouraging inasmuch as over one 

 hundred and fifty growers immediately applied for such a 

 demonstration. One hundred or more had to be refused for 

 this season, as fifty meetings were all that we could handle 

 and this number only by taking all possible advantage of cli- 

 matic conditions in dififerent parts of the State. 



The requests were granted according to their arrival in the 

 office and fortunately covered nearly every fruit section of 

 the State, Franklin County being the only one not represented. 



The demonstrations were held with the following orchard- 

 ists : — 



