Maine State Pomological Society. 



Report of the Fifteenth Annual Exhibition Held in 

 Lewiston, September 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1887. 



Early in the season the executive committee of our society met 

 with the trustees of the Maine State Agricultural Society, and 

 arrangements were made for a joint exhibition. The terms agreed 

 upon were carried out in good faith by both parties and accordingly^ 

 the exhibition was held in the exhibition hall on the State Fair Park 

 in Lewiston, September 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1887. 



The date for holding the exhibition was too early for a large dis- 

 play of apples, and the condition of the fruit in the State was such 

 that the exhibit in quality was hardly up to our usual standard of 

 excellence. The exhibit however was very good, especially of pears 

 which were large and of excellent quality. 



It is to be regretted that several counties were not represented on 

 the exhibition tables. Aroostook, Hancock, Lincoln, Piscataquis 

 and Washington counties made no collective exhibits, which was a 

 matter of general regret, as many were hoping to find fruit from 

 all parts of the State. 



It is a cause of regret among our fruit growers that the fruit ou 

 exhibition showed unmistakably the increase of the apple maggot 

 {Trypeta pomonella) in the State. The fruit showing the presence 

 of the maggot was mostly of the early varieties, and of these the 

 sweet and sub-acid varieties were the most affected. The insect 

 seems to shun the acid fruits. Some of the winter apples also* 

 showed the presence of the insects. In some parts of York, Cum- 

 berland, Sagadahoc, Kennebec and Androscoggin counties the insect 

 has already become a great pest, and its increase may well be re- 

 garded with alarm. So little is known of the insect and its habits 



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