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munity than the one variety of Red Russets. I was vei-y much in- 

 terested in the second paper, knowing that the worthy gentleman 

 has told us some of his valuable personal experience. I can 

 remember when that gentleman set his first orchard. Most of 

 us can remember when we reckoned our crops of apples by the 

 bushel and the man who raised a hundred bushels of apples was 

 almost an apple king. Then we began to reckon our crops by 

 the barrel. Now we reckon by the car-load, and the more we raise 

 the better they sell. I think, as has been said, that the outlook is 

 good for fruit-raising in Maine, and that all our hillsides should be 

 covered with fruit trees. If you could go through our town and see 

 where the honorable gentleman lives, you would find that he has car- 

 ried out to the very letter the advice which he has given us here to- 

 day. After he got his first orchard started he set out another, and 

 not being satisfied with that, he has tried to buy all the land that 

 joins him and set that out in orchards. He says, ''Boys, stay at 

 home; do not go west." I shall heartily concur in that. I have 

 been there and know what it is. 1 was satisfied ; did well, but I 

 came back here and I am satisfied. I took the advice of the honor- 

 able gentleman in setting out an orchard and kept at it. The more 

 apples I raise the more 1 want to raise and the better they sell. And I 

 say the same to you ; set out an orchard ; beautifj^ 3-our homes in that 

 way and you will keep your boys at home. Keep them out of the 

 cities ; they don't belong there ; they belong on the farm. 



Interest your boys in fruit growing and they will not want to go 

 away ; they will sta}' where they belong, at home. 

 - Mr. BoARDMAN. The name of S. W. Cole has been mentioned. 

 Every fruit grower in Maine owes much to him and his earlj^ efforts 

 in regard to fruit growing in our State. We want to honor him as 

 a Maine man. He was born in Cornish, York county, in this State. 

 I was glad to hear his name mentioned here, because, as I have said, 

 he is a man to whom we owe a great deal and we honor him as a 

 Maine man. 



Sec. Gilbert. I appreciate Mr. Cole's efforts. We who are here 

 to-day owe our success in fruit growing more to his wise counsel than 

 to that of any other man known among us in those early days. 



I would like a moment of indulgence further in regard to this sub- 

 ject of the Red Russet, as I would like to have this historj- complete 

 as we have now made an attempt to put it on record. I believe Mr.. 



