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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



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Looking Back 



Farm Days... 



Rockingham County's first Open 

 Farm Day, sponsored by Rocking- 

 ham County UNH Cooperative Ex- 

 tension, on August 18, was a mixed 

 success. As of the end of August, 

 without all tally sheets in, some 

 farms appear to have been very 

 successful — J&F Farm (Derry), in 

 conjunction with the Chester Lamb 

 Coop, had an estimated 3000 visi- 

 tors; Goudreault Farm (Plaistowi had 

 1500 — but others reported as few as 

 ten. Factors in success may have 

 been location, visibility, and the in- 

 dividual farm's aggressiveness in 

 marketing. 



"It was a first; we are learning," 

 says Nada Haddad. who coordinated 

 the event. There will probably be 

 another next year, but with changes. 

 What those will be should become 

 more clear after a meeting in mid- 

 September of all farms that partici- 

 pated. 



For more: Nada Haddad at 603- 

 679-5616. 



Clinics... 



It's been an unusual yeai weather- 

 wise and the weather has created 

 unusual plant problems. So many 

 customers were bringing in so many 

 diseased plants that Osborne's 

 Agway in Hooksett asked if a dis- 

 ease identification clinic could be 

 held for its employees and custom- 

 ers, as well as for employees of 

 other Agway stores around the state. 



So on .\ugust 15. Dave Seavey. 

 Merrimack Count\' ELxtension. brought 

 a microscope to Hooksett and spent 

 an evening identif>ing what was 

 wrong with the sick plants brought 

 in and discussing such things as the 

 differences between baaeria-caused 

 and fungus-caused problems, chemi- 

 cal spotting, what insects cause what 

 damage, etc. 



And a series of three clinics on 

 various topics was held by Merri- 



mack County Extension at the Con- 

 cord Agway in September. 



Dave emphasizes that one thing 

 that makes a garden center more 

 than "a place that sells plants" is 

 the knowledgeability of its employ- 

 ees. There's time for only so many 

 workshops, but he's willing to rec- 

 ommend solid reference works and 

 suggests that garden centers through- 

 out the state keep some of the 

 many bulletins put out by Extension 

 on hand For more: 603-225-5505 



Deaths... 



ELWTN MEADER was bom on March 

 13. 1910. He was a native of Roches- 

 ter — the first Meader settled there 

 in 1769. He received a Bachelor of 

 Science degree from the University 

 of New Hampshire in 1937 and a 

 Masters of Science from Rutgers in 

 1941. He was an associate professor 

 in the Plant Science Department at 

 UNH from 1948 until 1965. He be- 

 came a full professor in 1965 and 

 retired in 1966. He continued his 

 work at his home. From 1948 until 

 the 70s, he was one of America's 

 leading plant breeders, introducing 

 over fift>' varieties — the Reliance 

 peach. Fall Red and Fall Gold rasp- 

 berries. Meader blueberries... 



.^ private, self-contained man. he 

 never "tooted his own horn' and 

 never particularly cared for others 

 tooting it for him. He died, without 

 public notice or fanfare, at his home 

 on Meaderboro Road in Rochester 

 on luly 19. 1996. 



ERNEST GOULD, long-time member 

 of the New Hampshire Plant Grow- 

 ers Association, died at his home 

 in Hooksett on .August seventh. He 

 was 83. 



The son of Bert and Alice (Flan- 

 ders I Gould of Hawley. MA. he re- 

 ceived a BA in forestr>^ from the 

 University of New Hampshire and aui 

 MA in game management from 

 Harvard. He ser\'ed as an officer in 

 the US Navy during World War 11. 



THE 

 GRIFFIN GURU 



ITS BUSY. YOU RE FLYING 

 through your day and you 

 remember that you must call 

 to order something from the 

 delivery truck due tomorrow. 

 So you grab the phone and 

 place the call. 



A question comes up about 

 the color or size and you say. 

 "I II get back to you." When 

 you have the information and 

 are ready to call back, you 

 don't have the name of the 

 person yon talked to. 



Much time is lost going 

 over ground previously cov- 

 ered. Simply asking the name 

 of the person you re speaking 

 with may save yon moch time 

 and confusion. 



Prior to retirement, he was a biolo- 

 gist with the New Hampshire Fish & 

 Game Department: he was also a 

 professional photographer, with 

 membership in several organiza- 

 tions. 



Mr. Gould was a member of the 

 Hooksett Congregational Church; he 

 was also belonged to the Hooksett 

 Men's Club and was an active sup- 

 porter of the Boy Scouts; he was 

 honored as Hooksett Man of the 

 Year in 1985. 



Survivors include his wife of 60 

 years, Frances (AustinI Gould: a son. 

 of Manchester, NH; a daughter. 

 of Bakersfield. CA: three grand- 

 children: two great-grandchil- 

 dren; nieces: nephews; cousins. 



Memorial donations may be made 

 to the Visiting Nurses Association of 

 Manchester. 1850 Elm Street. Man- 

 chester 03104. 



OCTOBER^NOVEMBER 1996 



