STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 5I 



Q. I would like to inquire of the gentleman if there are any- 

 canning and evaporating plants in the county? 



A. Not of apples ; we have a corn establishment but they 

 don't handle anything but sweet corn. 



Prof. MuNSON : I would like to ask the speaker how far 

 north in the county of Piscataquis these more hardy varieties 

 may be grown ? They certainly do well at Sangerville, which 

 is just adjacent to Penobscot county, but how far north in Pis- 

 cataquis will they grow? 



A. I am familiar with the lower part of the county only ; 

 in fact, the northern part, as I said, is hardly settled. I was at 

 Greenville this fall and saw a few trees, but I think there are no 

 orchards much above Parkman, although I am not certain. I 

 see no reason why they could not be grown as far north as it is 

 now settled. 



Mr. Gilbert : Mr. Leland has raised the question of the 

 Arctic apple. I would like to know if there has been any experi- 

 ence in connection with the growing of this variety that can be 

 reported here at this meeting, of the fruitage of that variety and 

 the growth and character of the trees? 



Prof. MuNSON : I may say that in the orchard of the Experi- 

 ment Station, we have trees at the present time which have been . 

 planted ten years. We have two trees. One tree bore about a 

 barrel of fruit last year, the other bore nearly as much this year. 

 It is not a strictly annual bearer, but both trees bear some fruit 

 every year. In general I may say the tree is very vigorous, is 

 very hardy, and is a fairly good producer. The fruit has some- 

 what the appearance of a Baldwin, — not as well colored, not of 

 as good quality, but where the Baldwin cannot be grown, the 

 Arctic I should suppose would perhaps be the nearest variety to 

 take its place. 



Mr. Cook : I would like to ask the speaker why he would 

 topwork a Stark tree? 



A. I didn't say I would wholly, but they were being set, I 

 said, in some cases to topwork into Baldwins. We have been 

 growing the Baldwin quite successfully within a few years and 

 we are afraid that the Stark is not of sufficient merit. I think 

 it is certainly behind the Baldwin in our orchard for quality. 

 There is a variety, the Milding or Winter Gravenstein, that we 

 think considerable of. The tree is very hardy and is a vigorous 

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