26 STATE rOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



Xow I propose through these pictures on the screen to take 

 you on a short visit to our hillside orchards. And I want to 

 say right here, these orchards have been developed in connec- 

 tion with other forms of farm work, particularly the dairy 

 industry. And one reason why I feel so strong in urging upon 

 the farmers of New England to take up apple growing is be- 

 cause there are so many people who are engaged in dairying, 

 and the dairy may be made a most valuable adjunct to the de- 

 velopment of the orchard. It may be made a source of income 

 while the trees are growing and attaining bearing age. And 

 after that time comes and the orchard becomes established, or 

 at least comes to a certain stage of development, I believe all 

 these other things may be eliminated and the orchard may be 

 relied on entirely for an income. That is one way of develop- 

 ing the orchard. The commercial way would be to elim.mate 

 everything else and give the whole of the land to the orchard 

 from the start. But the most practical plan to bring before the 

 farmers of New England, I believe, is to place the orchard in 

 conjunction with some other line of effort, because the average 

 farmer hasn't the capital with which to branch out and make 

 orcharding a single line of work. That was the condition of 

 our farm. We worked along developing new land and depend- 

 ing upon the dairy and some market crops with which to grow 

 our trees and grow our fruit. 



The first picture that is thrown upon the screen is the picture 

 of our packing house. This is the second story of it in which 

 we usually store our fruit when it has been sold, and in which 

 we sort and pack. 



Here is shown a photograph of the truck upon which barrels 

 are to be loaded and taken to the station. We are fortunate 

 in our location, being within a stone's throw of the loading 

 point, which is a very important factor in reducing the expense 

 of our operations. 



You should see the ten-year-old Baldwin orchard. It has 

 jupt about reached a profitable bearing stage. Up to this time 

 we have utilized the land in between the rows in growing hoed 

 crops like potatoes and corn, and a very short rotation of grass. 

 From now on there will be absolutely no crops grown in this 

 orchard or in any other portion of our orchards that are in 

 bearing condition. I believe so strongly in the principle of cul- 



