128 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Thursday Afternoon. 



GREGORY ORCHARDS. 



THEIR SOURCE AND AIM. 



By A. K. Gardner, Augusta. 



As a resu'lt of the New England Fruit Show held in Boston 

 in October, 1909, Air. James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, 

 Mass., gave to the State of Maine a $1000 first mortgage bond, 

 with the provision that at intervals of five years $200 of the 

 interest should be paid to the orchardist who could show to a 

 committee of three the most excellent orchard of one acre or 

 more grown on his own land, of trees of his own selection 

 (the Ben Davis excepted) five years from setting; the first 

 planting to be in the spring of 1910 and judged in 191 5. This 

 most generous ofifer of Mr. Gregory's induced others to ■ offer 

 like premiums as follows : — 



Premium by a friend $150 



Bowker Company 100 



B. G. Pratt Company 100 



Douglas Pump Company 100 



Deming Pump Co.. Salem. Ohio 50 



Charles J. Jager Co., Boston, Mass 50 



Portland Farmers' Club 50 



This great movement received the hearty support of many of 

 our leading orchard men throughout the State, with the result 

 that a large number entered for the contest, and names were 

 being booked for the acre or more of standard apple trees. In- 

 formation regarding this contest was published and distributed 

 as follows: — 



