NEW ENGLAND— NEW HAMPSHIRE 



1403 



apple growing aufl to demonstrate to the 

 New England farmer the best methods 

 of management, would have a far-reach- 

 ing influence. If the Eastern grower 

 proves that he can grow apples of a high 

 grade and can put them on the market 

 in proper condition, it will not take long 

 for the investor to see the superior ad- 

 vantages for investment in New England. 

 From the foregoing remarks it is plain 

 that in the interests of the apple in- 

 dustry. New England needs to cut down 

 all her old, unprofitable and worthless ap- 

 ple trees; to renovate the best of her 

 existing orchards and to start new ones 

 on the higher elevations; to plant varie- 

 ties of high quality; to follow the most 

 approved methods of orchard manage- 

 ment; to adopt some system of inspec- 

 . tion to insure honest and uniform pack- 

 ing; to employ modern and standard 

 packages; to devise some way of dis- 

 posing of her low-grade apples, without 

 bringing them into competition with the 

 better fruit; to adopt more business-like 

 methods in disposing of the marketable 

 fruit; and to bring the industry to such 

 a state that it will attract keen business 

 men and men of capital, and, most im- 

 portant of all, capital itself. 



Outlook for Apple Growing in Jfew 

 £ii|y;laii(I 



While apple growing throughout the 

 greater part of New England has for a 

 long time been on the decline, there now 

 seems to be a general awakening. Many 

 young orchards are being started and the 

 industry is attracting some intelligent 

 men and considerable capital. When 

 more people engage in apple growing and 

 when the business becomes the leading 

 industry in any section, the enterprise 

 will become more interesting and prof- 

 itable. 



Favorable Soil and Climate 



When we know that in New England 

 apples have been grown for more than 

 two centuries, and when we see the many 

 successful commercial orchards of to- 

 day, no further argument in favor of 

 soil and climatic conditions is necessary. 

 There is probably no other section of the 



country that possesses such a variety of 

 soils and offers such a wide range of al- 

 titude and exposure. In view of the 

 peculiar adaptations of many of our va- 

 rieties of apples, this is an important 

 item. The yearly rainfall is sufficient to 

 render irrigation unnecessary, yet we 

 seldom fail to have enough clear weath- 

 er during the blossoming season to insure 

 adequate fertilization of the blossoms. 

 When proper attention is given to mat- 

 ters of site and exposure there is little 

 danger from late spring frosts. There 

 has been much said and written about 

 the "worn out soils" of New England. 

 With our better knowledge of soils we 

 have learned that any soil that was once 

 productive can be made so again and can 

 be made continuously productive by prop- 

 er methods of management. Some of the 

 soils of New England are so well suited 

 to apple growing, that for many years 

 they have been producing large crops of 

 handsome fruit without the addition of a 

 pound of fertilizer. Some soils are not 

 only producing large undeserved crops of 

 apples, but are supplying a large part, 

 if not all, of the hay used on the farm. 

 Such soils, however, cannot retain their 

 fertility much longer, without the addi- 

 tion of plant food to make up for that 

 removed by repeated cropping. 



C. D. Jabvis, 

 Storrs, Conn. 



New Hampshire 



New Hampshire is comparatively unim- 

 portant from a horticultural standpoint 

 on account of the relatively small area 

 devoted to the culture of fruits. Apples, 

 however, are produced to a considerable 

 extent. 



The soils of New Hampshire are com- 

 paratively fertile in the valleys, but the 

 highlands are rough, rugged and moun- 

 tainous. The presence of boulders and 

 the uneven surface, prevent the use of 

 machinery to any very large extent. 



The total number of acres in small 

 fruits in 1910 is estimated to be 618, 

 in 1900, 730. Of this amount, 310 acres 

 were in strawberries and 109 acres in 

 cranberries. Of other orchard fruits the 

 total number of trees of bearing age 



