2l6 MAINF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I902. 

 APPLES AND PLUMS FOR CENTRAL MAINE. 



A correspondent at Sandy Point, asked the Maine Experiment 

 Station for information as to varieties of apples and plums to 

 plant for market. The following reply was sent : 



"The question of varieties is largely an individual matter, and 

 depends upon soil, location, markets and personal preferences. 

 For home use and certain local markets, as the summer resorts, 

 it is well to have a succession of varieties lasting through the sea- 

 son, and the list should include the choicest dessert varieties. 

 For the ordinary village markets and for distant shipment, how- 

 ever, plant a few standard varieties which have a recognized 

 market value. Such varieties are usually highly colored, good 

 keepers and of good quality. 



"In general, for the section of the State in which you are 

 located — Waldo and adjoining counties — the following apples 

 would be suitable for the first purpose mentioned : Oldenburg, 

 Williams' Favorite, Alexander, Munson Sweet, Garden Royal, 

 Starkey (not Stark), Gravenstein, Fameuse, Northern Spy, Tall- 

 man, Baldwin. 



"For shipment Gravenstein, Baldwin, and Tallman make a 

 good trio. Ben Davis is a handsome apple and a good shipper, 

 but the quality is poor. 



"Of plums, Reine Claude (Bavay's Green Gage) stands easily 

 at the head for market purposes and it is of excellent quality. 

 Burbank and Arctic (Mooers' Arctic) are remarkably vigorous 

 and productive, but of second quality. McLaughlin is one of the 

 choicest for home use." 



EXPERIMENTS WITH CLOVER. 



In co-operation with the United States department of agri- 

 culture the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station has during 

 the past season conducted a comparative study of red clover 

 obtained from different parts of the world. The object of this 

 study is to determine, if possible, the best source from which to 

 obtain seed for general farm purposes. To this end the questions 

 considered were : rate and per cent of germination ; date of 

 blooming and consequent earliness of crop ; date of cutting; yield 

 per acre; general condition of the stand. 



