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THE NEW ENGLAND FRUIT SHOW. 
For some months Tiik R. N.-Y. has boon talking about 
the Now England fruit show. We gave It considerable 
spare, because we know it would make a mark in history. 
It did. The show opened on “Apple Day.” October 19, 
and continued through the week. The details of judging 
and examining the 4,000 plates, 200 barrels and 500 
boxes of apples would interest many, but to us the busi¬ 
ness and historical aspects are more important. This show 
was the result of a conference of New England governors 
last year. They were discussing plans and possibilities 
for improving New England, and the chances in fruit grow¬ 
ing were presented to them forcibly. Out of that con¬ 
ference grew the plans for the show. The New England 
people arc thorough organizers, and when Boston business 
men were once convinced that a great commerical industry 
opened to them they were quick to take hold of it. 
The fruit growers of New England have one great 
advantage. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has 
built a magnificent building in Boston. Fortunate and 
wise in its investments, this society put up what is truly 
a great temple in Horticultural Hall. This great building, 
standing in a prominent place, gives a character to the 
business of fruit growing that it would be hard to over¬ 
estimate. There ought to be such a building in Rochester, 
built by the Western New York Horticultural Society, if 
each member of that organization would contribute 20 
barrels of good apples, such a building could be erected at 
once, and few can estimate the good it would do in 
giving character to the business of fruit growing. The 
success of this Boston show was assured from the first, 
because of the men back of it and its respectable head¬ 
quarters. 
There were two features to the show—the display of 
fruit and the institutes or meetings in connection with it. 
The fruit was magnificent. The three standard apples 
of New England are Baldwin, Greening and Russet. At 
no other show in the country will so many Russet, apples 
be seen. Of course, other varieties were represented, but 
the three mentioned above arc the standards, and their 
contrasting colors were used to good advantage in making 
a brilliant display. Of course, there were other fruits, 
but the apple and particularly the Baldwin, is the fruit 
upon which the future of New England fruit growing is 
to be banked. The exhibition rooms were gay with color 
and fragrant with perfume. There can be no question that 
much of the boxed fruit exhibited at Boston was as fine 
as any that comes across the continent from the 
l’adtic coast. Indications are that the boxed trade will 
increase, yet a good many growers appear to be disap¬ 
pointed with their first returns for boxes. While they 
could barely get offers of $1.50 per box, Oregon apples 
were selling in carload lots at $2.75 or even more. Yet 
side by side It was evident that the New England fruit: 
was fully equal to the other. That brings out one great 
lesson which the New England growers must, learn. The 
Pacific const fruit sells because it has a fine reputation— 
built up through many years of careful packing and ex¬ 
pensive advertising. Without question there has been 
careless, if not dishonest, packing of New England fruit, 
and before it will sell as it should there must be u strong 
guarantee of honest packing and quality with every box. 
The Pacific coast people did not earn their character for 
square dealing in one single season. Years were required 
for It, and a thorough organization was needed before the 
public had full confidence in the “Oregon box.” It must 
be the same thing in New England. This great show 
does not give a chance for sharp “Yankee” tricks in 
packing and working off culls, but for the best there is in 
honorable dealing. The commission men and apple buyers 
will probably prefer the barrel package. You cannot 
expect them to favor the box package. That must be 
made popular by the growers themselves, and they cannot 
do It working singly. Co-operation is a part of this busi¬ 
ness, and the outcome must be organizations to pack and 
ship, such as have proved so successful In the Far West. 
These are the lessons brought out by this great show. 
The market is ready, but unless the New England growers 
rise to their opportunity and adopt the business methods 
of their competitors, others will reap the benefit. 
The meetings held in connection with the show were 
very useful. The greatest stress was properly put upon 
the advantages of New England as an apple section. Land 
is abundant and cheap. Thousands of acres once culti¬ 
vated are now idle, because 40 years ago the idea pre¬ 
vailed that bread, meat and potatoes can be grown cheaper 
in the West. This belief has cut down the prices of 
farm land until now for $30 or less one can buy an 
acre that will grow as much fruit as an acre costing $500 
on the West Coast. Not only is that so, but this acre 
of Eastern land is within 100 miles of the best markets 
of the continent, while the fruit from the West must be 
carried 3,000 miles to find a customer. Truthful reports 
which read like fairy tales are often made of the income 
from Western orchards. The near future will see even 
greater results on New England hillsides. Armed with the 
facts and figures to support these statements, and with the 
fruit to illustrate them, the fruit growers went before the 
Boston Chamber of Commerce and stated their case. 
Boston is fitted by nature to be an ideal point from which 
to export apples. Boston business men suddenly woke up 
to realize that a new industry is in sight. In the West 
capital seeks Investment in fruit growing because it means 
sure returns. It will be the same ere long in New England. 
Money from thtat section has been used to develop one 
part of the West after another. Now it will come home 
to the native soil, we know of casc-s where this New 
England money has been brought, back from the West 
for very profitable investment in Cape Cod cranberry bogs. 
Now more and more of it will be put into Baldwin 
orchards. These are only a few things which start from 
the Boston fruit show. The foundation of a great busi¬ 
ness is being built on apples. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The executive board of the 
Burley Tobacco Society was in session at Winchester, Ivy., 
October 21, canvassing the pooling pledges for the 1909 
crop received by it from Burley tobacco growers. It was 
announced that 140,000 acres of tobacco have been pooled. 
This is about 72 per cent, of the estimated crop planted. 
About 60,000 acres remain out of the pool, but at least 
10,000 more are expected to he signed up voluntarily. 
'rhi' officers of the New York State Dairymen's Associa¬ 
tion have opened headquarters in Watertown, and are 
ready to conduct the campaign for the thirty-third anuual 
convention of the association. The convention will be 
held December 14th, 15th, 10th and 17tli. There will be 
an exhibit of butter and cheese, for which liberal prizes 
will be offered, also a largo exhibit of the latest improved 
dairy machinery. The city of Watertown is offering hos¬ 
pitality to the association, and the meeting should not be 
missed by any dairyman <fr dairy farmer in the State. 
The entry books for the buttter and cheese contest are 
now open and all desiring to compete for prizes are 
requested to write for entry blanks. One dollar fee will 
be charged, which will make the exhibitor an annual mem¬ 
ber. Life members need not send the fee. Address all 
communications to the secretary, Thos. E. Tlquin, Water- 
town, New York. 
The Dry-Farming Congress opened October 25, at Bill¬ 
ings, Mont., with 1,200 men present who are Interested in 
raising grain and vegettables in sections where there is 
little rainfall. Between 500 and 1,000 more are expected. 
The congress was organized in Denver four years ago, 
from a little meeting of 150 men. It is now attended 
by representatives of at. least a dozen foreign countries. 
All railroads operating in the country affected are taking 
a deep interest in the high work of the congress, and 
have their high olficers present. In connection with the 
congress is an exposition showing $50,000 worth of 
machinery adapted to dry-farming work. Exhibits of pro¬ 
ducts from Colorado, Canada, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, 
Oregon, Washington, and several other States show what 
can be accomplished under seemingly adverse conditions. 
The past two weeks would have been the time for potato 
harvest in this section but owing to wet weather no field 
of three acres or more is all dry yet that I know of, and 
some farmers haven’t dug any yet. To-day the ground 
is covered with snow, and wild geese were seen going 
south yesterday. Buyers are paying 46 cents per bushel 
for potatoes; oats, 45 cents; creamery butter, 30 cents; 
hay, $12; milk at the factory about $1.45 per 100, and 
coming up every week. l. a. h. 
Bliss, N. Y. 
“ALASKA” WHEAT AGAIN.—We now receive a report 
from Idaho regarding the behavior of this wheat. Tested 
by the side of four other varieties the "Alaska” ranked 
lowest. The company which started in last year to “boom” 
this wheat was forbidden the use of the United States 
mails. The express companies refuse to accept the wheat 
for shipment unless paid in advance. 
POTATO BEETLES IN COLORADO.—Eight or ten years 
ago, we did not think of raising potatoes without using 
Baris green, and I have a dry powder gun which I 
bought on the recommendation of the Hope Farmer, but 
for the last few years the bugs have done virtually no 
damage. This year while working the potatoes before 
irrigating, I remarked that the bugs had reached the 
limit, and if they got any worse we would have to poison 
them, but we always think that if we can get the potatoes 
up to the time we Irrigate them they are safe, as 
the tops grow so fast after that, that the bugs cannot 
do much damage. This year was an exception to that rule, 
as the bugs came on later and did some damage, although 
I think a very small per cent, not as much as the 
grasshoppers did. So far as I know no one around here 
made any fight on the second crop. a. u. it. 
Longmont, Col. 
“A DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.”—That looks good and 
is means a lot. Water storage and power has a much 
farther reach than the using of water power for grinding 
pulp, and Mr. Dubois must not discount the value of 
forestry and water storage because in the case referred 
to it happens to he advocated by a party interested in the 
wood pulp industry. Such proper development will help 
every farm and business interest in the country, and 
should be advocated by every right-thinking citizen. Send 
to Washington for Forest Service Circulars 143-144. TJ. 
S. Division of Forestry, and subscribe for Conservation at 
$2 per year (Washington) a beautifully illustrated monthly 
of interest to every farmer in the land. By all means 
we should have the Constitution of the State changed so 
water can be stored in the State lands, anti the fallen 
and ripened timber utilized in our forests. Conservation 
without utilization is an absurdity, and is only favored by 
hunters and sportsmen who don't want game disturbed 
while the ripe timber is being removed by sensible forest 
culture. EDw Aim n. tavi.or. 
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