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31r. Cadivallader — They are only fair in quality. I have seen 

 trees budded from those, and they are not blighted. 



MaJ. Evans — In my county there are trees fifty years old, but 

 the fruit is not good. 



3Ir. Fohh, of Missouri — My experience at first was a failure. My 

 first planting was in Illinois, in '69.' I moved to Missouri and 

 planted on dry soil. I was so successful I thought I knew some- 

 thing about pear growing. I planted 1000 more trees, and they 

 flourished till '79 Then I noticed blight commencing. I cut out 

 blighted limbs. I finally had to cut out the whole orchard. I was 

 afraid the blight would get into my nursery. It did, and cleaned 

 out all the pears except one row of dwarfs, and it was in a slough. 

 I concluded I would dry up that slough by planting willows in it. 

 That row of dwarfs did not blight, but was not worth anything. I 

 turned that piece of ground out, did not know what to do with it. 

 This row is now where I get my pears. Blight is common around 

 me, but that row still stands. Water overflows this ground every 

 season. I have to prop up my trees, they bear so full. Those trees 

 are not more than ten feet high, and are seven years old. They 

 make slow growth. 



• Mr. Ohmer — That is it. Pear trees that blight first make a fast 

 growth. My advice is if you want to plant pear trees try on a 

 small scale. Give the trees a start and let them go to grass. 



Mr. Scofield, of Kansas — I have lived where we have had pear 

 blight from Long Island Sound to Kansas. At my place now the 

 soil is of a sandy loam. My pear trees, which have no cultivation, 

 and are tramped around every day, were planted some six years ago. 

 They are making a slow growth and do well. My soil is a mixture 

 of sand and clay with rock underneath. 



The President — Gentlemen, if you are through with this subject 

 we will pass to another. We will now hear from Gov. Colman, of 

 Missouri. 



NORTHERN SUGAR MAKING. 



BY GOV. COLMAX, OF MISSOURI. 



Mr President, Ladies axd Gentlemen' : I did not expect to talk to you 

 upon a subject which lies quite near my heart. I have made no preparation 

 to do it. I know you are fatigued, and I will be as brief as I can. I acknowl- 



