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A. E. Andrews, Gardiner, "Some scab, but not bad in Bell- 

 flowers. Fertilize with mulching and dressing." 



W. H. Phillips, "Some scabby, but good culture is given." 

 W. M. Munson, Orono, "Apple scab is unusually bad, also 

 codling moth. As a rule no culture is given but some troubles 

 are met in cultivated orchards. The present season was very 

 wet and favorable to the growth of fungous diseases. All rub- 

 bish should be destroyed and trees thoroughly destroyed and 

 trees sprayed next spring." 



G. J. Wyman, South China, "Many orchards need pruning." 

 Roscoe Vaughan, Wilton, "We have a great many wormy apples, 

 both trypeta and codling. Mulching and top dressing are the 

 most practical. One reason for much inferior fruit is the fact 

 that the tree-tops are allowed to become thick and bushy." 



B. C. Torsey, Readfield, "The fruit trees suffer from moths. 

 No great culture is given orchards. In this vicinity only a very 

 few orchards have any desirable yield. Some mulch, dress and 

 care for, but many give but slight attention. Greater care is 

 necessary." 



A Cherryfield grower writes : "That orchards about him 

 receive all kinds of culture. Fruit and apples are about half a 

 crop, but apples are large, well colored, and free from worms or 

 spots." 



A. A. Eastman, Dexter, "Some orchards receive more or less 

 culture, while others receive none." 



E. A. Lapham, Pittston, "Some varieties are badly scabbed 

 this year. Dress with barn manure, spread and mulch most 

 every year. Fruit trees must have good care : must be sprayed 

 to get good fruit. They ought to be sprayed two or three times. 

 Some years once will do. This year I sprayed but once and it 

 ought to have been two or three times." 



Chas. S. Pope, Manchester, "Trees are looking better. Leaf 

 rollers have done immense damage for three or four years. 

 Many are plowing their orchards or preparing to do so. 

 Orchardists do not consider that the season is late and are pick- 

 ing too early before the apples are grown or well colored." 



N. Harding, New Sharon, "Part of fruit wormy. Orchards 

 are not receiving the care they ought to have. I think orchard- 



