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Fiflh — A row or two of corn in the trees and around the outer 

 margin of the orchard, even to the age of ten or twelve years. 



Sixth — Proper protection of the body with wire cloth, or with 

 wooden covering, or with corn-stalks, to the height of thirty inches^ 

 from the time they are planted till they are two years old. 



Seventh — No matter what crop is grown, the ground must be 

 plowed and harrowed at least once each year, for the first five years^ 



p]ighth — Spraying the leaves of the trees with Bordeaux mixture 

 for any leaf diseases. 



Ninth — The spraying of the young apples when about the size of 

 peas with arsenical solution two, three or four times (depending largely 

 on whether rains allow the solution to dry on the young fruit or not),, 

 to prevent codlin moth. 



Tenth — The examination of the trees, at least for five years, in 

 June and September for the borer, every one to be cutout with a jack- 

 knife or wire. 



Eleventh—Never to allow any stock in an orchard, unless it be 

 chickens or hogs. 



It having been decided to adjourn at the noon hour because sa 

 many wished to leave on the 3 p. m. train, the discussion on the apple= 

 was shortened, and the grape was taken up. 



Grapes. 



By S. Blanchard, Oregon. 



This important subject has been assigned me, and I will now pro- 

 ceed to give you a few thoughts on this fruit, that should be increased 

 in this country until every one that is the owner of land should have 

 at least a few vines to supply the wants at least of his own family. 



The ground should be well prepared, although there are few fruits 

 that will endure neglect so well as the grape and blackberry, and give 

 you fair returns in fruit as will these ; but your most successful way 

 with all fruits to prepare with the ground, and then giv^e good culture* 

 and it will be found that the grape under this treatment will respond 

 most liberally in results of splendid fruit. 



After your land has been thus prepared, mark off your rows from 

 7 to 10 feet apart, depending somewhat upon the price of land and 

 other considerations, and then put your plants from 5 to 6 feet apart 

 in the row. 



For the first year after planting it will not be necessary to have 

 stakes or trestles for them, as it will be no injury to have the vines oa 

 the ground, except some little inconvenience in their cultivation. 



