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than the grape. Lif^^ht, and a free circulation of air. he regards indispensable 

 to good fruit and new woods, and the amount of pruning should be sufiEicient 

 to secure this end, and no more. 



Tlie young peach tree, before it is in bearing, when growing vigorously, should 

 have the leading brandies cut back a little to induce the proper ripening of the 

 new wood. The work is begun in mid-summer and may in some cases be kept 

 up until fall. Bearing trees usually ripen the new growth without the aid of 

 summer pruning. 



A proper development of the forming heads on young trees should be looked 

 after from time to time during the growing season. Apple and pear trees which 

 were pruned in the spring should have the forming suckers broken oflf from 

 time to time as they appear. 



President Scott thought the latterals of the raspberry ought not to be pinched. 



Prof. Emil Baur believes that in this latitude the raspberry had better not be 

 pruned a second time In the summer. 



The society devoted a meeting to the law concerning trespassers, which 

 resulted in the appointment of a committee to confer on this matter with the 

 State Horticultural Society, with the view of obtaining a more stringent; law 

 from the incoming Legislature so as to protect the fruit interests more fully, 

 P. L. Piige, 0. E. L. Croxier and Hon. Charles Eichmond are the members of 

 the committee. 



Cultivating and seeding down orchards was discussed during one of our 

 sessions. The fruit men are somewhat divided on tliis subject. J. D. Baldwin 

 follows thorough cultivation till raid-summer. 0. H. Kane claims he grows 

 good peaches by very little cultivation. 



Jacob Ganzhorn said that the amount of cultivation necessary to grow fine 

 fruit varies with the altitude of the ground and character of the soil. A high 

 and rolling piece of ground requires more cultivation of the soil to keep fruit 

 and trees growing than low or level ground. Eich soil requires less stirring 

 than poor soil. 



S. M. White said that he judges from the appearance of the new growth 

 when and how much to cultivate. 



President Scott, in regard to seeding down, said that he meets with good 

 results by mulching around the trees, with the grass cut between them, in the 

 grovring season. 



Emil Baur does not like to seed down with clover ; he fears the grasshopper 

 as a consequence. 



Fall planting of the hardy fruits was recommended. The planting of stone 

 fruits had better be deferred until spring. 



THE ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATION^ OF FRUITS IN" RESPECT TO THEIR 



VALUE FOR FOOD. 



BY ALBEET B. PRESCOTT. 



[Abstract.] 



Let US consider (1) the principal plans adopted for the preservation of fruits, 

 and (2) the effects of these plans upon the value of fruits. 



The methods of preservation may be mainly classed under the following 

 heads : 



