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interested in North Missouri in regard to bitter .rot, but I want to 

 ask you a qu.estion. You gave the preference in spraying largely in 

 favor of the liquid process. It seems from your talk that you also em- 

 ployed the dust process. I would like to know how you got up your 

 mixture for the dust process, as to how^ you prepared it, and as to 

 whether you gave it an equal show with the other? 



I spoke of the liquid process because I have used it for years, and 



■we used it exclusively in our experiments. The other I have not given 



a thorough trial. I made the statement awhile ago that I had not 



given it a thorough trial, and when I do, and am thoroughly convinced 



that it is as successful as the other I wall be glad to recommend it. 



I believe that spraying is necessary for perfect fruit, and that 

 orchardists who expect to put a good product on the market will 

 necessarily have to spray their fruit. In reply to inquiries that have 

 been made I am pleased to state that on all plots sprayed during the 

 season, where arsenites were used, that we had a much smaller per 

 cent, of Codling jNIoth than on unsprayed plots. 



Thursday, December 5, 2 p. m. 



The Committee on Fruits made their report. 



Major Holsinger read the report and it is as follows: 



FRUIT REPORT. 



Ford Kenedy, Parnell, Mo., 2 varieties apples $l 00 



L. V. Dix, Jefferson City, 8 varieties apples ; i variety^ pears ; 2 



varieties peaches 3 50 



S. H. Linton, Des Moines, la., 6 varieties apples i 00 



H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, Mo., 6 varieties apples ; 4 varieties 



peaches 2 00 



Titus N. Company, Nemeha, Neb 50 



C. B. Long, Amoret, 5 varieties apples I 50 



J. H. Karnes, St. Joseph, 18 varieties apples 5 00 



C„ W. Steiman, Dalton, i variety 50 



J. H. Marion, Fulton, ]\Io., 17 apples; i persimmon 5 00 



H. W. Cook, Potosi, Mo., 9 varieties apples 2 50 



G. W. Odor, Holt, Mo., 10 varieties apples 2 50 



W. S. Martin, Dekalb, 2 varieties apples 50 



T. H. Jones, Eldorado, Kas., 5 varieties apples 2 00 



'\^/m. Byler, Wheeling, 3 varieties apples ; i pear 1 00 



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