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single station where we can have thorough and intelligent 

 work done. 



A. G. Tuttle — I do not deny the necessity of a central 

 experiment station, but I want these experiments to be made 

 in different parts of the state also, on different soils, so that 

 we may know of results. A man may set out a tree in a 

 certain kind of soil and it is perfectly worthless. We want 

 these trees tested on different soils. You may find a place 

 where a tree will do well and a mile from that place it will 

 not be worth anything. There may be from ten to fifteen 

 degrees difference in temperature. 



H. C. Adams — Of course, I do not wish to be understood 

 as intimating that the work you refer to is not valuable. It 

 has its place; we want these outlying points of observation 

 too, but they never can do the work of a well-equipped ex- 

 perimental station. 



A. G. Tuttle — I am in favor of a central experimental sta- 

 tion. 



J. C. Plumb — There is one point Mr. Tuttle raises in re- 

 gard to the crab family that I wish to speak upon. Now, 

 here just a few weeks ago I was just ten miles north of the 

 central line of the state of Wisconsin, and before an audi- 

 ence of intelligent farmers, and I asked this question: "I 

 wish to know how many in the audience have ever tried to 

 raise the Duchess of Oldenberg as an orchard tree? " I got 

 about twenty hands, and then I asked how many were will- 

 ing to plant it again, and I got two hands. Then I asked: 

 " How many have tried the Transcendant Crab and have 

 found it a success? " I got the whole twenty hands again. 

 I saw it was of no use for me to talk about crabs up there. 

 That was just ten miles north of the central line of Wiscon- 

 sin. 



Pres. Smith — We shall have to call upon Mr. Garfield. 

 This is a discussion of great importance, and if we have 

 time further along we may take it up again and discuss it 

 at our leisure. Mr. Garfield, of Michigan, is a gentleman 

 who has done more work and better work than any man in 

 the northwest, and I take great pleasure in introducing him 

 to the horticulturists of Wisconsin. 



