24 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Snedecker — I have them in different soils. On black soil 25 years 

 planted they have done nothing. On a high clay knoll they have 

 borne well, and are now rather decaying. In another orchard still 

 older I find they have not done much. 



Earle, of South Pass — I think it is a question of soil. I have 

 seen profitable crops on trees six or seven years old growing on clay 

 ridges. 



Warder, of Cincinnatti — I have seen trees that bore at four 

 years. 



McLain, of Charleston — In our county, on high, dry soil, where 

 clay predominates, it bears well. I can call to mind orchards 20 to 

 30 years of age that have generally borne well after 10 years. Trees 

 planted in 1825 bore a good half crop this year on a hill, whilst those 

 at the foot of the hill did nothing. 



Flagg — It bears reasonably well with me. 



Pullen, of Centralia — It has done very well about Centralia. 

 My trees, 10 years old, have borne 3 or 4 light crops. 



Essex — of Rock Island — Trees 30 miles this side of Cairo, 6 in- 

 ches in diameter, are all leaving. Trees that were set out switches 

 in 1863 bore in 1866. 



The motion to strike out was withdrawn. 



Wier, of Lacon — I move to strike it from the list for Northern 

 Illinois. 



Galusha — It has been established for years in Northern Illinois 

 that this variety will do well in timber lands and hazel barrens. I 

 think our prairie trees will begin to bear soon. 



Wier, — This society has stultified itself several times about this 

 apple. Once we recommended to plant it on sandy ground, at 

 another time on clay. I have it on all varieties of soil and find it 

 exhausts itself by profuse blooming. The apples drop off when small. 

 I only know two places in Marshall County where it bears well, and 

 they are entirely different. 



Minkler — We shall plant it in our region. It bears well — 10 or 

 15 bushels to the tree. 



Motion lost. 



