STA1E HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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Long — Lime is a good thing in an orchard. I put it on six acres 

 in large quantities. But it makes the clover grow better than the 

 trees. I tried barnyard manure on another part of the orchard, 

 and found it good for the Gilpin and Newtown Pippin. In another 

 place I put wood ashes; and there, latterly, the fruit is the best. 

 The Fallowater, Rhode Island Greening and Northern Spy should 

 be planted I find in rich soils. 



Ililliard, of Brighton — Twenty-eight years ago I planted an 

 orchard, and cultivated it thoroughly. Many of the trees at 12 years 

 of age, though large and thrifty, did not bear. I took a hatchet, and 

 striking one blow in a place, cut round the trunk into the sap wood. 

 The wounds grew up the same year, and the trees have borne heavily 

 ever since. This is a cheap way effecting productiveness. 



Edwards, of La Moille — The most productive old orchard we 

 have in our region is manured every three years. It is 30 years 

 planted, seeded to timothy and clover, and pastured. 



REVISION OF TIIE APPLE LIST. 



Flagg — I move that a majority of six be required to make any 

 change in the Society's lists. Carried. 



Minkler, of Oswego — I move that Dr. Warder's book be our 

 standard of terminology. Carried. 



The Secretary then read the list. The following remarks and 

 motions were made on some of the varieties: 



Belleflower, Yellow — It was moved to strike this off the list 

 for market and family use, in the south part of the State. 



Freeman, of South Pass — Our experience is not long enough, 

 according to Mr. Galusha. I have seen trees 20 years old at Cin- 

 cinnati that were bearing well. 



Redfield — I know plenty 20 to 25 years old that are worthless. 



Long — I planted trees in 1833 that have never paid for the 

 ground they stand on. 



Higgins, (of Woodburn) — I am grafting mine over. 



Hull, of Alton — It is entirely worthless with me — trees 23 

 years old. 



