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the fruit hardy. Then, take it in Hallowell. We have there nothing 

 but southern slope, and we have splendid orchards of New York stock. 

 Mr. G. H. Wingate from only one acre gets most gratifying results. 

 From sixty to one hundred barrels are grown in his orchard and it 

 is situated on a southern slope. Not far off is another orchard on 

 the same slope, productive and healthy. While I agree with the 

 writer that a northern slope is the best, I believe that other slopes 

 will also do extremely well. 



Drainage is an all-important feature in successful orcharding. 

 When an orchardist doesn't have his orchard well drained he will have 

 trouble from the effects of the snow in winter. If we haven't con- 

 fidence in nurserj' stock grown outside of the State, let us grow our 

 own trees and when the}' are first set out mulch them well and keep 

 the frost under the mulching. When this is done they are better 

 able to stand the thawing. I believe we ought to be interested in 

 forestry. I remember of being at a meeting of the Board of Agri- 

 culture in Augusta and advocating forestry, but 1 was sat on by the 

 fat member from Washington County. I have seen a good deal of 

 danger to our forests. Farmers are exceedingly to blame in the matter 

 •of forests. How man}' are there among the farmers of the State 

 who protect the forests? Not one out of ten ; 1 know that. They cut 

 'down the trees and let in the cattle, which is a most injurious practice. 

 I have seen acres entirely ruined by having been browsed by cattle. 

 It can't be done. I have seen where a forest was cut off forty years 

 ago, now looks nicely from the very fact that no cattle were allowed to 

 run in it. I endorse the appointment of Arbor Day as suggested b}' 

 Ben : Ferley Poore, and think it a subject well worthy of our considera- 

 tion. 



Mr. Nelson. I would like to know Mr. Blossom's reasons for 

 prefering a northern cant. 



Mr. Blossom. My reasons are that the trees are not so liable to 

 winter-kill, and that all of our best orchards are planted on any other 

 cant than a southern one. I don't say but what there are good 

 orchards on other land. 



Mr. Nelson. I fully agree with Mr. Blossom in the general points 

 •of his essa}'. There is one thing further, however, that he hasn't 

 alluded to in relation to the Baldwin. On a northern slant they did 

 not do as well as on a southern one. However, I think the best cant 

 for an orchard is Ihe barn-yard cant. 



