1-i Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. 



Mr. ITalc. — Cut the limbs closety to the tree, then paint the 

 wounds with white lead and linseed oil. 



What remedy do you suggest for " Litter rot" in apples? 



Prof. Beach. — It does not do much damage in Kew York, ex- 

 cept on Long Island, but it appears in the South and in Mis- 

 souri. When the conditions are favorable, the rot develops very 

 rapidly. The Missouri Experiment Station has been making some 

 experiments for the prevention of the disease, but I have not yet 

 learned the results. I do not think it will develop enough in 

 this State to warrant ever paying much attention to it. 

 „ What varieties of apples, and how far apart would you plant 

 them in an orchard of ten acres? 



Mr. Collimer. — Alexander, Duchesse and Twenty Ounce. Plant 

 Alexander on the outside rows. 



How does green arsenite compare with Paris green for spray- 

 ing apple trees, both as to efficiency and expense ? Is it readily 

 soluble? 



Mr. Woodward. — I have used green arsenite two years. It is 

 more soluble in water than is Paris green, and so does not re- 

 quire so much agitating as does the green, while it does not cost 

 so much. 



Prof. Beach. — There is quite a difference between " green 

 arsenite" and "green arsenoid," which every one concerned 

 should bear in mind. 



Mr. Mann. — I have had some experience with green arsenite. 

 It has not been wholly satisfactory so far. 



Mr. Woodward. — The arsenite of lime is just as good as is 

 " green arsenite." It is much cheaper in price, and fully as 

 soluble in water as is Paris green. 



What is the cause of, and remedy for the dry rot, or " pink 

 specks" on apples, extending through the fruit, mostly near the 

 blossom end \ 



Prof. Beach. — As a rule, dry rot is met with but little in !S!"ew 

 York, except on Long Island. It is caused by a fungus, which 

 produces a rot quite distinct from the " bitter rot." I do not 

 know a remedy or preventive. Bitter rot may be checked or 

 prevented by spraying with Bordeaux. 



Why are apples Larger and more highly colored when grown 

 sod than in cultivated orchards? 



Mi-. Hooker. — I think the reason is because, as a rule, the 

 foliage is larger and more dense and the growth of wood larger 

 where the trees are in cultivated land, thus excluding more of 



