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out or trimmed without permission. If tliese facts are true it is pretty 

 bad on the City Forester. If these facts are really true tbey should be 

 generally known. 



A Member: I understand that there is a law of that Ivind, but they 

 do not notice or pay attention to its enforcement, but let citizens go ahead 

 cutting trees right along. 



President Stevens: Before we go to the most interesting part of the 

 evening's entertainment, the social part, I will appoint a committee on 

 fruits and flowers. I will appoint Mr. R. S. Simpson, H. W. Henry, and 

 J. W. Apple. 



We are now ready for the social, and I hope all of you may make 

 yourselves at home in a social way. 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION, DECEMBER 3, 1903. 



President Stevens: It is now time for this convention to come to 

 order. In view of the fact that Mr. Collingwood has to leave at 11:00 

 o'clock, we have concluded to change our program and hear his talk first 

 this morning. Of course we can not afford to miss this talk, and so to 

 benefit the most that are here, we have decided to change the program as 

 stated. He stands ready to answer any questions that you may see fit 

 to ask him. We will now proceed with Mr. Collingwood's talk on 

 "Handling Fruit Lands." 



Mr. Collingwood: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen— I have been 

 asked one or two questions that I think would be interesting, so I will 

 answer them right here. Last night this proposition was presented. A 

 man has a piece of ground which produced a good ci*op of potatoes last 

 year. He wished to plant it in strawberries. He asked if it would be a 

 good thing to plant tlie i)atcli in rye lirst. 1 do not think rye is much of 

 a crop except that it is a big. heavy, rough growing crop, and will put 

 lots of vegetable matter into tlie soil. It should be plowed under early 

 in the spring, for if it is not and there should come a dry season his 

 plants will be sure to die. because wlien tlio roots go down they will find 

 no moisture. But if the i.\e is ijlowed undci' cMiiy there will lie n l)unch of 

 matter there In the ground, and it will act as a reservoir for holding 

 water and moisture for the jilant. If tlio man follows these suggestions, 

 the chances are that he will liave a nice crop of beiries. 



Several questions have been asked about wood ashes as one of the 

 fertilizers here in the West. Most soils lack In phosphoric acid, and the 

 result Is very evident. People send their livestock away from the farm. 



