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he can do that. He told me ■o'henever the clover begins to look thin on 

 the ground he waits till the spring of the year, when the ground is nice 

 and mellow, then he goes over it and sows the seed in the places where 

 it is needed; goes over It twice with a sharp-toothed harrow, and gets a 

 good set of clover. 



President Stevens: Does he do that every year, Mr. Fhck, or just 

 every other year? 



Mr. Williams: Every other year. 



Mr. Flick: He does it whenever it begins to show that it is about to 

 play out. He cuts the clover and weeds and other things that may come 

 up. in June and leaves it on the ground as a mulch. He has, as he has 

 told you, a very fine orchard. He believes in spraying. On one side of 

 the tree where the fruit was sprayed it was perfect, and on the other side 

 where it was not sprayed you could not find a perfect specimen. It was 

 scrawny, wormj^ and all scabby. There was not any of this fruit fit for 

 the market. I think it is not entirely due to the spraying, but due to the 

 care of the orchard, the keeping of the grounds in condition, etc. The 

 clover keeps the ground in a fine condition to support and feed the trees 

 so that they are able to bear a fine crop. Clover will do that. He pastures 

 his orchard with pigs frequently to pick up the fruit that is down. This 

 is another benefit along the same line as spraying, as they eat the wormy 

 fruit up and destroy the codling moth. I would like to say that I should 

 like for every one in the State that has been discouraged in raising fruit 

 to visit this orchard and see what can be done with proper treatment. 



Mr. Evans: I am a stranger here, but I came for information. I am 

 here to talk about spraying. I use the sprayer myself. But I have never 

 heard what spraying is done for. What do we spray forV 



A Delegate: We spray to kill or destroy the insect enemies and in- 

 jurious diseases. 



Mr. Evans: I spray .i"St after the bloom falls. I do not spray when 

 the trees are in blossom, for it would kill my neighbor's bees, and I 

 don't want to injure my neighbor when not necessary. I should like for 

 some one to tell me what varieties he would set out for a profitable com- 

 mercial fruit orchard. 



President Stevens: Mr. AVilliams, inasmuch as your orchard is un- 

 der discussion, you may .nnswer his question. 



Mr. Williams: I spray to kill the codling moth, and I spray with Paris 

 green. 



President Stevens: When do you spray for codling mothV 



