598 BOAllD or AGKICULTUKE. 



am not advertising cultivators I like the Osborne. It is short coupled, 

 and is shorter than the Planet Junior, and is not so far from the horse. 

 It is solid, and yet light. You do not have to be so far away from the 

 horse, and you can turn much easier than with other cultivators and it 

 worlis better. 



Mrs. DeVilbiss: Do you trim the roots before you set them out? 



Mr. Grossman: Yes, I always trim the tops and the roots. I take 

 what I can hold in my hand, which would be about three or four inches, 

 and cut all the top off above my hand. 



Mrs. DeVilbiss: Then you never take off all the top? 



Mr. Grossman: I never leave but two or three leaves, and if it is 

 dry and the plats are large I trim down to two leaves. 



Mr. DeVilbiss: Do you ever puddle the roots? 



Mr. Grossman: No. 



Mr. Williams: Do you ever try using the hoe in your soil? 



Mr. Grossman: No. 



Mr. Latta: Did you state when you do this mulching, whether before 

 or after freezing? 



Mr. Grossman: I did not state that, but I prefer to do it after the 

 first freeze, when I can drive across the patch with the wagon and not 

 cut the ground. This is usually about the first of December with us. 

 I am fortunate if I get the material to mulch with this year, for I fear 

 it will be'almost impossible unless I get marsh hay at five dollars a ton. 



Mr. DeVilbiss: Do you ever use shredded fodder? 



Mr. Grossman: I have tried it and it was excellent. 



Mr. Latta: Do you ever have any trouble with heaving on this land? 



Mr. Grossman: No, sir. 



Prof. Latta: Do you find a difference in the heaving among the 

 different varieties? 



Mr, Grossman: Yes, sir; there is a diffei*ence. I have not paid much 

 attention, because I have not had much experience along this line. 



Mr. Williams: Do you ever set plants at this season of the year? 



Mr. Grossman: Yes, sir. 



Prof. Troop: What is your success? 



