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Mr. Widney: Do you think Canada peas sowed the last of July 

 would mature? 



Mr. Van Deman: I would not plant them unless I was sure they. 

 would. I know some of the best farmers that plant peas in the fall. 

 There is one thing about commercial fertilizer. It is put in such a form 

 as to be immediately available. It is like setting a bowl of soup before 

 hungi-y men. But if you did not give them soup they would hustle for 

 something else. This is just what the tree will do. We can assist the 

 tree by giving it land thoroughly tilled. Tilling the soil unlocks the 

 potash and phosphoric acid and saves the necessity of going iind buy- 

 ing that which is immediately available. 



Mr. Widney: Have you any certain system of plowing a young 

 orchard ? 



Mr. Van Deman: This is my plan of plowing a young orchard. Sup- 

 pose this middle row was in apple trees. I would break this row thor- 

 oughly this year, making a deep furrow next these other two rows. 

 Of course I would plow so as not to injure the trees. Next year I wouid 

 reverse the back furrow. Use this alternating plan, and in this way 

 keep the ground about level. 



Prof. Latta: This subject is very interesting, but I think we must 

 close at this point and take up the next topic. 



We will now take up the next topic. This is by E. H. Williams, of 

 Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been in the commercial fruit business for 

 years and can speak from intimate acquaintance on this subject— the sub- 

 ject of market and also of storage. 



E. H. Williams: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen— I have noticed 

 this fact in all the speakers preceding me, and that is they emphasize 

 one feature of their address, and that is the necessity of knowledge 

 and information on the subject before us. Solomon said. "In all of your 

 gettings, get wisdom." I am like the persons who wrote the resolu- 

 tions. I am sorry there are not more of the young people here to take 

 what is said out over tue country. If I understand the object of this 

 meeting it is for the purpose of creating an interest in horticulture in this 

 part of the State. If I may judge by the land and the location of the 

 country, this country is very well adapted to horticulture. This occupa- 

 tion would be much more protitable than some of the industries that 

 are being carried on here. Now I have taken the position that this meet- 

 ing is for the purpose of awakening an interest in the industry that would 

 be of great benefit to this part of the State, and perhaps the first thing 

 that might suggest itself to us is the market. When the average Ameri- 

 can looks at a question like this he looks at the financial standpoint and 



