No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 711 



was called upon for a brief report. He stated, that at the request of 

 Secretary Hamilton, he undertook the work of preparing a bulletin, 

 giving varieties and conditions suited to different localities in the 

 State. He further stated: 



"About 3,000 letters of inquiry were mailed to fruit growers 

 in dilferent sections of the State, and about 2,000 replies were 

 received. In the compilation of the bulletin I tried to use the 

 best judgment of these 2,000 correspondents as to soils, elevation 

 and climatic eouditious in every section of the State as affecting 

 varieties, and to deduce therefrom some general facts and con- 

 clusions of permanent value. Of course the information thus gained 

 is not so valuable as would have been possible by personal visits 

 and observation.. It is not such as I hoped it would be, not such as 

 I want, but it is a beginning, and I hope it will result in some good. 



"I feel sure that if planters will study the information at hand 

 they will be able to select lists that will be profitable. They may 

 not always be able to select the best but it will be a help in that 

 direction. 



' "While we have found out that we can grow fruit in every county 

 in the State, not one per cent, of the 2,000 correspondents has 

 made any pretense toward giving special care to fruit culture. 

 Spraying is not generally practiced, farmers believing it not worth 

 while, or too much trouble to operate, and too expensive to buy 

 apparatus. I think a good beginning has been made, and an effort 

 should be made to have the work continued." 



The PRESIDENT: This is a most important subject and deserves 

 attention. There is scarcely a fruit grower in the United States 

 but has found that about 50 per cent, of varieties planted are not 

 suited to his location. 



MR. MOON: I am glad to see Mr. Hiester's work so ably con- 

 ducted and I hope it will be continued. 



PROF. WATTS: To best accomplish this work it could be done 

 more effectually by personal visits. I would like to see it con- 

 tinued, so as to properly locate the best varieties of fruit. 



MR. BRINTON: I am inclined to doubt whether this plan can 

 be made practical, whether we can grow Pippins in one locality, 

 and Ben Davis, York Imperial and Baldwin in other respective lo- 

 calities. While to me it looks like nonsense, I don't want to con- 

 demn it. While certain trees and plants are adapted and at home 

 in certain situations and localities, I do not believe we will be able 

 to cipher out where certain kinds of apples or peaches will grow. 

 I think I am safe in saying that we can grow all the Rosacea in 



