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different fellows had their trees even if thej had verr little good fruit 

 But since the San Jos6 Scale has made its appearance the lazy fel- 

 lows will lose their trees unless they fight. Those of us who combat 

 the scale must endure this negligence for awhile or until the neg- 

 lected trees are dead, for the scale is carried considerable distance 

 by birds and short distances by winds. 



''The fruit grower who neglects either fertilizing or cultivating his 

 orchard takes a big risk. The one who does this work judiciously 

 can wear a broad smile at harvest time. His bank account grows 

 and expands. 



"The necessity of intelligent work on the farm becomes greater 

 every year. We have farmers and farmers, but to my mind the man 

 on the farm is the greatest need of our times. The man on the farm 

 has a knowledge of the soil. He knows why he tills it. He knows 

 how to feed it. He knows how to select crops and varieties adapted 

 to his soil and environment. He studies the markets. In short, 

 he is a man, a business man." 



DISCUSSION. 



A Member: In destroying trees infested with San Jos6 Scale is 

 it necessary to burn them? 



PROF. SURFACE: It is not essential except in cases of diseases 

 such as blight, yellows and black knot. When trees infested with 

 scale are cut down the scale will perish when the sap in the tree is 

 exhausted. 



PROF. VAN DEMAN: Are we to understand there is no danger 

 in infested scions? 



PROF. SURFACE: Only on living twigs or other wood that is to 

 be used for propagation. 



DR. FUNK: One week after pruning I find the scale dead on 

 branches that have been cut off. 



MR. CHASE: While this may be true, I would, nevertheless, burn 

 them up to enforce the idea that the work had been thoroughly done. 



A brief discussion followed on the question of best varieties of 

 rherries and blackberries for general planting. Mr. Chase consid- 

 ered the Montmorency cherry the most desirable and profitable. 

 Would plant in the proportion of 5 Montmorency, 3 English Morello 

 3nd 2 E. Richmond. Mr. Moon and Dr. Funk also spoke favorably of 

 Montmorency, while Mr. Creasy condemned it, and has cut down his 

 trees of that variety. He admitted, however, that they may not have 

 been true to name. 



Prof. Watts has found Snyder blackberry most profitable, but 

 would like to hear of a better variety. 



