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  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  Have 
  you 
  had 
  any 
  experience 
  in 
  fixing 
  up 
  a 
  

   bed 
  of 
  scions 
  hke 
  that 
  and 
  putting 
  it 
  in 
  cold 
  storage 
  ? 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Yes, 
  but 
  you 
  must 
  tell 
  the 
  cold 
  storage 
  

   people 
  not 
  to 
  let 
  them 
  get 
  too 
  dry. 
  Tell 
  them 
  you 
  want 
  them 
  

   in 
  moist 
  cold 
  storage, 
  and 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  temperature 
  about 
  40. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  We 
  have 
  found 
  with 
  walnuts 
  that 
  if 
  you 
  have 
  

   the 
  scions 
  too 
  damp 
  they 
  won't 
  keep 
  very 
  long. 
  If 
  you 
  have 
  

   them 
  just 
  moist 
  enough 
  to 
  hold 
  them 
  you 
  can 
  keep 
  them 
  all 
  

   winter, 
  maybe 
  indefinitely. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  If 
  your 
  cell 
  is 
  full 
  of 
  water 
  the 
  scion 
  will 
  

   work 
  as 
  hard 
  as 
  an 
  Irishman. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  I 
  find 
  that 
  we 
  have 
  to 
  graft 
  them 
  above 
  ground, 
  

   in 
  the 
  North, 
  and 
  if 
  they 
  are 
  too 
  moist 
  when 
  grafted 
  they 
  will 
  

   dry 
  up, 
  but 
  if 
  kept 
  dry 
  they 
  will 
  grow, 
  because 
  they 
  will 
  remain 
  

   in 
  good 
  condition 
  until 
  the 
  sap 
  comes 
  up 
  in 
  the 
  stock. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Yes, 
  you 
  must 
  choose 
  a 
  position 
  midway 
  

   between 
  too 
  dry 
  and 
  too 
  moist. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Littlepage: 
  That 
  is 
  very 
  important; 
  they 
  won't 
  stand 
  

   dampness. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Pomeroy: 
  'Wouldn't 
  it 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  dip 
  the 
  cut 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  

   walnut 
  scion 
  in 
  wax 
  to 
  hold 
  the 
  sap 
  ? 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  I 
  am 
  afraid 
  that 
  would 
  stop 
  its 
  breathing. 
  

   You 
  are 
  dealing 
  with 
  a 
  red 
  squirrel 
  all 
  the 
  while, 
  remember 
  that. 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  My 
  method 
  is 
  this: 
  I 
  have 
  a 
  little 
  room 
  about 
  

   six 
  feet 
  wide 
  with 
  ice 
  packs 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  and 
  double 
  doors. 
  In 
  

   that 
  I 
  pack 
  my 
  scions 
  in 
  this 
  way: 
  I 
  take 
  carbide 
  cans 
  made 
  

   of 
  iron 
  and 
  put 
  damp 
  sawdust, 
  about 
  an 
  inch 
  or 
  so, 
  on 
  the 
  bot- 
  

   tom 
  and 
  then 
  I 
  pack 
  my 
  scions 
  in 
  the 
  cans, 
  cut 
  end 
  down, 
  then 
  

   I 
  put 
  the 
  top 
  on 
  loosely. 
  I 
  have 
  carried 
  them 
  over 
  the 
  second 
  

   year 
  in 
  that 
  way. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  But 
  you 
  let 
  them 
  breathe 
  all 
  the 
  while 
  ? 
  

   Col. 
  Sober: 
  Certainly, 
  and 
  they 
  have 
  but 
  very 
  little 
  moist- 
  

   ure. 
  They 
  are 
  kept 
  in 
  a 
  temperature 
  of 
  about 
  40 
  degrees. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  How 
  often 
  do 
  you 
  wet 
  that 
  sawdust 
  ? 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  Not 
  once. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Well, 
  that's 
  in 
  keeping 
  with 
  our 
  theoretical 
  

   basis. 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  I 
  cut 
  scions 
  any 
  time 
  between 
  now 
  and 
  March. 
  

   I 
  don't 
  take 
  them 
  out 
  of 
  storage 
  until 
  we 
  use 
  them. 
  We 
  graft 
  

   up 
  to 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  June. 
  

  

  