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  get 
  wax 
  that's 
  been 
  there 
  8 
  or 
  10 
  years 
  and 
  you 
  can 
  take 
  it 
  off 
  

   now 
  and 
  use 
  it. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  That 
  is 
  one 
  advantage 
  of 
  using 
  the 
  tallow; 
  lin- 
  

   seed 
  oil 
  will 
  dry 
  out. 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  Tallow 
  is 
  the 
  best; 
  that's 
  been 
  my 
  experience. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  If 
  linseed 
  oil 
  is 
  not 
  used 
  immediately 
  or 
  very 
  

   soon, 
  it 
  gets 
  hard. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  It's 
  all 
  right 
  in 
  wax 
  and 
  all 
  right 
  in 
  cloth, 
  too, 
  

   if 
  you 
  keep 
  it 
  in 
  a 
  damp 
  place 
  till 
  ready 
  to 
  use. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Hutt: 
  Can 
  you 
  use 
  parafine 
  in 
  place 
  of 
  beeswax 
  ? 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Have 
  you 
  tried 
  this 
  method 
  on 
  the 
  other 
  

   hickories 
  besides 
  the 
  pecans 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  You've 
  got 
  shagbark 
  to 
  catch 
  fairly 
  well, 
  

   have 
  you 
  by 
  this 
  method 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir. 
  

  

  The 
  Secretary: 
  How 
  did 
  your 
  pecans 
  and 
  hickories 
  do 
  last 
  

   summer 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  I've 
  forgotten 
  the 
  exact 
  percentage 
  that 
  grew. 
  

   Some 
  died 
  after 
  they 
  had 
  made 
  a 
  growth 
  of 
  several 
  inches. 
  I 
  

   think 
  I 
  left 
  too 
  many 
  limbs 
  growing 
  on 
  the 
  hickories. 
  Some 
  

   of 
  them 
  made 
  quite 
  good 
  growth. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  When 
  is 
  this 
  kind 
  of 
  grafting 
  done 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  We 
  wait 
  until 
  the 
  sap 
  is 
  up. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  What 
  do 
  you 
  cover 
  the 
  top 
  with 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  With 
  wax. 
  We 
  leave 
  this 
  open 
  at 
  the 
  bottom, 
  

   for 
  the 
  reason 
  that 
  the 
  sap 
  can 
  get 
  out 
  and 
  not 
  ferment. 
  If 
  it 
  

   holds 
  the 
  sap, 
  it 
  will 
  sour 
  you 
  know. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  How 
  far 
  down 
  does 
  your 
  wax 
  go, 
  Mr. 
  Jones? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Far 
  enough 
  to 
  cover 
  up 
  the 
  wrapping. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  Does 
  that 
  work 
  on 
  pecans 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  hickories 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir. 
  To 
  show 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  this 
  patch, 
  

   we 
  have 
  grafted 
  rows 
  side 
  by 
  side 
  and 
  got 
  80 
  per 
  cent 
  

   where 
  we 
  used 
  this 
  patch 
  and 
  34 
  per 
  cent 
  where 
  we 
  waxed 
  it 
  

   over 
  solid 
  and 
  left 
  no 
  ventilation 
  or 
  exit 
  for 
  the 
  sap. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  Isn't 
  that 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  wax 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  cambrium 
  

   layer? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir, 
  it 
  does 
  that 
  too. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  Are 
  there 
  any 
  fine 
  points 
  about 
  this 
  trimming, 
  

   other 
  than 
  mere 
  wedge 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  No 
  sir, 
  only 
  it's 
  thick 
  on 
  one 
  side, 
  as 
  you 
  will 
  

   see 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  wedges 
  tightly. 
  

  

  