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  A 
  Member: 
  Isn't 
  it 
  a 
  fact 
  that 
  you 
  can 
  use 
  three 
  and 
  four 
  

   year 
  pecan 
  wood 
  just 
  as 
  well 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr, 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir, 
  two 
  year 
  wood 
  or 
  three 
  will 
  give 
  you 
  

   better 
  results 
  than 
  one 
  year. 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  What 
  time 
  in 
  the 
  season 
  do 
  you 
  graft 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  The 
  20th 
  of 
  April 
  to' 
  the 
  20th 
  of 
  May 
  here. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith 
  : 
  What 
  stage 
  of 
  stock 
  do 
  you 
  prefer 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Well 
  it 
  doesn't 
  matter, 
  you 
  can 
  graft 
  these 
  

   after 
  they 
  have 
  made 
  a 
  foot 
  of 
  new 
  growth, 
  if 
  you've 
  got 
  a 
  good 
  

   dormant 
  scion 
  ; 
  you 
  could 
  put 
  in 
  a 
  graft 
  any 
  time 
  in 
  the 
  summer, 
  

   perhaps. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  How 
  long 
  do 
  you 
  leave 
  on 
  the 
  paper 
  bags 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  Until 
  the 
  scion 
  begins 
  to 
  grow. 
  Sometimes 
  I 
  

   have 
  made 
  a 
  mistake 
  and 
  left 
  them 
  on 
  until 
  they 
  grew 
  up 
  and 
  

   curled 
  down. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  What 
  is 
  the 
  superiority 
  of 
  that 
  over 
  plain 
  

   cleft 
  grafting 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  You 
  can 
  do 
  better 
  work 
  and 
  do 
  it 
  quicker. 
  I 
  

   have 
  put 
  in 
  1200 
  grafts 
  in 
  a 
  day. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  You 
  don't 
  mind 
  this 
  arch 
  being 
  left 
  up 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  That 
  ought 
  to 
  go 
  a 
  little 
  deeper, 
  maybe, 
  but 
  

   it 
  don't 
  make 
  much 
  difference, 
  so 
  long 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  waxed. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  The 
  paper 
  bag 
  protects 
  the 
  scion 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr 
  Jones: 
  Yes 
  sir. 
  The 
  object 
  is 
  not 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  scion 
  

   so 
  much 
  as 
  to 
  keep 
  it 
  dry. 
  You 
  want 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  scion 
  dry 
  until 
  

   it 
  gets 
  sap 
  from 
  the 
  stock 
  to 
  start 
  it 
  into 
  growth. 
  

  

  Prof. 
  Smith: 
  Is 
  it 
  necessary 
  that 
  this 
  should 
  be 
  waxed 
  cloth? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  No 
  sir, 
  we 
  use 
  paper 
  ordinarily, 
  of 
  course 
  we 
  run 
  

   wax 
  over 
  the 
  paper 
  in 
  waxing 
  the 
  scion 
  and 
  then 
  the 
  paper 
  is 
  as 
  

   good 
  as 
  cloth. 
  

  

  Col. 
  Sober: 
  Do 
  you 
  find 
  it 
  apt 
  to 
  curl 
  up 
  in 
  windy 
  days 
  — 
  

   the 
  paper 
  ? 
  I 
  tried 
  that 
  and 
  had 
  all 
  kinds 
  of 
  trouble 
  until 
  I 
  

   got 
  on 
  to 
  the 
  tape. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  We 
  don't 
  try 
  to 
  tie 
  with 
  the 
  paper; 
  the 
  paper 
  

   is 
  only 
  to 
  let 
  the 
  surplus 
  moisture 
  or 
  sap 
  out. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  Does 
  this 
  tend 
  to 
  hold 
  that 
  in 
  or 
  is 
  it 
  all 
  held 
  

   in 
  by 
  the 
  patch 
  there 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  This 
  doesn't 
  really 
  need 
  any 
  tying, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  large. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Would 
  you 
  carry 
  the 
  patch 
  around 
  to 
  the 
  

   other 
  side 
  ? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Jones: 
  No 
  sir, 
  just 
  fill 
  it 
  up 
  with 
  wax. 
  

  

  