is a question whether many such trees should be grafted at all. Fur- 

 ther observations will have to be made to decide that point. Perhaps 

 proper preparation for a year or two would be beneficial. 



This topic will largely l)e left for future discussion under another 

 subject, but il occurs to uie that nnicli niiglit be accomplished by proper 

 attention to nutrition, espeeiilly when setting out trees for grafting, 

 selection of proper site, fertility of soil. culti\ation to aid absorption, 

 etc. I Iiave observed limbs of animals mueli smaller than normal due 

 to prohibited movements or lask of ])roper circulation, one side of a 

 tree developed out of [proportion, eggs wtithout hard shell due to lack 

 of calcium in the hen's diet, and I know of an old English walnut tree 

 that bears nuts with shells so thin as to be almost negligible. 1 im 

 told that at one time this tree bore a nut with a much thicker shell. It 

 has never had any attention ;uid it is (juite |)robable that the lack of 

 proper shell building elements causes the trouble. I have grafted a 

 few of these and' I want to see wh it happens by furnishing better 

 nutrition. 



Concerning scion wood, I have "ringed" some limbs, similar to the 

 method used sometimes in producing extra large fruit, in an effort to 

 have the scion store up a large amount of nutrition. This experi- 

 ment I shall continue in the spring. 



This article is based entirely on my own ideas, o'bservations and 

 conc'lusions in connection with old staiuling principles. As previously 

 stated, I claim nothing new and my only desire is to stimulate others to 

 make like observations. 



Carrying out my conclusions in my work next spring I propose to 

 cut the tops out of all my trees, leaving a few lower limbs instead of 

 the top ones, allow them to start growth a little before grafting, pinch 

 the tip from that growth, and, in addition to covering with paraffin or 

 some combination of it, shade the scions on the south-west side, either 

 by tipping branches over them or some other way. Paper bags seem 

 to absorb the paraffin. Double grafting in the case of the Vest and 

 the Weiker will be tried. Whitewashing the stock to jirevent sun burn 

 will be used where necessary. Several other experiments based on the 

 idea of cellular .stinmlation before the scions are placed in ))osition will 

 be tried. 



Dr. M. B. AVaite, of the Federal Insecticide and Fung'icide Board, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, spoke as follows: 



Dr. Waitk : Some of you may recall that several years ago, when 



