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Henry Scholten, of Springfield, Mo., is the general agent for Southwest 

 Missouri, and many more parties of note are adopting it. The life ex- 

 periments of Mr. Carnahan have resulted in giving to the fruit-growing- 

 world a remedy the value of which cannot be estimated. 



The wash is applied with a common brush to the body of the tree 

 The mode of application being simple and inexpensive. We should be 

 pleased to give a much more detailed account of this remedy for the 

 benefit of our readers, but space will not permit. We advise all of 

 our readers to give it a trial. 



Mr. Gilbert, of Thayer, read a paper on the peach, and in doing so 

 very forcibly advocated the necessity of co-operation among growers 

 and shippers in the distribution of peaches and small fruits ; and the 

 discussion resulting therefrom elicited much that fruit-growers gener- 

 ally ought to have heard and laid to heart. It was very generally con- 

 ceded that co-operation was of the greatest importance if we are to 

 ^Qd the market needing our fruits, control the railroads in the matter 

 of charges, and ship only where our products are imperfectly supplied. 

 The discussion of this was most thorough and practical, and opened 

 the eyes of many to the fact that hundreds of towns and cities were 

 unsupplied and others flooded to profusion. We shall expect to refer 

 to this and to other matters of like importance later on. 



The discussion on the various fruits named was continued at con- 

 siderable length, but as we hope to give the same in full in future 

 issues, will not take the space now. 



Mr. Wild, of Sarcoxie, read a paper on plums, dwelling consider- 

 ably on the Japanese. The opinion having been expressed that in 

 Southwest Missouri the Damson could not be raised, that the foliage 

 fell and the fruit rotted, Mr. Gano could see no reason for it. Mr. 

 Tippin, however, said they would not hold their fruit in Green county. 



On Wednesday evening clover and cow-peas as fertilizers for the 

 orchard was discussed. Mrs. Clarence Robinson read a carefully pre- 

 pared paper on " The Ideal," which was warmly received. Miss Al- 

 berta Murray gave a recitation, "Darius and the Apples," acquitting 

 herself admirably and evidencing considerable elocutionary ability. 

 She was warmly received and most heartily applauded. 



Prof. Whitten delivered an address on "Fungus Growths," dis- 

 playing a thorough knowledge of his subject and a rare ability in mak- 

 ing himself thoroughly understood. 



The Queston Box being examined, was found to contain some 

 knotty problems. Does it pay to evaporate apples, and is it best 

 to bleach them ? Another to the similar effect, will it pay to bleach ? 

 And yet another : Has anyone made any money at evaporation this 



