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gave reasonably good care, and it paid well ; he also had the small original orchard' 

 of too many varieties on the bluflf, left to grow in grass and weeds. Most of the 

 trees bore a good many small and inferior apples, a little better than nothing ; twa 

 Newtown Pippin trees refused to bear. As an experiment, he dug up the grass 

 around one, spread one wagon load of barnyard manure around on the snrrace, 

 extending as far out as the branches, raked it in as a top dresssing ; the next year 

 he gathered from this tree 40 bushels of fine apples, from the other three bushels of 

 small, inferior fruit. We leave you to guess where the mistake was raide. 



The World's Fair at Chicago will be a great object-lesson ; not only our States 

 will tiy to excel each other in their displays, but the great nations of the world 

 will be there. Each will show their fruit and other products to the best possible 

 advantage. The fruit-grower who fails to attend will make a mistake. Let all 

 who can attend the great show (a miniature world) and learn what the world ha& 

 been doing, and what we, as fruit-growerp, will have to do in the future to meet 

 the competition of thfe world. N. F. Murray, 



Oregon, Mo. 



DISCUSSION. 



C. W. Murtfeldt — There are some things which the speaker called 

 to my mind that I wish to urge upon your memory. It is a mistake to 

 plant too many varieties. The past season apples were such a poor 

 lot as I never saw before. About blooming time it rained, and it 

 rained, and it rained, washing all the pollen from the flowers and pre- 

 venting the fruit from setting. Some young, thrifty, well cared-for 

 orchards bore some apples. Notwithstanding the wide failure of the 

 past season, it is a mistake for the young men to go to the cities. They 

 are captivated by the color and the glare of what they see in the city. 

 They think it is wonderful. They are apt to be taken by the glare of 

 things injurious to body and soul. The young man who thinks he can 

 find happiness in the city is grossly mistaken. 



One of the worst mistakes is in trying to go into politics. I have 

 been there, and I know it is a poor life to depend on. 



Mr. Murray spoke of planting too many varieties. If I were going 

 to plant a family orchard I would not be satisfied with the varieties he 

 named, though some of them, such as Winesap and Grimes' Golden, 

 are among the best. We want a greater variety of fruit of finer qual- 

 ity for family use. 



Mr. Ambrose — I am very well pleased with friend Murray's paper. 

 It contains a great deal of information and practical suggestions that 

 have cost the writer a great many years of experience. I doubt not 

 there are young men here who can derive great benefit from the paper. 

 Too many varieties is a great mistake. What varieties can we plant 

 now that will make more money than the Ben Davis and the Jonathan ? 

 In a family orchard we want more varieties, but for a commercial orchard 

 these varieties are at the head of the list. 



