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the same orchard, but such a case is the exception. However, in south- 

 ern Ohio where the land is stiff to cultivate, they can do but one thing, 

 and that is to mulch. 



There is a good many believe in the combination. This can be used 

 on quite hilly ground and to good advantage. I haven't modified my 

 views very much — I am open to learn by the experience of those who 

 are doing experimental work— this is what all engaged in experimental 

 work should do — be in a frame of mind to see and accept that which is 

 the truth. I believe in both. I believe in using the method that is best 

 for the particular condition and I know positively that both methods 

 are good. I may say, however, that in Ohio, the majority do not use 

 either method as they ought to. That is a confession that I am 

 willing to make, because I believe it should be understood; that the 

 failure of either method is because of the failure to do the work right. 

 A good many of our growers believe in cultivation to such an extent 

 that they cultivate without cover crops, and some people believe in 

 mulching to such an extent as to depend on it altogether. But there 

 are others who believe that a little bit of mulch and a good deal of 

 pasturing and cutting of grass for hay answers just as well as any other 

 way. Of course this means failure. The same thing that you have here 

 comes up there — will there not be an over-supply of fruit in a few 

 years? So far as we are concerned, we can not get an over-supply, be- 

 cause we haven't half as many acres in orchard as we had twenty years 

 ago, and many of the orchards planted then are in such a condition 

 that they can never be of any value as orchards commercially — that is, 

 the old commercial orchards. So do all the planting we will, we can 

 not, until the new^ orchards come into bearing, be able to anywhere near 

 supply the demand. Then when we consider, further, that a great ma- 

 jority of the trees planted do not come to maturit}^ into bearing, and 

 man}' trees planted by men who do not realize what it means to take 

 care of trees, not one-tenth of the trees planted will come into bearing 

 properly, it seems to me that there is no use for having any fears of 

 over-production. 



The need of co-operation is as great with us as with you. We have 

 done a little along that line, enough to find that it works, but our 

 orchards are now so scattered that we can not do very much except in 

 a few neighborhoods, but I believe that we must come to that, xlnd I 

 believe that your worthy secretary's words this morning are all true, 

 and apply as well to Ohio as to Michigan. In a word, when you get 

 things going here just pass on your experience to us, and that will help 

 us out in Ohio. 



I will be glad to meet personally as many as possible, but would like 

 to see you go down to Ohio, although our meetings are held away off in 

 the other corner of the state, but the conditions are just right for one 

 of the most enthusiastic meetings we have ever had. 



A Member — Do you have a compulsory spraying law over there in 

 Ohio? 



Mr. Green — Yes, but it is of such a nature that it is of no effect, be- 

 cause there is no way to enforce it. It is a dead letter. 



