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had resigned the position of Treasurer of the Society, and that the executive 

 committee had tilled the vacancy by appointing Hon. Henry Seymour of Grand 

 Rapids. 



THE PEACH BORER. 



Mr. Hanford asked when the borer moth laid its eggs. 



Prof. Cook was of the impression that it was done between June 1 and Sep- 

 tember 1. He asked when and how often the trees were usually examined. 



Mr. Hanford. — First of May and again in the fall. Three examinations are 

 good ; but few are found in the summer if the borer is removed in May. I 

 have sometimes been obliged to cut two-thirds of the bark of a tree away in a 

 spiral direction. This was by neglecting to examine them in the fall. I never 

 knew so much mischief done as during a winter when they were not attended 

 to in the fall. I have never done this but two years. 



THE CHIP PROCESS. 



The President. — I adopted the mounding system until I adopted the Ran- 

 som chip process of catching bugs. I doubt if it would be worth while for 

 growers to mound up at all, especially if it makes the trees tender. I did not 

 see the force of this till last winter. Now I shall be very slow to adopt the 

 mounding system. 



Mr. Hanford. — I will ask the Professor as to the moth that deposits the eggs. 

 Does it travel ? 



Prof. Cook. — It is a very rapid flyer. It is shown on the diagram. 



Mr. Hanford. — That's the bird. [Laughter.] 



A DYING ORCHARD. 



Mr. Thompson spoke of a gentleman of Kent county, who reported early in 

 the season that he had a very fine show of blossoms and expected a fine crop of 

 apples ; but now the trees are all dying. He wished to know whether to culti- 

 vate the orchard or let the trees alone. 



Prof. Cook knew of several instances of a similar character. He suggested 

 that it might have been caused by late cultivation in the fall. 



Mr. Thompson said in this orchard all the trees appeared to be dying except 

 the Red Astrachan, which is a very fine and perfectly healthy tree. 



Mr. Hanford came to the conclusion that less manure should be used. 



Several other instances were enumerated of similar character. 



Mr. N. Cook. — I have seen the same trouble in orchards in Kent and Ionia 

 counties. I found the young trees most afiected, — trees five inches in diam- 

 eter. Most of the trees had fruit, and some of the trees were shedding the 

 fruit. The leaves were small, and, in a few instances, discolored. Mr. Steele, 

 of Grattan, was of the opinion that the trees would recover. Some I have 

 seen never leaved out this summer at all, but died out. These were Baldwins. 

 Russets near by were uninjured. I noticed in the older orchards, where thej 

 were tender sod, they were not injured. 



Mr. Adams. — I think it is the same old story. January, 1856, was a similar 

 severe month to that of January, 1873. The Baldwin and Rhode Island 

 Greening were severely injured and the Roxbury Russets next to them. They 

 were all badly injured. They were cut down and literally killed. 



The President. — The older trees, — were they leaved out? 



Mr. Adams. — I^o ; very few leaved out. I grafted some of those trees, but it 

 ■was lofit labor. 



