188 State Horticultural Society. 



J. C. Evans. — There seems to be some question of the hardiness 

 of the York Imperial. I think it depends very mnch npon where it 

 stood and how it was affected bv the dronth of 1897. 



]^. F. Murray.^ — The Missouri Pippin blights badly in north 

 Missouri. 



Member.^ — How would the peach do for a filler among apples ? 



E. J. Baxter. — It is bad policy to plant peach trees among apple 

 trees. 



■J. C. Evans. — I do not think any. practical man ever tries that a 

 second time. 



Mr. Gilkeson. — Our Grimes trees could not stand last winter. In 

 1884 I lost many Grimes. 



K. B. Wilkerson, Audrain Co. — We have one orchard of 65 acres, 

 trees planted from three to five years. ISTinety per cent of the trees 

 safely passed the winter. Of the York in this orchard 68 per cent sur- 

 vived. Of the Gano only 20 per cent. Another orchard of fifty acres 

 of several varieties went through all right. I think the difference is 

 caused bv location, cultivation and whether the trees grow earlv or 

 late. Where we plowed deep before planting the trees have done bet- 

 ter. One orchard of sixty-five acres was cultivated too late. The trees 

 grew the third time and suffered badly. When is the j^roj^er time to 

 quit cultivating? If a drouth comes on you must work late. I think 

 location, season and condition of the orchard should be taken into ac- 

 count in deciding how soon to stop cultivation. 



G. T. Tippin, Greene Co. — The hardiness of orchards depends 

 especially upon their condition. I do not think you will find the York 

 more tender than anything else. 



Some things read and said seem to make the impression that you 

 can grow an orchard on anv kind of land. This is a mistake. Good 

 and profitable orchards can be growai only on good and suitable land. 

 Do not plant over hard pan. Do not plant much on gravelly soils. 

 Plant only on your heaviest, richest soils. As to varieties, in south 

 Missouri Ben Davis is king, with York and Ingram for next choice. 

 Ingram is one of the best trees, hardy and long lived. I take it that 

 in the nursery we have a pretty good place to make an estimate of the 



