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were pretty well diseased, would cut down and burn. The disease 

 does not run down a long distance in the limb of the apple tree, 

 but just shows in the end of twig, as a rule, and then dies down 

 in the apple. 



Secretary Goodman — I find many wine saps blighting badly. 

 Was told it was black rot of apples. 



Dr. Whitten — Don't think black rot causes this? 



Secretary Goodman — Whole fruit spur dies. 



Prof. Scott — Think the Secretary describes the pear blight. 

 It could hardly be taken for anything else. 



F. W. Faurot — In reference to holding over, I know of one 

 orchard where a block of Jonathan trees have held this disease 

 over three years, and it is quite bad this year. In another orchard 

 there was a block of Ingrams between two other varieties, and the 

 blight cleaned up the Ingrams, but did not injure the other va- 

 rieties. Weather conditions were such that the disease did not 

 hurt them, but seriously damaged the late blooming Ingrams. 



Mr. Todd — Is pear and apple blight the same ? 



Dr. Whitten — The same. Occasionally it will run down a 

 limb, but doesn't work as fast in apples as in pears, as the apple 

 is not so susceptible as the pear. 



Col. Evans — Rise to a point of order. There are three things 

 debarred from discussion before this Society — politics, religion and 

 pear blight. 



Secretary Goodman — Is spraying for the pear blight while 

 trees are in bloom of any value? 



Prof. Scott— I will state that M. B. Waite, United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, the pear blight expert, has tested the 

 question of spraying for pear blight in almost every conceivable 

 w^ay, and has worked on it for the past 10 years and tried all 

 methods to control this disease, but has been unable to obtain any 

 protection, either by spraying in blossom or out. He did find that 

 by using the lime-sulphur-salt solution we could hold back trouble 

 for a time, but could not control it. Last winter Prof. Waite sup- 

 erintended a pear blight campaign, and many thousands of dollars 

 were spent, but he never advised spraying, but cut out the affected 

 parts. * 



Secretary Goodman — This Society has always been willing 

 and has stood behind the Executive Committee in making exhibits. 

 The Jamestown Exposition is now before us. We don't know just 

 what we can do, but will think of it, and as soon as it is decided 

 how best to be done, we will issue a circular with information on 



