WINTER MEETING. 18& 



Mr. VYilkereon — I find from the estimates given that it would cost 

 1450 less to protect 30,000 trees with wooden wrappers than with wire 

 screen. If the former are just as good why should we not save $450? 



Secretary Goodman — I advised Mr. Robnett to use the wire, for 

 it is the best and he was able to pay for it, but I think the wooden 

 wrapper is the best, taking all things into consideration. 



Sam Miller — Wrapping with paper will keep out the borers, com- 

 mon newspaper will do. 



Mr. Gilkeson — I have fenced my orchard with wire netting, thirty 

 inches high, with two-inch mesh. It keeps out the rabbits. When one 

 gets in through a hole under the fence we soon get him out. It is 

 much cheaper than protecting each tree singly. Paper is the best thing 

 to keep out the borers. 



Mr. Barnes of Kansas — Is there a law in Missouri against catch- 

 ing rabbits"? Mr. Wellhouse of Kansas, the apple king of the world, 

 protects his orchard by trapping the rabbits. He has 3,800 traps. He 

 gives the rabbits to the boys who attend the traps. They sometimes 

 get as high as I!5 rabbits on one morning. 



Mr. Wilkerson — I believe there is no law against killing or trap- 

 ping rabbits, but I would like to know if there is a law against poison- 

 ing them ? 



No one knew of such a law. Mr. Murray had successfully poisoned 

 them with strychnine. They die quickly, near where they get the 

 poison, hence he thought there was little or no danger of the poisoned 

 animals being killed by hunters and used for food. Even should such 

 a thing happen he said there would be no fatal results from it. 



J. H, Monsees — We trap them in four by six inch box traps with- 

 out bait. They go in to seek a hiding place. 



J. C, Evans — I would like to ask Mr. Robnett and Mr. Gilkeson 

 how do they know that the wire screens and the paper wrapping keep 

 out the -borers'? 



Mr. Robnett — One row of fifty-two trees across my orchards was 

 left without screens. From this row we took 210 borers. From 104 

 trees, two rows, one on each side of the unprotected row, we found no 

 borers. 



Mr. Gilkeson — Some of the rows have no paper wraps and have 

 borers, those wrapped have almost none. 



Mr. Hairston spoke of the many untested and doubtful articles 

 found in the papers. If a man fails to make a success at his business 

 such a one seems inclined to rush into print. He hoped that the peo- 

 ple who run the papers would make it a point not to put anything in the 

 papers which they cannot indorse themselves. 



