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Is tJiere a variety of peach known as Red Graicford, also one known as 

 Late Barnard? 



The President: Mr. Harrison, do you know of that? 



Mr. Harrison : I do not, only Late Barnard. 



Mr. Weed: I believe that the variety called Late Barnard originated 

 in my orchard. The}' are quite distinct from the other variety. They 

 are two or three days later, I should judge, and they are with me a much 

 larger peach, better in every way, so far as we know. 



Mr. Cook: I believe that the peach known as Late Barnard was intro- 

 duced from the nurseries of Pennsylvania and was brought here for Early 

 Crawford. Isn't that so, Mr. Graham? 



Mr. Graham: They were brought here for Late Crawfords, a very large 

 amount of them. 



What is the cause and treatment for plum trees dropping their leaves in 

 August? 



Professor Taft: I think in nearly all cases the trouble is a fungous 

 disease that eats little holes all through the leaves so that they drop off. 

 The trees, of course, fail to ripen properly, and are often killed. Bor- 

 deaux mixture is a remedy for it. We found no trouble in the use of 

 Bordeaux mixture, or some of the copper compounds, late in the season, 

 and this has been entirely effectual. 



The President: That is fully explained in your bulletins, is it not? 



Professor Taft : Yes, sir. 



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Would you scatter harnyard manure during winter on ground upon irlrlch 

 you intend to grow cahhages during the summer? 



Professor Tracy: I should prefer not to. T should delay and put it on 

 in the spring. If I could put it on without being in danger of washing 

 off from freezing ground, I might put it on in the winter. It would 

 depend upon the condition of the soil. If there were danger of it wash- 

 ing off on account of the ground being frozen, I would not put it on until 

 spring. Otherwise I would i^ut it on in the winter. 



I would like to knoto what causes spots on the Barnard peach? 



The President : I presume there are a thousand people in the state of 

 Michigan who would like to know the same thing, and a remedy. One 

 thing is noticeable, that these spots or blemishes do not come so badly 

 on peaches grown on high areas (sunny locations) as they do on those on 

 low lands and places where the air is not so much in motion. I presume 

 most people have noticed that, and the fact suggests not a remedy but a 

 preventive in regard to planting such varieties in such locations. 



What method should a small peach-groicer pursue, one wJio lias but a few 

 hundred trees of mixed and medium-size peaches, in order to gain a reputa- 

 tion for himself and his fruit and obtain highest market prices? 



The President: I can tell a man how to sell it for what it is worth. 

 Pack it just as well as it appears to be, and take your chances on any 

 peach market. 



