204 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



QUESTION: Can the Kiug apple be grown in any soil and 

 climate? 



DR. FUNK: If you live below latitude 41 I would advise you not 

 to touch a King apple; they are not adapted to the climate below 

 that latitude, 



MR. GLOVER: Is it advisable to sow alfalfa in an orchard of ten 

 years' growth? 



DR. FUNK: I would rather sow any other luguminous crop, as 

 for instance, take crimson clover, or take any clover, I would prefer 

 it to alfalfa in such an orchard. 



MR. KILLAM: In what portion of this State is the San Jos^ 

 Scale the worst? We have none in Pike and Wayne counties. 



DR. FUNK: Well, if its worse any other place than it is down 

 in our section of the country, I don't know — it is certainly pretty 

 bad. 



MR. MILLER: Does it exist in all counties? I understand that 

 it has not been found in Somerset county yet. 



DR. FUNK: I think if a proper examination was made, you will 

 find that county is not exempt. 



QUESTION: What are the best varieties of peach trees which 

 will bear the most severe cold? 



DR. FUNK: I have already answered that question. 



QUESTION: Is it not too late to grow a crop of cow peas in an 

 orchard after potatoes are out? 



DR. FUNK: No, I am going to sow if the weather is fit, next week, 

 using the Whippoorwill variety. You can take the Black Eye and 

 some of those varieties that mature quickly and it is all right. 



QUESTION: What varieties of pears would you advise for Clear- 

 field county? 



DR. FUNK: If you know how to raise them, I would say the 

 Keiffer pear, then pick it at the right time and it is as smooth as 

 any Bartlett pear you ever ate. It is of excellent quality and will 

 bring prices equal to any Bartlett pear. Of course if you want it 

 for home use, you want it for a selection, and you will get nothing 

 better in quality for that jjurpose than the Seclde pear. The Bart- 

 lett Seckle is another pear that can be recommended, and the Due 

 D'Anjou is another pear that is all right. I maintain that all fruits 

 are annual bearers when properly attended to. 



QUESTION: What is the trouble with the cherry trees? For 

 the last two or three years they are all dying off? 



DR. FUNK: That is only the sweet varieties, is it not? You 

 take the common wild cherries and the sour cherries and we can 

 do well enough with them in our section of the country, but we 

 can't do anything with the sweet variety, and the only plan is to 



