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dred pounds each and hardly room to pass between them but the 

 trees grew so much better after the all over grub tillage that we de- 

 cided that that land must be tilled, so we went in there with eight 

 or ten horses and twelve men, and began to get out those stumps 

 and rocks, and we were able to break it up at a cost of not only this 

 great labor, but at the exjjense of smashing many plows. I called 

 Louis attention to the fact that I paid two hundred dollars on his 

 broken plows, and he said, "So much the better; the man that make 

 plows, and don't sell them, don't buy any peaches." Even where we 

 had not yet been able to plow the trees are growing beautifully. It 

 is grubbed better than you or I could do it, as the Italian men will 

 grub land away down deep, and give it a thorough grubbing and 

 shaking up, and in a circle of eight feet in diameter. These trees 

 however don't begin to grow as fast as we broke the plows, and the 

 plow man is now buying peaches. I am getting a splendid orchard, 

 and it will soon repay me all the money, and the people who eat that 

 fruit will pay the bills. I am just paying out the money now, and 

 expect a return from fruit buyers hereafter. 



(Confusion in rear of the Hall). 



So there is a rat going across the floor back there. I think if I 

 have talked so that the rats are coming after me it is time to quit. 

 I have told you about this rough orchard matter so as to inform you 

 of what is going on in other .sections of the country. I have another 

 large orchard yet, and in which I am going to do the same thing. 

 The time is passing away and I should quit, and I have not said but 

 very few things that I meant to say about the general subject of 

 peach culture, for the use of eighty millions of people, we find the 

 production of the past not suflicient, and they want more; they want 

 them delivered in greater quantity, in better style and over a larger 

 season. The old style and size packages won't go any more, but the 

 American market is hungry for good peaches, and the American 

 pocket book is full of money for good peaches, and if you don't grow 

 them, somebody else will. 



THE PRESIDENT.— It was suggested that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to see the Governor and ask his pleasure about coming to our 

 meeting, and on motion of Prof. Surface, the Chair was authorized 

 to name such committee. I will appoint a committee and notify the 

 gentlemen to-morrow morning. If there is no further business, we 

 will taken a recess until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. 



Adjourned. 



MORNING SESSION, JANUARY 17, 1907. 



THE PRESIDENT.— Owing to the fact that one of our speakers 

 has an engagement at 10 o'clock we are obliged to transpose our 

 program. 



I will call upon Hon. William T. Creasy, of Catawissa, first, on the 

 subject of "Apple Growing." 



MR. CREASY. — Perhaps I owe the convention an apology for not 

 giving more attention to the subject, in writing it up. The reason 

 is that my time has been given up to matters pertaining to legisla- 

 tion and to other associations in which I am interested and take part. 



