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Dr. Ozias. — A g-ood many have taken up the idea of planting one 

 year old trees. Should the pruning be the same as on two year old trees ? 



Secy. Cioodman. — Yes, a little more severe, leaving about six roots. 

 For instance, T want the tree to head eighteen inches. I cut it so as to 

 leave about one foot. Give one foot and three branches. 



Dr. Ozias. — Is the heading done when planted 



Secy. Goodman. — Yes. T never trim anything except before planting, 

 when I can see both the roots and branches. Prune the same whether 

 one year old or six years old. 



G, T. Tippin. — That thought in regard to one year old trees is im- 

 portant. The custom of planting one year trees is popular. It is no 

 advantage to get a one year old tree taller than three feet. If you plant 

 out a one year old tree four or five feet high and don't top it back, you 

 will have a top heavy tree. It is no advantage to select the tall trees if 

 you want a low headed tree. 



W. H. Benedict. — Do you think it preferable to take oil the hairy 

 roots. 1 take them off to the root and think they come right out and 

 make better fibrous roots when cut off. I think the tree would be healthier 

 if taken off. 



A. V. Schermerhorn. — I set the trees with the heavy branches and 

 the heavy root system to the southwest. \^'lien the roots are trimmed 

 there is nothing much to look after except putting them in good deep 

 soil and pressing down firmly. They should be thoroughly cultivated 

 and th.e borer business should be looked after right away. The foliage 

 sho'uld be protected from fungi. I differ with Mr. Goodman in regard to 

 pruning. I would prune every year and take out the little branches 

 every year. 



M. Butterfield. — It is very important to set the trees at a proper 

 depth. I believe every tree I have lost was due to planting. I cannot 

 plant all my trees myself. This spring in taking up trees that had died, 

 every one was traced to the planting. I like to have the upper ground 

 level when the trees are planted. Some people like to use a two horse 

 plow sometimes, but I cannot tell about the depth when planting. I like 

 to have the ground level. Dig the hole fresh and plant no deeper than in 

 the nursery, fn regard to borers, I have not seen any in my orchard. I 

 have the trees white washed and throw a handful of wood ashes under 

 each tree. I try to do this as near the fifteenth of May as possible. This 

 composition is hard on the hands, but if the hands are washed in castor 

 oil first, they can stand it better. This year I hired three boys to go 

 over my orchards. The first boy hoed under each tree, then another 

 boy came with the wood ashes and the next boy came with the wash. 



