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marketing of the crop, when all the millions of trees we are now plant- 

 ing should come into bearing. He thought the "congress'' would be a 

 great instructor to the apple grower. 



Prof John Craig, Cornell University, X. Y. — T am glad to be here. 

 I realize that I am in a horticultural community, and that these fruit 

 growers are here to study the various problems which from time to time 

 present themselves. I do not know enough of your conditions to give 

 you any good advice. I extend to you the greeting of your co-workers 

 from New York. We have not as many trees as you, but more apples 

 than you have. Many of these apples are now stored in the orchard, 

 because of the scarcity of barrels and the rather sudden coming of winter 

 weather, a very unusual condition. 



I wish you a very successful and profitable meeting. I shall be glad 

 to give what assistance I can, as the discussions go on. 



Mr. G. H. Powell gave the society the cordial greetings of the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture and the Department at Washington. 



FROM SEEDLING TO ORCHARD. 

 (R. T. Bagby, New Haven, Missouri.) 



I have not a oaper, but can say something on the subject. I can 

 speak of the aphis and root gall. We have found no way to grow 

 tiees to render them immune, or free from, these diseases after they 

 are planted in the orchard. We have considerable complaint from' over 

 the country. We have inquiries from every quarter in regard to- these 

 diseases. Scientific men are trying to get some stock that is immune. 

 We have found the Northern Spy not any more immune than any other 

 variety. Methods of propagation have nothing to do with the dissemina- 

 tion of root gall or crown gall. I would like to know if there is any 

 nurseryman who can grow trees without these pests. If there is I 

 would like to hear from him and learn his methods. 



As TO cutting scions from selected bearing trees, if apple trees were 

 selling for fifty cents apiece it might be practicable. We undertook to 

 grow some apple trees from scions cut from bearing trees. We got loo,- 

 ooo scions from a man in Michigan who claimed to have the scions cut 

 from bearing trees. They proved to be badly mixed, and to have every 

 thing that could be found in any body's catalogue. I mention this to 

 show how it is not practical. Perhaps the man was honest in sending 

 the scions. 



