150 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Fai-nswortli — I have a few of them, but it has uot borne yet and 

 I do not kuow enough of it to express an opinion except by hearsay. 



Q. How does the Eldorado compare with the Mercero Eldorado? 



Mr. Farnsworth — Not mucli difference. 



Q. I would like to ask if you have had any experience with goose- 

 berries on the market? 



Mr. Farnswortli — A few years ago there was a dennmd at canning- 

 factories and we had a few but I do not know enough about them to 

 really express intelligent opinion and so would not like to be quoted 

 as saying just what that was. 



Q. I would like to have question No. 30 answered, which is as fol- 

 lows: *'How many have had ])rofitable results from the use of commer- 

 <-ial fertilizer? Can we afford to buy stockyard manure?" 



The Chairman — ^I would like to have Mr. Friday answer this. 



Mr. Friday — Yes, T have had some experience in this and have found 

 both profitable. 



The Chairman — Mr. Hilton have you had any experience? 



Mr. Hilton — Yes, sir; and I have not found it unprofitable. 



The ('hairmau — I would like to have as many of those present here 

 who have had exjjerience to signify whether you have found it profitable 

 to use commercial fertilizers — hold up your hands. 



The Chairman — I see there are five hands u}). Now I would like to 

 see how many there are Avho have used commercial fertilizers and didn't 

 secure satisfactory results. — Not so many. 



A member — I would like to have No. 27 answered. 



Q. Name a succession of strawberries, early, medium and late for 

 this section. 



The Chairman — Mr. Nichols, would you please answer this? 



Mr. Nichols — 1 don't know that I could really give an answer to this 

 (iufcsti(m that Avould be Avorth very much; but there is the Dunlaj) and 

 Warflfeld and William Belt that are a good midseason berry and the 

 Gaudy for a late one, but for a very early one. I could not give one that 

 would be satisfactor3\ 



A voice — There is the Brandywine which is a good variety. 



^[r. Farnsworth — There is another called the Gibson. It is very fine. 

 I have not groAvn it this year. 



Q. Does anyone know anything about the Aroma. 



Mr. Farnsworth — This is a good variety where it will grow. 



THE USE OF DILUTE LIME-SULPHUR FOR THE CONTROL OF 



APPLE DISEASES. 



BY W. iSI. SCOTT, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Bordeaux mixture has been the standard fungicide for the control of 

 a])i)le diseases since spraying ajiple orchards came into vogue. It has 

 made ]n*ofit;d>le apple gi'owing possible where it would otherwise have 

 been a failure, and has been the means of untold wealth to the com- 

 mercial apple growers of the country. It has formed practically the 

 sole remedy for apple scab, bitter-rot and various apple leaf diseases 



