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the trees; scatter it broadcast over the i^round so tlie feeders of the 

 tree will <ret the benefit. 



I had, in 1886, two Newton Pippin trees that had not fruited for 

 some time. They were twenty-five years old. I gave one tree a wagon 

 load of barn-yard manure — all that one .span of mules would draw from 

 the barn; that tree in 1887, at picking time, yielded twenty-three 

 bushels of fine apples — the other not more than one peck of wormy 

 apples, were gathered. In the spring of 1887 I gave the other tree a 

 load of manure. Now it is full of apples. 



Mr. LauiVhlin, Mr. Murray, Mr. Holman. Mr. Patterson and Mr. 

 Durand, all agreed with Mr. Schult/,. 



Mr. Ambrose stated that while here he had noticed many trees 

 trimmed high. It was new to him. In Vernon county they trimmed 

 low, as it greatly protected the body of the tree. Pie wanted infor- 

 mation. He got it instanter. 



Mr. Murray thought high trimming a mistake, and cited practical 

 results. Those trees trimmed low were universally m better condition 

 in every respect. Several others agreed with Murray and friend Am 

 brose smiled and was satisfied with his mode of topping. 



Mr. Mjirray, of Holt county, stated that he had headed some of his 

 trees at the height of five feet and others at three feet. Nearly all of 

 the high headed trees were dead, while most of the lower headed ones 

 were in good condition. In regard to cultivating and manuring trees he 

 did not believe that it shortened the life of trees, on the contrary, he 

 thought that it would have the same effect on the trees as civilization 

 on the human race. 



Mr. Holman stated that the oldest trees he knew of in Missouri 

 were in a garden which was cultivated and highly manured. 



Mr. Patterson, of Kirksville, gave his experience as compared with 

 that of a neighbor. He cultivated while his neighbor did not. His 

 neighbor's trees gave two small crops before his trees bore, but the next 

 year the trees on the cultivated soil gave more fruit than the others had 

 in the three years ; they measured twenty inches in circumference while 

 the others in uncultivated soil were only fifteen inches. 



Mr. Dnrand gave his experience in sacking grapes. The bags were 

 put on during the first week in June, and found that the bunches enclosed 

 in sacks were free from rot, while others were half destroyed. The 

 grapes ripened nearly as soon when bagged as when not covered, and the 

 bunches were perfect. 



