130 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Iron ore land is never troubled with root blight, hence it must be 

 in the land. I have replanted 4 times in the same place. I find the 

 trouble in different counties. 



To Remedy Sun Scald: — Head the tree southwest, plant sunflowers 

 on the south side of the tree, and give good cultivation. 



I would like to have these two questions discus.sed. Nothing keeps 

 me away from the meeting but poverty and sickness. 



I have several new seedlings that are very promising — one borer- 

 proof and keeps well and No, i quality. We want to make sure they 

 are better than what we have (too many kinds now.) Two kinds seed- 

 lings have been propagated in Franklin county for 30 years, by Richlor, 

 on Big river, and are the best early and late fruits I know of. 



Native persimmons are worthy of cultivation; sure crop; ripening 

 September until December. Everything fattens on them. 



To raise fruit one must have plenty of chickens birds, and bees. 

 Plant mulberries and wild cherries. Birds love them in preference to 

 any fruits. All birds do more good than harm, except the hawk and 

 English sparrow. We can't set too large a bounty on their heads. We 

 recommend that a prize be offered for the best way to exterminate them. 

 It is the worst drawback in raising chickens and fruit; also prizes for the 

 best essays on different subjects pertaining to fruit culture — not more 

 than three pages each — subject, short and to the point. The apples rec- 

 ommended by the society should be copied by the county papers. 



C. H. ENGLISH. 



Brown Branch, Mo., May 28, 1888. 



This is a good fruit producing region, but people will not try. A 

 few young apple orchards half tended is the rule. Berries they won't 

 have; budded peaches very few, though there is more interest than 

 formerly. 



Borers are bad; Wolly Aphis are bad and plenty of them. Is there 

 any remedy for them? I would be glad if the State Society would discuss 

 the Wolly Aphis and the knots on nursery tree roots — generally on the 

 union of the root and scion, and what I call a bunch of bastard fibrous 

 roots sometimes attached to the main roots — often on side roots. 

 Questions — are they any particular damage, and is there any remedy } 



Respectfully, 



M. J. SMITH. 



