ANNUAL MEETlN(i AT NEVADA. 



THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6tii, 2 P. M. 



DISCUSSION ON ORCHARDS. 



Major F. Holsingc7\ of Kansas, referred to Dr. Ensign's paper, and 

 intimated that when planting an orchard, he looked for good healthy 

 trees, with good tops; that if the top was all right, the roots soon would 

 be, and advised the planter to keep his knife in his pocket, not to cut off 

 any of the top because some of the roots had been cut off in taking up. 



Mr. Henry — My friend thought it was not very necessary to look 

 after the roots. I think he is wrong. I always select trees with good 

 roots, even though the stem may not be such as I desire. In time I can 

 make it such, if I have good roots to insure a vigorous growth. The top 

 and the root should be in proportion, as in nature, and as we must cut 

 the roots more or less in digging the tree, the tops should be corres- 

 pondingly shortened. Before planting, I would smooth off the mu- 

 tilated ends of the roots, cutting from below upward. 



Mr, Holsinger — If you should get your feet cut off, would it be 

 necessary to cut off your head .'' 



Mr. Henry — The case is not analagous. The roots are the life of 

 the tree. 



VARIETIES. 



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Mr. Holman — I will give the opinion of a friend who could not at- 

 tend this meeting — Mr. Scholton. He has had fifteen years experience, 

 and would confine his planting for commercial purposes to three varieties, 

 Ben. Davis, Willow Twig and Jonathan. He will plant only these three. 



Mr. Lision — On timber land, sandstone timber, the Rome Beauty 

 is not worth planting; McAfee in my orchard, on sandstone prairie, is 

 not worth having. Jonathan does better on timber land, but it does not 

 pay on sandstone prairie. One of the best soils for orchards is red or 

 mulato timber land. Most varieties will do well on such land, but 

 man}- will not do well on prairie land. 



