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the soil in good condition. Use manure as a fertilizer quite 

 freely and black top-soil as a dressing twice a year. 



Mr. Harrison : In planting perennials it is quite important 

 to get them pretty deep so they will not dry out. 



President Green : A good deal of common sense and judg- 

 ment can be used in regard to the different kinds of soil. In 

 growing carnations I find that we have a soil which is doing 

 very well without any fertilizing at all; in fact the plants 

 seem to grow too rank at that. 



Question No. 3. (As to the packing of apples.) 



Answered by Mr. Pollard: As to packing apples in boxes 

 we have had no experience at all with boxes ; we have always 

 used barrels for our apples. This practice saves packing 

 and handling. In a barrel you can put three bushels, and in 

 the ordinary box there is only one bushel, and a man can 

 pack a barrel almost as quickly as a box. Then the barrel is 

 the cheaper, too. We think the barrel is decidedly the best 

 way for marketing apples. 



President Green : If there are no more questions this after- 

 noon we will adjourn until eight o'clock this evening. 



Meeting adjourned till 8 :00 P.M. 



EVENING SESSION. 



8 :00 P.M. 



President Green: The first subject on our program for 

 this evening will be "Parks in Villages and Small Towns," 

 by Mr. McCandless, of AVymore. Mr. McCandless has been 

 interested in this work for several years, and through the 

 experience and results he has accomplished at Wymore he 

 is in position to give us some good information and help. 



