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of handling this disease. I think we can save the trees all right, 

 and it is certainly worth the time and money to try. All we 

 need to do is to use the Bordeaux mixture at the proper 

 time. We have experimented a little in trying to prevent the 

 disease, but have not carried it far enough. 



A Member: What variety best resists the attacks of this 

 disease that is devastating the trees in the eastern part of 

 the state? 



G. A. Marshall: The Early Richmond stands at the head 

 yet in the matter of resisting disease. 



A Member: This same question came up last year, and no 

 one was able to give an answer to it then. I had an orchard in 

 Richardson county that I wanted to save. I thought quite a 

 good many of the trees were gone, and when spring came I 

 found that I had lost ten trees out of 108. I went to work this 

 spring and sprayed with the Bordeaux mixture. Once early, 

 before leafing out, and then when the trees were leafing out and 

 then again when the cherries were setting. While the cherries 

 were getting ripe a good many leaves dropped, but I sprayed 

 then after that two or three times, and I was able to keep the 

 leaves on as long as I sprayed regularly. The trees looked a 

 great deal better at the end of the season than in the spring. 

 Then no more trees died. 



Mr. Jackson: In south-western Iowa we had the same 

 trouble. The EngHsh Morello and Wragg seem to be affected 

 the worst with this fungus disease. The Montmorency and Early 

 Richmond were the best. Where they were sprayed thoroughly 

 they have shown but very httle.of the fungus disease, while 

 about seventy-five per cent of the Wragg and English Morello 

 died. 



The President: C. H. Barnard of Table Rock was to have 

 been here this afternoon to give a talk on "Marketing Fruit." 

 Mr. Barnard is not here so I will ask Mr. Parker to say a few 

 words on this subject. 



Mr. Parker: Mr. President, I regret that Mr. Barnard is 

 not here with his paper, and before I get through, probably 

 you will regret it too. 



