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A. Yes, sir; but the Wealthy is an early apple, and when you have 

 the kind we raise they buy them right off of the trees in the summer. 



Q. What are the other early apples? 



A. Transparent and Grimes' Golden. 



Mr. HofMann: How do your Grimes' Golden trees do? 



A. Fine. 



Q. How about the New York Pippins, have you got them? 



A. No, sir, we have not. 



O. How far apart do you plant the Ben Davis trees? 



A. In the rows east and west thirty-three feet apart and in the 

 rows north and south at least eighteen feet. We have good rich soil 

 and thought by pruning that this would be a good distance. In 

 planting corn there are frequently three stalks in one hill. Sometimes 

 you distribute them along with a drill. We planted our trees closer in 

 the rows north and south and thought that would do if we kept them 

 pruned as the soil is very rich. 



Mr. HofMann: Does that leave room to drive your sprayer between 

 the rows? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have you plenty of room to cultivate? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have you plenty of room to drive through and spray your Ben 

 Davis trees that are thirteen years old? 



A, Yes, plenty. We keep them cleaned out and thinned so that 

 fruit will grow a good size and be well colored. Some people say you 

 will kill the trees, but it does not seem to hurt them. The first time 

 the trees were heavily pruned people thought it would kill them, but the 

 next year we had a crop that was a surprise to every one. I do not 

 think that people prune enough. 



Mr. Williams: Do you do your pruning In the winter time? 



A. Any time of the year. I know what many of the professors say 

 about that. The general theory is that if you prune in the winter you 

 get more wood; if you prune in the summer you get more fruit. We 

 prune any time of the year when we have time. We really think 

 that in July and August the trees seem to be healthier and heal better. 



Mr. Pollard: Do you paint the knots? 



A. Yes, sir. We always paint at time of pruning and any time 

 afterwards we think best. 



Mr. Williams: Do you use white lead paint? 



A. We use Venetian red and linseed oil. 



Mr. Pollard: You would not recommend pruning in the winter time 

 unless you did paint, would you? 



A. I would not prune any time without painting the cuts at time 

 of pruning. Pruning in July and August, they will heal up quick. Mr. 

 Wlleman on the farm thinks that this is the time to prune, but he does 

 not like to cut the apples off. Referring again to the planting of the 



