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"THE PEACH IN NEBRASKA/'— DISCUSSION. 



ANSWERS BY J. M. RUSSELL. 



Question — I would like to ask Mr. Russell if he cannot find a 

 freestone peach that will ripen as early as the cling? 



Answer — Almost. I am going to show that pretty soon. I have 

 the, peach here on exhibition and will show it. This is the fruit. 

 [Showing fruit.] 



Question — What name do you give it? 



Answer— We call it "The Russell No. 1." 



Question — I would like to ask if there are some trees which bear 

 one year and some another year, so that there is always some fruit? 



Answer — No, sir; not always; some yeai's we get none at all. 



Question — Is it because of the cultivation every other year ? 



Answer — No, sir. 



Question — Might you not get it started so that some trees would 

 bear this year and some the iiext. 



Answer — No, sir; some years all varieties will kill. 



Question — Is it not on account of the condition of the buds in the 

 fall? 



Answer — Yes, sir; I suppose the condition of the buds at that 

 time has something to do with it. 



Question — I would like to ask if you think that the buds mature 

 any better the year that you have the crop? 



Answer — I suppose so. I cannot account for it. One year the 

 sleet killed them. If the buds are soaked when the freezing begins it 

 will kill them. 



Question — The question that I was going to ask was, what va- 

 riety you would recommend if you were going to recommend but one 

 variety. The one that would be most successful over the greatest ter- 

 ritory. 



Answer — I would recommend the Wright. 



Question — Have you ever tried early fall trimming to secure good, 

 hardy buds? 



