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A few years ago one of our largest apple growers had a large lot of culls left over. He was offered _ 
10 cents a bushel for them delivered to an evaporating and cider-making concern five or six miles away. — 
Instead of selling them at that price he bought hogs to eat them. Iam at this time unable to recall the © 
details of his method, but whatever other feed was given them was accuraaely weighed and measured, and _ 
the gross cost at market prices and all other expenses, except the labor of feeding the apples, were duly — 
charged up against the hogs till they were killed and marketed, when it wasfound that the apples had netted — 
him 32 cents a bushel. The only case of ill result was where a large herd of cows were turned into an — 
orchard of several hundred trees and permitted to gorge themselves without restraint. Like any other 
food, apples should be fed with much discretion, beginning with small rations and increasing them 
gradually. 
For several years I have myself been experimenting in this direction, and must say 
that Iam more than satisfied with the results. Last winter I fed a team of horses — 
about seventy-five bushels of cull apples which were unfit for shipping. They were fed 
with cut hay or cornstalks, and chop stuff made of peas and oats ; and a part of the time 
of corn and oats. The ration was made up about as follows: One bushel of cut hay or 
cornstalks, one peck apples and one quart chop stuff. This was given the team twicea 
day when idle, and three times a day when at work, with about 8 or 9 lb. of hay at | 
night. The result is that the team came through the winter in a far better condition 
for work than ever before. There was no need of condition powders with that team. 
The old coat of hair was shed early in the spring, and the new one was remarkably sleek _ 
and smooth ; and everyone exclaimed on seeing them, ‘In what fine condition those 
horses are.” I tried the same diet on a two year old heifer, giving her the same ration — 
twice a day. That beast is now as fine a one as can be seen for miles around, fat and 
sleek and healthy. I have therefore given up growing turnips and carrots for stock, for — 
I find in my waste apples food as valuable for their nutritious qualities as roots, and 
more valuable for their condimental qualities. . 
Having, then, such numerous ways of disposing of our fruit crops the encourage- — 
ment becomes greater for growing them. We can evaporate or feed to stock all second 
grade apples and pears, and thus relieve our markets of a class of apples which glut — 
them with rubbish, and anger the busy housewife. Thus also we shall be able to cull 
closer our fruit for shipping, and only put up for export the choicest grades, which will 
bring the very highest prices ; and secure for our Canadian apples the reputation which — 
their excellence deserves of the very finest in the world. ” hn 
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Prof. J. H. Panron, of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, then gave his 
lecture on “ Fertilisation of Plants,” a most interesting and valuable address, illustrated 
by a chart of colored engravings. This has been published in the Report for 1888. 
The evening was enlivened by some excellent music, contributed at intervals by the 
Detroit Medical College Glee Club, together with solos from Messrs. A. D. Bowlby and 
W. Paterson. ‘ 
Resolutions of appreciation of the kind and courteous treatment by the town of — 
Windsor, of thanks to the press, and to the Glee Club were most heartily passed by the 
Association, 
The Mayor of Windsor, and others, replied in suitable terms, and the meeting was 
closed with ‘‘God Save the Queen.” 
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