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noticed that on wheat stubble that the aphis affected the trees more 

 than on old land. If cultivation is to be the remedy, I believe in early 

 and thorough cultivation, but I do not believe there is a remedy. 



Mr. Bailey — I know that bichloride of lime killed the aphis in my 

 trees. 



Mr. Gardner — There seems to be an impression among some, and 

 I have seen it in the papers that woolly aphis is a fungus disease, and 

 I notice that that impression is prevalent here and 1 was told that it 

 was fungus. It is not a fungus, it is an insect. 



Mr. Mouses — Those two questions of woolly aphis and root rot 

 have been discussed in the State and local societies. We have never 

 been able to arrive at any conclusion as to the cause or remedy, and I 

 believe we have admitted that we do not know anything about it, and 

 when we come together again perhaps we can some of us tell some- 

 thing more about it. Mr. Whitten I think made a clear distinction be- 

 tween the woolly aphis and fungus, that one is an insect and the other 

 a fungus, and we find that fungus on the trees that have died with 

 root rot. 



Mr. Evans — Will someone name some of the best varieties of 

 apples for a commercial orchard ? I think nothing makes so much 

 money as the Ben Davis. 



Mr. Tippin — I am glad to be able to say that I come from the 

 home of the Ingram apple. It is a seedling which originated in Greene 

 county. It is a seedling of the Geniton and is a strong growing tree. 

 It is an upright tree, good bearer and the fruit sets close to the limb, 

 not pendant like Ben Davis. We even have Ingram apples when a 

 great many others are killed by frost. The Ingram apple will keep 

 splendidly until April and May. Not a small per cent of them will 

 keep until April and May. Que of our orchardists has a large orchard 

 of bearing Ingram trees. He has this year a magnificent crop and he 

 will keep them safe until spring. 



Maj. Holsinger — York Imperial js the finest, and it is command 

 ing the highest price in Chicago today. It is up to Ben Davis in 

 everything except quality, in which it is superior. The apple origin- 

 ated in New York, I think. I had a tree which was planted in '71 on 

 bottom land where nearly all others die out- I believe it is the best 

 tree in the orchard, as it is one of the very best for commercial pur- 

 poses. 



Mr. Hammon — I would like to ask if the varieties of apples in 

 Howell county and Southwest Missouri will do as well in the central 

 and northern part. 



