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2. Cut back SO they will branch to form a head not higher 

 than two feet from the ground and do no severe pruning there- 

 after. 



3. Give the ground good cultivation throughout the entire 

 season and do not mulch at all. 



4. Number and keep a record of each tree, showing year of 

 first blossoming and of the first fruitage : annual growth and 

 amount of annual fruitage: injury by blight, disease or insects 

 or other cause ; and with the annual report of your station make 

 a special report of these twelve trees showing all of the above 

 facts as to each tree, reporting also as to weather conditions for 

 the year. 



5. The first annual report after planting state any important 

 facts pertaining to location, where planted, as character of soil, 

 slope of ground, protection from winds, elevation, etc. 



6. Do not spray until instructions are sent out thereto, as 

 the purpose is to make this experiment in as mau}^ essential par- 

 ticulars as possible a uniform one." 



The trees arrived in fair condition, three Patten's Greening, 

 three Hibernal, two CharlamofT. two Wealthy and two Duchess. 

 My record reads as follows. "Received and set about April 25, 

 1905. Set in furrowed row. running southeast and northwest, 

 ground slanting to the north, on new land cropped in 1904 to 

 beans ; soil, loam with clay subsoil ; set about six inches deep ; 

 April, May and June very wet ; July and August but little rain- 

 fall. Put zinc labels furnished on them from one to twelve. No. 

 8, CharlamofT, June 15th discovered dying-, and Aug. i8th, dead. 

 Most of trees made growth of from twelve to eighteen inches. 

 The twelve trees were budded on Pryus baccata.'' 



I also received six seedlings from Mr. Elliot's place, from 

 Wealthy seed, fertilized with the Ben Davis; set on same nature 

 of land and grew fairly well. I look for a much more vigorous 

 growth next season. 



This has been an unusual year for blight, nearly every variety 

 blighting, commencing early in June. I commenced to use the 

 knife freely on some of my trees, not only cutting off the blighted 

 twigs, but all small limbs and sprouts, and where I did thorough 

 vvork in trimming the blight stopped. I am satisfied that blight 

 is caused by over-growth of foliage, as every tree that had an 

 over-growth blighted badly, and those making but little growth 

 did not blight, even the Transcendents. 



AMien such an over-growth is produced upon apple trees, the 

 roots are not sufficient to supply the necessary sap or root food ; 

 hence, nourishment fails to reach the topmost ends of the new 

 growth ; consequently they turn red and wither. ]\Iy experience 



