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can set out currant cuttings, and the}- will take root the same year, 

 and I did not know why this experinient would not work the same 

 way. 



Capt. Reed : If the cuttings were put in the ground they ought 

 to grow. 



Mr. Kenney : These grafts were set down under the dirt, clear 

 under the ground. In that way I thought I would get the same 

 results as I do from setting currant cuttings in September. I am 

 not positive until tlie thing is tested and know how it will cnme out, 

 but it looks well. 



Mr. Brackett: Was it covered with anything? 



Mr. Kenney : Last winter I covered the whole thing with 

 sawdust. 



Mr. Brackett: Would you recommend planting and grafting 

 this great number of varieties with the expectation of getting an 

 apple as good as the Wealthy ? 



Mr, Kenney : I have done this simply as an experimental work 

 and do not know what the result will be. I get a test of three 

 kinds, the Russet, the Baldwin and the Greening. Some of those 

 kinds do well east. I will say that I planted orchards away back in 

 '59 of eastern trees and lost the trees, so I am sure they would be a 

 failure on their own roots, but if we can put them on a hardy crab 

 the result may be dififerent. I have put four varieties of winter 

 apples on the Gould crab and have not failed with one of them, 

 and the question is whether there will be vitality enough to winter 

 these top-worked scions. From my long experience with the Gould 

 crab I would seem to be warranted in expecting good results. 



Capt. Reed : At what time of the year have you had the best 

 results with top-grafting? 



Mr. Kenney : From the latter part of March to the middle of 

 April. You will see by my paper here that I put in the date of my 

 work in grafting the scions. I do not recommend this, because I 

 do not know what it will do. I had faith in it, and I just did it to see 

 what the results would be. It takes time to tell what the top will do. 



Apples for European Markets. — Some big orchardists in New 

 York and Michigan are already talking and in instances securing $3 

 to $4 per barrel f. o. b. shipping station for No. i winter apples. This 

 will mean $4 to $5 in wholesale lots laid down in English markets 

 and a trifle more in Germany, where an import duty must be met. A 

 year ago at this time exporters had bought 100,000 barrels or so of 

 Empire State apples at or under $2. Thus unless all calculations are 

 upset it is easy to see that in all likelihood European consumers will 

 be compelled to give fancy prices for apples during at least a part of 

 the winter. 



