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cations." "The Wealthy when picked too early has no flavor. 

 Leave on the tree until they commence to drop. Let the Malinda 

 hang on at late as possible. Pick just before a hard freeze. Mod- 

 erate frosts do not hurt." 



Question 4. Name the most promising seedling apple. 

 Anszccr: "Nothing better than the Wealthy." "Winter King." 

 ^'Brett No. 2 is a very promising seedling." "Nelson, with a big 

 N." "On my own grounds, Lord's Seedling." 



Question 5. a. What mixture of trees would you recommend 

 planting for a permanent grove? 



Aiiszi'ers "Ash, black locust, catalpa and box elder, all to be 

 from Minnesota seed, planted a row of each of the first three, with 

 a row of box elder between them. Ash for general farm purposes, 

 and box elder to shade soil and kill out grass." "Oak, ash and 

 elm." "In southeastern Minnesota, hard maple and oak." "In 

 southwestern Minnesota, ash." "Cottonwood, white ash, elm." 

 "White pine, white and blue spruce, hard maple." "Austrian pine, 

 red cedar, jack pine, elm and box elder." "Use largely of willow 

 and green ash, leaving a space between for the slower growing 

 evergreens." "Don't have to plant groves here; just let them alone, 

 and they will grow spontaneously. (In the bluflis.)" "Red oak 

 jack oak, black cherry and Loudon willow. The Loudon willow 

 made an extremely good growth in dry location in 1901 and has 

 proven itself to be perfectly hardy in my opinion. I have the 

 present in view and choose trees of quick growth and good for 

 windbreak." "Maple, elm, white ash, Norway spruce, 'arbor vitae 

 and balsam fir." "Ash, butternut, black walnut, elm, oak and 

 linden." "Would always recommend a mixture. Scotch, white and 

 black pine, spruce, Black Hills spruce, white elm, white and green 

 ash, mountain ash and European white birch, a fine tree." "I 

 would suggest alternate rows of some quick growing varieties like 

 soft maple, Russian poplar, willow, etc., with those of slower 

 growth, ash, hackberry, walnut, oak, etc." "Hard maple, soft' 

 maple." "Norway spruce, Scotch pine, arbor vitae, soft maple, box 

 elder, white birch." "The spruces, red cedar, white pine, Scotch 

 pine and alternate with elm, ash, hackberry, jack, white and burr 

 oaks, linden, butternut and walnut. These should be surrounded 

 with willow, or some soft, quick growing tree, as nurse trees, to 

 protect the grove while young." 



Question 5. b. What tree for post timber? 



Answer: "Catalpa and black locust." "Red cedar." "I have 

 willow posts that have stood six years. Can afford to renew every 

 six vears." "White ash." "Loudon willow and jack oak." "Try 

 catalpa." "Larch." Several recomiuend black walnut and butter- 

 nut. 



Question 6. a. Per cent of increase or decrease in planting new 

 orchards ? 



Answer. From 5 ner cent to 50 per cent increase, according 

 to locality whether prairie or bluff section. 



b. Per cent of increase or decrease in planting forest and dec- 

 orative trees and shrubs? 



