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tree commenced bearing- before I had any bees, and bears heaviest on 

 the south and east sides, I think the pollen was carried by the wind or 

 something from those trees nearest on those sides. 



Standing thirty-five feet west is the other Martha tree, that was 

 set in 1883. This tree stands in the center of a square of four trees, 

 two Early Strawberry and two Hibernals, so close that the limbs 

 touch. They all commenced bearing about the same time, and that 

 Martha bears heavily on all sides. So I came to the conclusion that 

 what the Martha needs is to have the blossoms properly fertilized to 

 make it one of our best trees for heavy bearing every year. 



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Plat No. 3 shows a row of trees planted in the spring of 1897. 

 In the center of this row are three Marthas that commenced bearing 

 in 1900 when they had been set three years. There are Whitney s 

 on one side and Hibernals and Hyslops on the other side. 



It is discouraging and a serious matter with a great many people 

 that have set Martha trees and have got no returns, but after many 

 years' experience with the Martha crab I am not afraid to set a 

 large per cent of them in my orchard. I would advise any one 

 setting the Martha crab to alternate in the row with some good 

 strong fruiting variety, set not over sixteen feet apart. I like twelve 

 feet better. I would also advise every one who sets out fruit trees 

 for home use or for market to keep a few colonies of bees ; they are 

 profitable in more ways than one. 



I hope that my experience as given in this paper may be a benefit 

 to others as it has been to myself. 



Prof. Robertson : I would like to ask Mr. Hazelton if he noticed 

 the fruits of those two sides he spoke of getting different qualities, 

 getting Wealthy on one side and Strawberry on the other, whether 

 there was any difference in flavor resulting from those pollinations. 

 Was the quality any different? If he could pollinate on two different 

 sides, the Strawberry and the Wealthy, there should be some differ- 

 ence in the fruit. 



