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Mr. Hazelton : I think there was no difference in the fruit. The 

 color is on the east side of the tree. 



The President : What do you consider the best variety to pollin- 

 ate the Martha ? 



Kir. Philips : I don't think the Transcendent is a good kind to 

 pollinate the tree with. I think Mr. Hazelton's point is a good one. 

 My top-worked tree I have had such good results with was set, 1 

 think, in 1880. I set it out twelve to twenty feet from any other trees. 

 That old tree has produced me more fruit than all the others put to- 

 gether. 



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View in Orchard of D. C. Hazelton. In Plat No. 2. 



Capt. A. H. Reed : The gentleman behind me asked the ques- 

 tion whether the pollination affected the fruit. I think it does not. 

 All that the pollination does is to afifect the seed, it has no effect on 

 the fruit itself, but it changes the nature of the seed. Every apple 

 has five seed chambers, two seeds in each chamber, whether it is well 

 or partially pollenized. Sometimes you find those seeds lacking, 

 and that is owing to the lack of proper pollination, but, as I under- 

 stand it, you can raise a dozen different varieties on one tree and all 

 be distinct. 



Prof. C. B. Waldron (N. D.) : If the gentleman will refer to 

 a book published by the Department of Agriculture called "Pollina- 

 tion of Pear Fruit," by Wade, he will find there is a difference in 

 the fruit depending upon the variety fertilized. There are several 

 cuts of pears showing the interior construction and the exterior parts. 

 The difference is not great, but there is a decided difference. 



Prof. Robertson : I would like to ask a question in regard to the 

 apple. I know from experience that in the case of corn it will make 

 quite a difference. Would it not make the same difference in the case 

 of the apple? I had some No. 13 corn from the university planted 

 on my place, and as you all know in regard to white and yellow corn 



