THINNING FRUIT. I83 



ruining 3'our father's I would turn you off the place." Mr. Hale 

 did not say anything-, but when they were picking the peaches 

 the same man came that way again and went over the orchard 

 looking this way and that and admiring the fine fruit crop. 

 Finally he came into the packing house and said, "Young man, 

 you know your business : I would not turn you off now. You 

 have the finest crop of peaches I have ever seen grown." 



Mr. Murray : I think one suggestion that was made should 

 not be allowed to go out as the sentiment of this society. It 

 was suggested that the trees be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 

 in order to kill some of the blossoms. That is very objectionable 

 for the reason that it injures the pollination of the fruit and 

 poisons the honey, and it would be a great deal more of a dam- 

 age than it would be a benefit. 



The Chairman : I said that Prof. Beach had experimented 

 with Bordeaux mixture in the thinning of fruit. He does not 

 recommend it except in certain cases. I attended the meeting 

 of the American Pomological Society, and the professor brought 

 up that point that it would prevent the pollination of the blos- 

 soms. Salt water would be better to use, and it is more easily 

 prepared. 



Mr. R. H. Pendergast : Has any one tried thinning the blos- 

 soms? 



The Chairman : I do not think any one has tried that. 



Mr. Pendergast : I found on small trees a horsewhip was a 

 good thing to thin out fruit. 



Mr. Richardson : That is too early ; we don't know whether 

 we are going to get anything or not. 



BEST NEW STRAWBERRIES. 



Question: "What are the best and most promising new straw- 

 berriers?" 



The Chairman : I believe Mr. Kellogg is about the best post- 

 ed man on strawberries, and I will ask him to answer that ques- 

 tion. 



Mr. Geo. J. Kellogg (Wis.) : Dunlap, Dornan and jMidnight. 

 We must discriminate somewhat in planting the Dunlap. In 

 planting it do not let it run more than eighteen inches. Cut off 

 the runners so it does not run more than eighteen inches, and 

 you will get good fruit. If you want the biggest three straw- 

 berries plant the Ooni Paul, Commander and Velvet. Those 

 have a record of six to the quart. 



Mr. Busse : What variety gives the largest quantity to the 

 acre? 



Mr. Kellogg: The Dunlap, if restricted, will give more bush- 

 els to the acre than anything else. Of the old varieties the Beder- 

 wood and Warfield, if I could have but two, and then I would 

 want two more; I want the Enhance and Splendid, and then I 

 want the Lovett, and then I want forty or fifty more. ( Laugh- 

 ter.) 



