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sovitetaRibe heeled in they are no better off than if set in the oibdg 
They must be set carefully if set, and heeled properly if heeled. \ 
“ANNUAL REPORT, = 
Trunk Protection. 
Mr. Kenney. I have practiced protecting the trunks of trees 
for four years. I wind them with crushed sorghum stalks. My- 
self and man wind 100 in a day. Ihad some pear trees, all but 
two of which were wound in this manner. These two did Get 
survive the first winter. i 
Mr. Pearce. +The subject of winding is iitiportaall ‘T shall 
practice it. I would wind all standards. 
Mr. Kenney. Trees so wound leave out a little later than oth- 
ers. A German friend cuts gunny sacks into strips for this pur- 
pose. By winding the trees they do not suffer from borers. 
Mr. Arnold. I have practiced it for some time. I think it 
should not be done too early, before the sap has all returned to the 
roots. j 
Mr. Jewell. Nothing is cheaper for the purpose fai tarred 
paper tacked on to lath to separate it from the tree itself. I think, 
‘however, double working is a better method, because one can thus 
get trunks that do not need protection. To grow the Flemish 
Beauty pear, I think it will be advisable to wind the trunks. 
This is not indispensable, because we can graft on the June berry. 
The question is: ‘Is it better to have trees that need no ie 
tion, or to have tender trees and then protect ?’’ 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE. 
The meeting was called to order by the President at 7:45 o’clock. 
The Auditing Committee reported on three bills presented by J. 
T. Grimes, T. M. Smith and Chas. Y. Lacy. They were reported 
correct and just, and the report was accepted. i 
THE LAYING OUT, PLANTING AND CARE OF SMALL DOOR-YARDS. 
The paper of J. E. Booth, Esq., of Minneapolis, on the Laying 
