“The two ‘ast ere are from Reaver Pate Wis., where they 0 
are now testing from fifty to sixty other varieties, of which sc 
valuable. As stated before, some losses were caused by late | 
however, not discouraged in consequence of the casualty, but 1 
some of the hardier kinds, which move enables us to say eee 
fruit-raising a success. 
Protection. 
I have only a few words more to say, and those in regard to p ot 
some of our trees. It may be done with little trouble and expense 
nomically managed. In the fall I set a strip of board on south side of 
enough so as to reach from the limbs, and drive in the ground so that the ’ 
will not blow it down. This I ‘do just previous to the freezing of the gre 
Then after the ground 1s thawed up and settled I gather them for the next, 
I have dispensed with mulching since I began the practice of deep ple wah 
except the first year after settmg. I deem mulching necessary on light, nie © 
soil, but in general I observed throughout this county and vicinity, that where 
orchards are mulched and manured they are more liable to blight than those 
that are otherwise treated. My soil is a black clay loam with clay subsoil. 
I stili might say more about the subject, but as brevity is ae I will close. 
Hoping this will meet your demands, I remain » 
Yours truly, 
0. D. STORRS. 
DISCUSSION. 
Salt, Pears and Pear Stocks. 
Mr. Storrs. I apply dry salt broadcast on the surface to a dis- 
tance of three or four feet from the trunk. Have had pears top- 
worked for only two years. Never have had any blight in my 
orchard save on two trees of Transcendent and General Grant, and 
when I used salt the blight stopped. 
Mr. Spaulding. I had trees set for two years which began to 
blight. I poured a quart of salt water down the roots which 
stopped the blight, but on the other side of the fence where noth- 
ing was done the trees were killed to the ground. 
Mr. Jordon. I grafted Flemish Beauty Pear on almost every- 
thing two years ago. The worst success was on Transcendent. It 
was better on Tetofsky and about the same on Duchess. It was 
better yet on Mountain Ash and White Thorn. Shall next use 
crab roots grafted, with White Thorn and the pear top-worked on 4 
this. 
Mr. Storrs. J had unfruitful plum trees and a Hyslop also, and 
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