124 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Clarence Wedge: Would peat be a good addition to our 

 manure pile? 



Prof. Green : It is an excellent addition. If it is dry it is a 

 very good absorbent and a man cannot do any better than to 

 haul it into his stable yard. 



Joshua Allyn: What do you think of hauling it out in the 

 winter, and working ashes in with the muck? 



Prof. Green: That would do very well. It would work 

 nicely on light soil; it would make it a little more retentive of 

 moisture. 



Joshua Allyn : Where you can get plenty of ashes for haul- 

 ing them, would you pile them by themselves or spread them 

 right on the land? 



Prof. Green: I should not put it on when the ground is 

 frozen. It would be all right on plowed land or on rough land, 

 but not on a smooth surface. I should prefer to keep it dry in 

 winter and use it in the spring. 



Joshua Allyn : What do you think of working it in the earth 

 in the spring where you are going to raise melons? 



Prof. Green : I would work it in the earth. I should work 

 it right into the hill. 



Joshua Allyn: What proportion would you work in? 



Prof. Green: I would put a pint of it to the hill. I would 

 spread it over three or four feet. I would spread it on the sur- 

 face and work it in when I hoed it. I do not think it would be 

 a good plan to put it on when you plant the seed. I should 

 prefer when the melons are up to spread it around about two 

 feet on each side of the hill. 



Joshua Allyn: Did you ever put it in a trench for potatoes? 



Prof. Green: It is a very good fertilizer for potatoes. 



Dr. Prisselle: Can any fertilizer go into the plants through 

 the leaves? 



Prof. Green: No, sir. J think there is no experiment show- 

 ing that nitrogen has been taken into the leaves of plants. 



Mr. Thayer: What is the value of clover cut in blossom and 

 spread on the ground compared with the plowing under of the 

 same clover? 



Prof. Green: It is better, of course, to plow it under, be- 

 cause if left on the surface it does not decay so soon, but even- 

 tually it will be just as good. If plowed under the material 

 would decay and the action would be quicker. 



Mr. Thayer: It seems to me the growers of small fruit do 



