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full circulation of sap. That is one reason. Then again the 

 ■wind blows mostly from the southwest which causes the limbs 

 which are on the northeast side to grow out straight, whilst 

 those on the southwest side are blown upward. Now if you 

 will observe a tree that is exposed to the wind you will see that 

 the limbs on the southwest side are blown up toward the body 

 of the tree, whilst those on the northeast side grow out and 

 grow more rapidly. 



(8) "Is there any more valuable apple for Minnesota than 

 the Duchess?" 



A member: Yes. the Peerless. 



A member: No, the Duchess stands at the head. 



(9) Why do seedlings often prove successful, but invari- 

 ably fail when an attempt is made to propagate and grow them 

 in other places?" 



Geo. J. Kellogg : There are two sides to that question, There 

 is no reason why they should fail under any circumstances. 



(10) "Is there any variety of apple not liable to sun scald?" 

 E. H. S. Dartt: I have never seen any apple tree not liable to 



sun scald. I do not believe there is any. 



(11) "Does the Peerless blight?" 



O. F. Brand : I have never seen any blight, and I have grown 

 nearly fifteen thousand. 



(12) ' 'Is Longfield and Yellow Transparent as good as Plum 

 Cider, Haas, Red Astrachan, etc? Did they not all kill in 1884?" 



"Can this society approve of the course of Mr. Somerville, in 

 recommending farmers to plant Longfield and Yellow Transpa- 

 rent, which have generally killed as bad as Haas, Fameuse, etc?" 



' 'Is it a wise thing to recommend to the farmers of this state 

 at the Institutes such worthless varieties of apples as Longfield 

 and Yellow Transparent?" 



' 'Are the apples recommended by Mr. Somerville before the 

 Farmers Institutes, Longfield and Yellow Transparent, safe to 

 be planted by farmers generally throughout this state?" 



Geo. J. Kellogg: I have not much to say on the subject, only 

 that the Longfield is very hardy with me. I raised as much 

 as thirty to forty bushels, and they seem to be hardy. They 

 have been bearing for the last five years, since they were three 

 or four years old. 



M. Cutler: I think this question should be answered a little 

 more definitely. As our Institutes are held in different parts of 

 the state, east, west, north and south, I do not think the same 

 variety of trees can be recommended for all parts of the state. 



