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it was generally found on the Talmon Sweets. It was confined 

 principally to that variety. The next year it took other varieties, 

 while the Talmon Sweets didn't blight. It has been changing from 

 one variety to another, and npw it seems to be nearly worn out. 

 There are some trees that are more liable to blight than others; 

 there is the Montreal crab, and the Alexander, a Russian apple that 

 are subject to blight. In regard to shelter, I have seen the worst 

 blight where there was no shelter, I have seen Transcendent apple 

 trees killed to the ground that were standing 500 feet higher than 

 others that were not affected. The style of blight was the worst I 

 ever saw on any place. In another place on the north side of the 

 orchard, several Transcendent trees were as badly blighted as any I 

 ever saw. I know that blight spreads. The same thing is seen in 

 the oak. The black oak blights the worst generally. I had a fine 

 oak grove, and for two or three years the blight was gradually 

 spreading through it. It is going through it again now, in the same 

 direction, moving northwest, and it will go through the whole 

 grove. It is something that comes and goes. We don't know the 

 prime cause of it. And certainly, I know of no remedy for it, unless 

 it is putting your orchard into June grass seed. I think very likely 

 that is the best remedy. Of course, the effect of blight is to destroy 

 the tree so far as fruiting is concerned. I have a number of trees 

 that were affected with blight; this year they died. But I haven't 

 been troubled a great deal for the last ten years. Commencing on 

 the present year's growth, I cut off all that is ruined. Where I see 

 a black limb, I cut it off. It will stop the blight for that year. But 

 I don't know of any remedy; I don't know what you can do with it. 

 I think it is wearing out, I believe that we shall finally be rid of 

 it, and in fifteen or twenty years we will be without any blight. 



Mr. Nobles. I have a small orchard, and several of the trees 

 blighted. I examined them, and cut off' a limb, and found a little 

 worm about an inch long. I have about seventy-five trees that I 

 set out several years ago. The blight killed a good third of them, 

 but did not kill many of my Transcendents. 



Mr. Gaylord, When my trees are not looking well I put a little 

 manure on them, or a heavier mulching. If they have all they 

 need I put on ashes. Manuring will never hurt a tree except when 

 it is loaded with fruit. I never knew trees to blight when I tried 

 that. I use chip manure. 



Mr. Nobles. I think that white-washing the trees will keep them 



