THE KANSAS APRICOT. 115 



flames McNicool, Lost Springs, Marion county. — I have 200 apricot trees 

 now in bearing, they are large and prolific, but are not sweet. Am growing them 

 in an orchard; they get frosted about half the time: I sell the fruit and seed; it 

 is in demand, but is not a favorite; it pays. The curculio trouble them, but I 

 do nothing for them. 



O. W. Hecketlioriie, McPherson, McPherson county. — I have ten Rus- 

 sian apricot trees in bearing; they were killed in bloom by frost this spring; some- 

 are large and sweet, but they are not prolific. They are in scattered plantings. 

 They are in demand, but we use ours at home; they do not pay. Worms trouble- 

 them, but we do nothing for them. 



♦T. T. Barnes, Beloit, Mitchell county.— I have twenty-eight apricot trees; 

 twelve of them are in bearing; they are J. L. Budd, Catherine, and an Ameri- 

 can variety, name not known; they are all named varieties excepting two trees. 

 The American and Russian are large and are quite prolific when they set a crop; 

 the Catharine and American are sweet. Have some planted in a row and the 

 balance scattered in the orchard. They get frosted sometimes ; were killed this 

 spring by the freeze in April. The fruit is in demand, and pays when we have a 

 crop; we can and use ours on the table. Are not much troubled with insects. I 

 would advise a new beginner to plant the J. L. Budd, Alexis, Alexander, andi 

 Catherine in rows twenty feet apart each way. 



W. B. Stockard, Beloit, Mitchell county. — I have eight large, sweet, pro- 

 lific apricot trees now in bearing, in scattered planting; the frost does not catch 

 them in the spring ; the fruit is in demand ; I think it pays. They are troubled 

 with the curculio, but we do nothing for them. Apricots are just as hardy as 

 peaches; the only difference is in the early blooming: had them bearing when 

 peach was killed. There is no finer fruit for canning, drying, and eating out of 

 the hand. I believe if they were budded on Mariana plum they would be hardier 

 than any peach." 



fJoliii E. Sample, Beman, Morris county. — I have about twenty large, pro- 

 lific apricot trees now in bearing; the grafted ones are sweet; they are in scat- 

 tered planting. Often get frosted in the spring; use the fruit at home, but it is 

 in demand, and it pays. Curculio troubles them, for which we use slaked lime 

 in the morning while the dew is on the trees, by throwing it into the air. I 

 would advise a new beginner to plant pits by the thousand. Would not advise 

 against planting apricots. [Who else has tried air-slaked lime as a dust spray 

 for curculio ? Sec] 



«Jaines Sliarp, Parkerville, Morris county. — I have about 100 apricot trees- 

 now in bearing; they are all named varieties excepting one which is very large; 

 have one large one which was grown from California seed; it ripens the 4th of 

 July; is a perfect freestone. They are very prolific and sweet. Have grown 

 them in orchard and scattered; they do not often get frosted. Sell them in Her- 

 ington ; they are in demand, especially the large one, and I am planting it 

 largely; they pay. They are troubled with curculio, but I do nothing for them. 

 I would advise a new beginner to plant large varieties, the same as peach trees.. 



Y. E. Hathaway, Council Grove, Morris county. — I have five or six medium- 

 sized bearing apricot trees. They are Moorpark or the so-called Russian varie- 



