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ties. They are sweet and ordinarily prolific in a scattered planting ; they often 

 get frosted in the spring. The fruit is in demand but we eat some and can the 

 balance while fresh. It does not pay; the curculio troubles them, for which we 

 do nothing. I would advise a new beginner to try a few apricots. 



H. L. Ferris, Osage City, Osage county. — I have ten large, sweet, prolific 

 apricot trees in bearing; they are named varieties; planted together; they do 

 not get frosted in the spring. Sell the fruit in Osage City; it is in demand, and 

 it paid until a year ago, when it was killed by the cold winter. They are troubled 

 with curculio, for which I do nothing, I would advise a new beginner to plant 

 mostly Moorpark, fifteen feet apart. I am planting again ; sold all I could raise 

 at thirty-five cents per peck. 



C 1>. Martiiidale, Scranton, Osage county. — I have five apricot trees now 

 in bearing; they are eighteen to twenty feet tall; the varieties are Russian and 

 Early Golden; no sweet ones; they were prolific when young; are in scattered 

 plantings; have been frosted two or three times. We use the fruit at home, and 

 sell the surplus; it is in demand, but does not pay. I would advise a new be- 

 ginner to plant Early Golden, Robinson, and Moorpark, but would not advise 

 any one to plant on a large scale, as the trees do not do well after eight or nine 

 years. 



Howard Morton, Tescott, Ottawa county. — I had eight Russian apricot 

 trees, but they are all dead now; they were large, but never bore a full crop. I 

 grew them in orchard rows ; they often got frosted in the spring. They were 

 troubled with the curculio; sprayed for them, but it was not well done. Would 

 not advise the planting of apricots. 



F. T. M. Uutclier, Phillipsburg, Phillips county. — I have about nine ap- 

 ricot trees now in bearing. They are about six inches in diameter and not very 

 prolific; none of them are sweet. Grow them in rows; often get frosted in the 

 spring. Use the fruit in the family ; it would be in demand if we had any to sell; 

 does not pay. Have never been troubled with insects; I spray. Would advise 

 against them. 



Johii Hinds, Olcott, Reno county. — I have a few apricot trees, but they 

 do n't do well here, as the frost gets them at blooming time. 



H. C. Hodgson, Little River, Rice county. — I have fifteen apricot trees now 

 in bearing. They are the Russian and not named, not prolific nor sweet; have 

 them among apple trees. They often get frosted in the spring. Use the fruit in 

 the family. They are troubled with the codling-moth, for which I have sprayed. 

 I would advise against planting them. 



D. M. Adams, Rome, Sumner county. — I have two sweet, prolific apricot 

 trees in bearing ; they are ten feet high ; but they are not sweet. The fruit is in 

 demand, but we use it at home. They often get frosted in the spring; they do 

 not pay in a commercial way: no insects trouble them. 



M. E. Wells, Smith Center, Smith county. — I have six bearing apricot trees. 

 The apricots are the size of a small peach and about as sweet, and are prolific in 

 favorable seasons. They are planted scatteringly and get frosted about half the 



