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Mr. Tvks : Isn't that the secret of the whole thing-, letting a 

 vast amount of matter drop there so it will mulch the land? 



Prof. Green k: That seems to me to be the best point of all. 

 There is an accumulation of vegetable matter, and this accumu- 

 lation increases as the orchard grows older. How long it will 

 last I cannot say, but certainly, in this old orchard forty years 

 of age it is evident the trees are plentifully supplied with food 

 and moisture. 



\*ice President Hubbard was here called to the chair. 



Vice Pres. Hubbard: I have been looking in the question 

 box, and it occurred to me we might take out one or two ques- 

 tions and give a little time to each of them. We have given this 

 subject we have been discussing pretty full consideration. The 

 matter has been exceedingly interesting, and a great many will, 

 no doubt, put these ideas into practice and come here again 

 to tell us about it. 



Xow here is the first question I find in the box : "What is the 

 most approved method of keeping apples during the winter in 

 a farmer's cellar? 



A AIemuer: I would not keep them in the cellar at all. 



\'iCE Pres. Hubbard: Where would you keep them? 



A ]\Iember : Out in the field all winter. Just make a little 

 cave and set up some sticks, making the cave about 60 feet long 

 and 8 or 10 feet wide, put your apples in there and they will 

 be all right. 



Another Member: How do you sort them? 



Answer : I don't sort them at all. 



Another Memb.er : How do you cover them ? 



Answer : I put up chestnut poles, then cover with some earth 

 or some other covering on that. 



A ]\Iejiber: At what time do you put the apples in? 



Answer: When I pick them I put them in bins under the 

 trees and keep them there just as long as I can without having 

 them freeze. 



Mr. ]\[erriman: Mr. Chairman, I think the best way is to 

 sell the apples right off the trees. 



]\Ir. Cook : I think the best way to keep apples in the cellar 

 is to keep them in bins, if you have good bins. If you put 

 Greenings in barrels they will scald, but if you put them in 



