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let us say, four dollars a tou, then ground limestone should 

 not cost you delivered much over two dollars and twenty- 

 five cents a ton. I would make a little extra allowance from 

 the standpoint of convenience. If the haul is a long one, if 

 tlie freight station is tw'o or three miles away, I should pre- 

 fer burned lime at that, unless, of course, the farmer or his 

 hired help entirely object to the handling of burned lime, 

 but as far as prevailing j^rices go, I believe that in most 

 places fresh burned lime, run of the kiln, is still the 

 cheapest source of lime, you get more for your dollar. There 

 are a great many people, who, realizing that, prefer ground 

 limestone, nevertheless because it is a more convenient 

 material to handle. 



A MEMBER : I would like to ask the speaker if he 

 would recommend cultivating next smnmer a ^5-year old 

 orchard seeded to red clover last July. 



PROFESSOR LIPMAN: I should prefer to plow it in; 

 if you do not, you Avill have some other grasses that will 

 come in, and from the .moisture standpoint and the stand- 

 point of phosphoric acid and potash, I should prefer to plow 

 that and cultivate it and seed it down again next summer, 

 ir you still feel that the trees are l)eing forced too much. 



A ]\IEI\IBER: How early would you plow it? 



PROFESSOR LIPMAN: As early as the land is fit to 

 l)low. Allowing for convenience — if you have some other 

 l)lowing that is more pressing, you might wait, but within 

 your convenience, other things being considered, I should 

 prefer to plow it as soon as practicable. 



PROF. SEARS : I w^ould liKe to ask the speaker, can we 

 improve color in our fruit, considering an apple orchard in 

 sod, and also the* difference between an apple orchard in sod 

 and one in cultivation, -the improvement we can make in the 

 color of our apples. 



PROF. LIPMAN: Your idea is, can we improve color in 

 fruit by fertilizers and w^hat fertilizer to use ? Yes, I think 

 we can, only our knowledge on the subject is not as definite 

 as it might be. AVe know this, that Avhere large amounts of 



