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^mall-Fruits mnst come to a close and it ends where it began 

 with the statement that the subject is too wide and too deep' 

 to permit of detailed discussion in one session. An attempt 

 has been made to set forth briefly some of the important 

 factors underlying their culture. InterpretatioiiS and ap-- 

 plieations are dependent largely on the human equation. It 

 is the man behind the enterprise — the guiding hand — that 

 must be reckoned with in the. final determination of results. 

 The culture of these classes of fruit especially for home use 

 should be fostered and encouraged to a wider extent than 

 is the case at present and wherever there is a garden spot 

 of sufficient size, our tables should be filled to overflowing 

 with both tree-fruits and Small-Fruits, so that we may with. 

 "Wordsworth repeat : 



' ' So down we sit, though not till each had cast 

 Pleased looks around the delicate repast." 



THE CHAIRMAN : I am sure that Mr. Taylor has pre- 

 sented this interesting subject in a very able manner and 

 has given us a lot of things to think about and many things 

 to put in practice. Now, we have just a few minutes left 

 for a brief discussion. Any of you who have any questions 

 to ask may do so at this time, and Mr. Taylor will answer 

 them. Anybody that desires to ask questions should give 

 their name and address. 



MR. MacDOUGAL of Northampton : I would like to ask 

 Mr. Taylor what are his principal sources for nitrogen and 

 phosphoric acid for raspberries and blackberries, and ap- 

 proximate amount. 



MR. TAYLOR: As was indicated in the paper, the 

 question of fertilizers is an impossible question to' answer 

 satisfactorily. Under some conditions the best supply of 

 nitrogen is from well decomposed stable manure. Under 

 other conditions it may be secured either from nitrate of 

 Boda, or dried blood, although it is rather expensive to use 

 forms of nitrate of soda at this time, and with the present 

 price of either the potash or the phosphoric forms of fertili- 

 zer, it is a question as to whether the small fruit grower or 



