Spy not giving satisfaction, and I proposed to try an experi- 

 ment. So, when the Northern Spy was a little larger than an 

 egg, I went over the trees with some Bordeaux, and that was 

 the year when the Northern Spy was so bad. but I had the 

 nicest Spys I ever had. but I had a row of Ganos right beside 

 it, which I also sprayed with the Bordeaux and ruined the 

 crop. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Certain varieties of apples Avill 

 stand the Bordeaux and others won't. 



A ME]\rBER : I would like to inquire how much it costs 

 an acre for cultivating Mr. Barclay's orchard? 



ISITl. BARCLAY: I do not know as I can answer that, 

 exactly. That varies a whole lot. 



THE CHAIRMAN: On an average, per year? 



MR. BARCLAY: Generally it costs $10 or $12 an acre 

 to cultivate and do it thoroughly. 



THE CHAIRMAN : Per year ? 



I^fR. BARCLAY : Yes ; and make $50 worth of fruit. 



A MEMBER : I would like to inquire if Mr. Barclay 

 keeps a strict system of accounts? 



MR. BARCLAY: No, I do not. I think, however, I 

 know whether I come out ahead or ])ehind. 



MR. WHARTON : Wouldn 't it be possible to have some 

 information given here regarding the effect of Bordeaux on 

 different varieties? 



THE CHAIRMAN: Do you know anything about that, 

 Mr. Van Meter? 



MR. VAN METER : The only experiments that I am fa- 

 miliar with in that line were made in Ohio. There they found 

 that the Gano type were the worst ones affected. They would 

 burn before anything else. It was also found that in prac- 

 tically almost every case, lime-sulfur gave a cleaner and 

 brighter looking apple than the Bordeaux mixture. We 

 found where it did not burn the apple enough to show a 

 russet spot, it was .lust burning the finish enough to take the 

 polish off of the apple. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Did they find that lime-sulfur 



