TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING. 



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j\Ir. Underwood: I had an apple tree in nn door- 

 yard that turned yellow in August, and half of the leaves fell 

 off. That was the only tree I had affected. A quarter of a 

 mile from me the trees all turned yellow, and half of the foli- 

 age fell oft", and almost all of the young apples, so that the 

 fruit in the orchard failed. Whether that is a new disease 

 that has come to trouble us, or whether anybody else had that 

 experience, I don't know. Later in the season the leaves 

 looked healthy and in good condition. 



Prof. Whetzel: Were they sprayed with anything? 



AIr. Underwood: My tree was sprayed early, and there 

 were other trees that were sprayed but they did not show any 

 ill eft'ects. 



Prof. Whetzel: The same variety? 



Mr. Underwood: Not the same variety. 



Prof. Whetzel: How about the other orchard? 



]\Ir. Underwood : That was the Baldwin orchard. 



P'ruf. Whetzel: Well, I shouldn't want to diagnose the 

 case with just that data, I couldn't say what caused it. Some- 

 times spraying injury will cause the leaves to fall, sometimes 

 injury to the roots, half a dozen different things mav cause 

 it. I wouldn't want to answer the question. 



President Rogers then resumed the chair and announced 

 the appointment of the following committees to judge the 

 fruit exhibits: ( )n the Special New England classes, Mr. S. 

 L. Lupton of A'irginia ; on all other classes, Mr. Wilfrid 

 Wheeler of ^Massachusetts. 



President Rogers : I want to remind you that we are 

 to have our banquet this evening at Jewell Hall in the Y. ^^. 

 C. A. building, a short distance from the Garde hotel, and we 

 are to have it promptly^ at half past six. Secure your 

 tickets and all be on hand. We will now adjourn this session 

 if there is no further business. 



At 4:35. the meeting at Unity Hall adjournefl until 9:30 

 Thursdav mornino-. 



