NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 67 



Discussion. 

 Mr. Ives: I noticed that Mr. Knapp did not say any- 

 thing about tlie use of Bordeaux mixture. I would like to 

 know what his opinion of Bordeaux is. 



.Mr. Knapp: I have used a Bordeaux mixture, and 

 have used a mixture which was supposed to contain some- 

 thing which practically took the place of Bordeaux. I 

 have not made the regular Bordeaux, and so I am sorry 

 that I cannot give you any results from personal expe- 

 rience in that way. 



Mr. Ives : He did not say anything about fertilizer. 



Mr. Knapp: I left that out, too. I believe I did say 

 that I had not tried different kinds of fertilizers enough 

 to give you any very well considered opinion. My meth- 

 ods of fertilization have been something like the old doc- 

 tor did for his patients. When he had a little medicine 

 left in a bottle that he did not know exactly what to do 

 with, but did not want to waste, he would turn it into a 

 large bottle, and when he had a patient that he did not 

 know what was the matter with him, he would give him 

 some medicine out of that bottle. If he happened to get 

 well, I suppose he would say it was the medicine that did 

 it. Xow I am sorry to say that that is about the fix that 

 I have been in. The fertilizers that I have used have 

 worked out pretty well, but it has not been applied with 

 very much idea of what it was or according to any sys- 

 tem. I have used stable manure, which I can say makes 

 the trees grow very nicely. If you put that on, a fairly 

 good dressing of it, it does very well. I have also used 

 hen manure. We usually have a quantity of it, and I 

 think that usually helps to increase the product, and gives 

 a good color. 



Question: Do you use any Canada hard wood ashes? 



Mr. Knapp: No sir. I would rather get them nearer 

 home if I can. 



