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Question: You do not use the Bordeaux mixture? 



Mr. Knapp : I never have made what you call Bor- 

 deaux. I have used a preparation that is something in 

 the nature of Bordeaux, and which is supposed to take 

 the place of Bordeaux. I have found it has worked very 

 well. 



Question: Have you had any rusting of your fruit? 



Mr. Knapp : I have had a little. Had it a little last 

 year. I would like to know if there is anyone here pres- 

 ent that is sure that this rusting of the fruit is confined 

 wholly to orchards where they are using the Bordeaux or 

 whether it was shown on fruit in other orchards where 

 Bordeaux was not used? 



Mr. Fenn : As to that I would say about a year 

 ago I had the- pleasure of entertaining Mr. Frost of Arling- 

 ton at my home. I took him out in my orchard and 

 showed him my conditions. He advised me not to use any 

 Bordeaux, but to use arsenate of lead, which I did. The 

 consequence was I had very little, if any, rust. I do not 

 think I had over two per cent of wormy fruit. I sprayed 

 thoroughly and heavily. I think from now on I shall not 

 use any more Bordeaux, because it does rust the fruit. Mr. 

 Drew says he thinks it is worse in a wet season than in 

 a dry one, but I do not think there is very much differ- 

 ence. 



Question : Does the Mcintosh variety, with you, 

 drop its fruit prematurely? 



Mr. Knapp: I thought last July that my Mcintosh 

 trees were going back on me. It seemed as if all the 

 fruit was going to drop off, and I felt pretty badly about 

 it. It was a fairly good season, and I could not under- 

 stand it. As the season advanced, however, I found that 

 the branches had all the apples left on them that they 

 ought to have, and they were very much larger and nicer. 



