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purposes, and you can grow apples on it, and some fine 

 ones, too, if you just make up your minds that you are 

 going to do it. 



President Gold: I think Mr. Hale is a little optimis- 

 tic about the practicability of plowing all of our Connec- 

 ticut fields. However, they used to plow a good many 

 fields that some of us are a little afraid to tackle now. Mr. 

 Hale has had to purchase. I guess, a good many plows. 



A Member: Question 26. 



President Gold: "What is the outlook for one who 

 intends to plant a cherry orchard?" We would like to 

 hear some one answer that question. Mr. J. Norris 

 Barnes, what do you say? 



Mr. Barnes: Mr. Chairman, I have not had very 

 great experience. There has not been very much induce- 

 ment for us to set cherry trees. We have had some, and 

 the few that are standing are out of condition and prac- 

 tically unproductive. I am not going to say that it is 

 not possible to raise cherry trees. I think it is. I like the 

 sweet cherry, and I wish there were more of them grown. 

 I am not a sour cherry man. I think the sweet cherry can 

 be raised successfully and profitably. 



President Gold : Do I understand you to say that 

 you think there is a good opportunity to plant sweet 

 cherries? 



Mr. Barnes : I think there is a good chance on sweet 

 cherries, yes sir. I am not a sour cherry man. 



President Gold: I thought it depended pretty gen- 

 erally on the man who attempted to grow sweet cherries, 

 but the efforts of a good many growers have been rather 

 discouraging. Here in New England, and often in east- 

 ern New York state, the growers have pretty generally 

 run up against failure, and the trees have died. For some 



