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or the Lovett's White. It follows close to the Elberta. 

 There may be a few days between them, but, as a general 



thing, it comes along just about right after the Elberta. 



Q. How about the Fitzgerald? 



Mr. Lyman : As I say, I do not know about some of 

 those varieties that are not so commonly grown. 



A Member : It is worthless, so far as I have planted. 



Mr. Lyman : There are only six or eight varieties 

 that I would like to plant. I am trying some Stevens' 

 Rare Ripe, and from what few trees I have seen it seems 

 to bear very well. It is the best quality late peach that 

 we have. 



The President: Mr. Lyman, we would like to have 

 you tell us something about fertilizing these peach trees. 



Mr. Lyman : That is one of the biggest questions 

 you can ask me, one that is most difficult to answer. I 

 cannot tell another man how to fertilize his orchard. I 

 can only tell you what I do. It is rarely that you can 

 fertilize two orchards alike. It depends, in the first place, 

 very largely upon the varieties that you grow, and it also 

 depends upon the condition of the soil, whether it is right, 

 or what it has had on it before, — whether it has had a 

 crop of fruit or whether it has borne the year before. 

 There is one thing I do do. I stock up with all the chemi- 

 cals that I think I need for the coming year, and then as 

 I go along, and as I think I need, I have something to do 

 with. I do a lot of guessing about fertilizing. You have 

 got to do a lot of guessing in the matter of fertilization. 

 There is one thing though, I never put on anything but 

 soluble fertilizer when planting my trees. It is a mistake 

 to put insoluble fertilizer next to a little tree that is set 

 out. You pull that tree up, and you will find that fertili- 

 zer there years later. With a great deal less expense you 

 can put soluble food where the roots can get it, and you 



