TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. ^t^ 



pies ill clusters, we usually thin down to one apple. We are 

 trying to have the apples not closer than four inches apart. 

 Sometimes we take off all the cluster. I do not want to have 

 you get the idea that the state of New York is doing tliat 

 generally, because I do not think it is. I do not think the 

 state in general is doing much thinning, especially thinning 

 to the extent that I have spoken of. It is not. But there are 

 individuals who are following along that line, and everyibody 

 who has tried it I think has found that it pays. So I look to 

 see a good deal more of that being done. 



\'ice-President Drew : When would you begin to 

 thin ? 



Mr. Tenny: Just as quick as what we call the June 

 drop is over. It would be later if I could thin then. We find 

 on our place that we have not been able to thin as we want 

 because it is not suitable to our labor condition. Along the 

 middle of July our labor is idle, and then we can put the men 

 at it. It is rather late, but it is better to do it then than not 

 at all. 



Mr. Ives : Is thinning practiced as to all of your varie- 

 ties? 



Mr. Tenny: Well, there are certain trees like the 

 Northern Spy and Twenty Ounce which it is almost impera- 

 tive to thin. Baldwins are improved by thinning, but it does 

 not always seems so necessary as with Twenty Ounce and 

 Northern Spy and Wagner. It is imperative to thin them, or 

 you will be pretty apt to have your trees broken down. 



Mr. Ives : The President suggested a question about 

 summer pruning that I would like to hear a little something 

 more about. Would he suggest about what time that ought 

 to be done? Should it be in June, the same as you do with 

 peaches? I speak of this in connection with what you said 

 about summer pruning of the apple. What time would be 

 proper for our conditions here? 



Vice-President Drew: Well, I was speaking particu- 

 larly of pruning apple trees. As to the time, I was asking 

 for information mvself. \'erv shortlv we will have Mr. 



