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to do and do it right. We have got a man here in our state 

 that is something of an adept at it, and I have heard him 

 tell how many thousand peaches he took off a peach tree. You 

 would not believe it. But even then he did not get enough. 



One other little thing in that line. I heard an elderly 

 man say in a discussion aibout changing the bearing year, — 

 the question was asked of him what would it do if you were 

 to pick the blossoms off. He said that he had tried it. I 

 asked him how he came out, and he said first rate. "I had 

 a good crop, I left just enough to make a nice crop." That 

 is about the way it will come out in thinning. Even if you 

 take off a good many yoii will be pretty sure to leave enough 

 for a nice crop. (Laughter.) 



Vice-President Drew : The next number on our pro- 

 gram is a paper by ]\Ir. Repp of New Jersey. Mr. Repp 

 needs no introduction to a Connecticut audience. He asked 

 me to say that it was by his express wish that he should not 

 be put down for a regular address, but he is willing to an- 

 swer any questions that we shall put to him. As most of 

 you know, he is amply able to give an address, but he pre- 

 ferred to appear in this way. T have a great deal of pleasure 

 in introducing Mr. Repp. 



Some Factors in the Successful Production of 

 Apples, Pears and Grapes. 



By Albert T. Repp, Glassboro, N. J. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : I am not going to make 

 any speech to you. I will tell you some of our methods in 

 growing fruit in New Jersey, such as apples, pears, grapes, 

 etc. I have told you this before, but I will be glad to repeat 

 it. In the spring we use crude oil for the scale. After the 

 crude oil we use pyrox for the first spray, and aftev the 

 blooms drop we use pyrox again ; for the third spraying we 

 use pyrox again, and for the fourth spraying we use crude 



