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19. State briefly what your club work or agricultural education has 

 done for you, in interest, instruction, health, comfort and in 

 financial benefits. 



Questions. 



1. What is a nectarine? 



2. Explain the propagation of dwarf pears. 



3. What kind of grafting produces pear trees known as standards? 



4. How would you convert a pear tree into a half standard? 



5. Why are trees planted on elevated ground sloping North, not so 

 liable to injury from frost and sun scald, as if planted on a 

 southern slope? 



6. Name some of the advantages of planting on an Eastern or on a 

 Southeastern slope? 



7. What kind of soils yield the most satisfactory result in the follow- 

 ing fruits: Apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums? 



8. Name some of the best varieties of your locality. 



9. What conditions are most favorable to pear blight? 



10. H'ow far apart should we plant trees of different kinds in this 

 locality? How many can we plant to the acre of each? 



11. \Vhat is the effect of girdling trees by mice and rabbits, etc.? 



12. Will mulching or tilling affect the time of blossoming? 



Suggestions for Teachers. 



Have the class in agriculture secure a neglected orchard 

 and make a test of the effects of fertilizers, pruning, spraying; 

 thinning. This may have the effect of reviving an interest in 

 fruit growing and result in great financial benefits to the com- 

 munity. This will help to earn respect for your work and create 

 a better school sentiment in your school district. 



The following experiment may be carried out by the student 

 in agriculture in the old home orchard. Nine trees will be suffi- 

 cient for the experiment by the pupil or class. 



If the test is made by the farmer and it is desired to try 

 more tree the instructions in the following table may be observed. 



Experiments. 



PLAN FOR LOCAL ORCHARD-FERTILIZER TEST. 



(Pounds for a Mature Tree in Bearing.) 



1. Check (Unfertilized). 



2. Nitrate, 2 Ib. ; Dried blood, 3 Ib. ; Acid phosphate, 10 Ib. 



3. Nitrate, 2|- Ib. ; Dried blood, 3i Ib.; Potash, 2 Ib. 



