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Mr. Wilder. I think that question was very ably aii-^ 

 swered this morning by Mrs. Shattuck. I shall be glad, oT 

 course, to know if there are a lot more who can answer )t 

 the same way she did. 



A Member. Number eleven. 



Pres. "What kind of soil suits the Northern Spy 

 best?" 



Mr. Mead. I should say a good, strong, rich soil; not 

 too moist, but good and heavy. 



Pres. Is the bark not liable to injury by the frost 

 freezing it and shelling it off? I have seen a great many 

 cases. 



Mr. Brown. A rather moist, heavy soil, natural grass, 

 ^and; high ground, but what we would call a pretty good 

 grass land. 



A Member. Question number four. 



Pres. "Cost of production and marketing are steadily 

 'increasing. Where are our profits coming from?" 



Mr. Morse, (Whose peach buds are all killed) I wisli 

 I could tell where my profits are coming from tjhis year. I 

 don't see that there will be any profits. 



Mr, Hawkins, can you tell us about profits on pears ? 



Mr. A, C. Hawkins. I expect to have a good crop, be- 

 cause I have taken pretty good care of the trees but it is 

 something of course I can't tell until later, 



A Member, Question eighteen, 



Pres. "What is the best cover crop for a peach or- 

 chard?" There are peach growers in the audience and a 

 good many peach orchards about. What is the best cover 

 crop? 



Mr. Parker. In my experience we have used spring 

 vetch several years. Last year we tried crimson clover and 

 got the best results I think, we have ever had on that. 



Pres. Did it withstand the winter? 



Mr. Parker. I don't know how it is coming out. It 

 is covered with snow at the present time. We sow twenty- 

 pounds to the acre. 



Mr Brown. At what time? 



Mr. Parker. Last week in July. 



