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the case. That is the best I can do for you on that ques- 

 tion. 



PRESIDENT FROST. I want to break in on the dis- 

 cussion a moment. Some of our editors are desirous of 

 knowing what' states are represented, and I will ask thai: 

 question each session. I will ask how many there are here 

 trom Maine. Please raise your hands: Nine from Maine. 

 Now, New Hampshire : Eleven from New Hampshire. Ver- 

 mont. None? We have several regrets from people who 

 stated that they wished to come, and there may be someone 

 Iiere from Vermont later. Now, Connecticut : Nine from 

 Connecticut. Rhode Island : Five from Rhode Island. I 

 thank you. 



Anyone who wishes to go out, who doesn't care for this 

 discussion, I am going to ask to visit the Trades Exhibit 

 Hall. You want to encourage the trades people as much as 

 you can to help our Fruit Growers' Association, and we will 

 continue this discussion as long as you wish. Now, I will 

 ask you to ask any more questions that you wish. 



MR. COX OF WAKEFILD. Where there is apple 

 scab on the leaves on the trees and it is used for bedding for 

 cattle, when the manure is put on the land will there be any 

 danger from the fungus getting on the trees? 



DR. WHETZEL. There is no question at all that the 

 fungus would persist in the leaf and ripen its spores, but if 

 you put the manure on the corn field it wouldn't hurt th-^ 

 corn any. It would be bad practice to put it in an apple 

 orchard, but if you put it in any other field away from the 

 orchard there would be no harm caused, because it has no 

 place to grow. 



MR. LYONS. Are not the two most essential things 

 for people that have trees to spray them, and then burn the 

 leaves ? 



DR. WHETZEL. If I understand the ' question the 

 gentleman wants to know if the two important things to do 

 with respect to scabs are not, first, burn the leaves in the fall 

 and then spray the trees in the spring? 



