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persuasive argument, talking to people who are not experc 

 fruit growers, but working at places where there are thous- 

 ands of apple trees. What the results will be we shall know 

 next summer, I suppose, but the people here would perhaps 

 like to know what the Professor thinks of it. 



A VOICE. A graft. (Laughter and applause). 



PROFESSOR JARVIS. There are evidently two kinds 

 of grafting. (Laughter). I have never done any grafting 

 in the fall, but I have seen a great many examples of it that 

 have been successful. We don't usually recommend it at 

 that time of the year. Mr. Eraser, who is an expert nursery- 

 man, will probably be able to add somethmg to that discus- 

 sion. 



MR. FRAZER. I think they worked a good graft, 

 that's all. (Laughter). I wouldn't give much for it, per- 

 sonally. 



MR. RICHARDS OF MANSFIELD. I would like to 

 ask the gentleman a question. I have about perhaps 125 

 dwarf apple trees that I have been growing for two or three 

 years, some of which are bearing. Is it best to do summer 

 pruning or wait until winter? I suppose, to get the apples 

 he speaks of, it is better to do the summer pruning. 



PROFESSOR JARVIS. I think the same principle 

 holds good with the dwarf trees as with the standard trees, 

 and it depends entirely upon the condition of the tree, 

 whether the tree is growing too rapidly. We have had 

 some sad experiences in getting dwarf trees -to bear early 

 enough. We wouldn't be able to get them to bear any 

 earlier than the standard trees, and that is one of the strong- 

 est points, usually, in the argument in favor of dwarf trees, 

 that they will bear earlier. 



MR. RICHARDS. I have had them bear at three years. 



PROFESSOR JARVIS. You can sometimes get trees 

 to bear in three years, of course, that is, the standard trees , 

 and it is doubtful whether the dwarf trees will bear any 

 earlier than the standard trees under given conditions. If 

 the dwarf tree hadn't sta.rted to be^r as early as it should, 



