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(Applause). 



MB. EICHAKDS. What do you think of dressing an 

 orchard, putting on stable manure? All the college men 

 advise putting on sulphate of potash and ground bone. I 

 have used them together. I want to know just which is 

 best in your opinion 



:\IE. FRASER. I haven't any opinion. Perhaps I 

 might give you a story, if you ask for my opinion on that. 

 A poor old colored woman was brought before the Court 

 for abusing her child. The Society for the Prevention of 

 Cruelty to Children had a very strong case and it looked 

 bad for her. The Court said, "Have you anything to sayT' 

 She answered "Can ar arsh your Honor a questhun?" 

 The Court nodded assent. Turning and looking at th« 

 Judge she said, ' ' Was yoor Honor ever the parient of a puf- 

 fiely wuthless colored chile?" (Laughter and applause). 

 You see, the authority needs to be competent. (Laughter). 



:\IR. POWELL OF SPRINGFIELD. Mr. Eraser said 

 that in pruning his two-year-old trees he wouldn't cut off 

 the terminal bud, but in pruning the year old he would cut 

 it back. If you are going to set the trees like Greenings 

 where you want a leader, what is the object of cutting back 

 and training up a new leader? 



MR. FRASER. I cut it back because I want to start 

 branches below. That is the only reason. If some had 

 started already I never would have cut it back in the case of 

 the Greening. Only on that particular tree there were none, 

 and so I topped it back to start some, that is the only 

 reason. 



A VOICE. Which would you prefer; stable or barn- 

 yard manure, or commercial fertilizers for an apple orchard ? 



MR. RICHARDS OF ]\IARSHFIELD. I hope you will 

 answer that question; you haven't yet. 



MR. FRASER. I would put them all on. (Laughter). 

 I will tell you just the way it is : If you go to call in a 

 Chinese doctor, the first thing he does is to look over the 

 patient and see what he can bear. If he has two cash then 



