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mostly it is in the form of this bark killing at the collar, 



MR. MUNROE MORSE. When speaking about eleva- 

 tion, I suppose you meant elevation above sea level? 

 PROFESSOR BLAKE. Yes. above sea level. 

 MR. MORSE. Suppose the general level of the ground 

 was 100 feet above sea level and you had an orchard per- 

 haps 150 feet above that, wouldn't that be secure from frost 

 as well as 600 where the general elevation was in propor- 

 tion? 



PROFESSOR BLAKE. Not in some seasons. For 

 instance, two years ago in Huntington County in New Jer- 

 sey there were no peaches at all at elevations from 200 to 

 300 feet, — none whatever. Now, at elevations from, say, 600 

 to 900 feet, there were good crops, and I think this was gen- 

 eral even in Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia. That 

 might be called an exceptional season, perhaps, but I be- 

 lieve that for northern New Jersey a man would do well to 

 locate at 600 feet or a little higher. Of course, that might 

 not apply to your localities here. Remember, I stated that 

 100 to 200 feet in southern New Jersey was just about as 

 good as 600 feet in northern New Jersey, owing to the 

 specific conditions according to locality. 



THE PRESIDENT. I would like to ask Mr. Hale what 

 he thinks of New England conditions. 



MR. J. H. HALE OF CONNECTICUT. I don't think 

 any more about such things, because every year upsets my 

 'Hhink." 



MR. MORSE. You spoke, Professor, about crops at 

 600 to 900 feet. What was the general elevation of the land 

 at those elevations? Were the orchards placed on hills 

 rising a great deal above the general elevation, or was the 

 whole land at that elevation. 



PROFESSOR BLAKE. Our experimental orchard at 

 High Bridge is about 700 feet above sea level. It is about a 

 mile and a quarter from the town of High Bridge, and the 

 town is about 400 or 500 feet elevation. And orchards 

 north of us, on the hillsides and high points, were from 700 

 to 900 feet, and they all had good crops. 



MR. MORSE. And they were a good deal above the 

 general level? 



