54 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



EVENING SESSION. 

 Secretary Cook extended an invitation from the President of 

 the Maine Condensed Milk Company to visit the factory on Fri- 

 day morning ; after which a half-hour was spent with the 



QUESTION BOX. 



Question : Where shall we market our apples and what 

 variety shall we grow ? 



Mr. Powell : If I grew Ben Davis I should seek the general 

 market, whereas if I grew Jonathan, Spitzenburgh, Mcintosh 

 Red, Gravenstein, Newtown Pippin, or others equally as good,. 

 I should seek the first-class hotels, restaurants and families. 

 Taking one barrel, they will surely want more. 



Question : What form of potash is best and cheapest ? 



Dr. Twitchell: Experience alone can determine. For 



cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries and peas, it has been found 

 that muriate gave large size but soft watery, inferior fruit, while 

 sulphate improved quality. Sources of supply and cost must be 

 reckoned by results in price realized, and in quality rather than 

 quantity of product. 



Question : What is the cure for black knot ? 



C. S. Pope : Have found no relief save by the knife. Some 

 advocate the Bordeaux mixture early in the season. 



Question : At what stage should the first spraying be done 

 for apples and plums ? 



Prof. Munson : For the apple scab spray before the leaves 

 come in the spring, usually in April, using one pound of sulphate 

 of copper in fifteen gallons of water. Again, before the leaves 

 expand, spray with Bordeaux mixture. Immediately after the 

 blossoms fall spray again, adding Paris green for the destruction 

 of the codling moth. Paris green can be added to the Bordeaux 

 mixture for the first spraying if there is danger of the canker 

 worm or tent caterpillar. Never spray while the tree is in 

 bloom, as it is liable to destroy the pistil of the blossom and 

 poison the bees. If you are spraying for the fungus that causes 



