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third year came round, he had them picked again ; and from 

 that time on he had his fruit crop on the odd year. I was 

 interested in the experiment, and I had some scions from a 

 tree that always bore fully on the even year and none on 

 the odd year. In tliree or four /years, when the first blos- 

 soms appeared, I had them picked off, and I had it followed 

 for three years ; and for twenty 3"ears I had no apples on 

 those trees on even years, but did have a crop on the off 

 years. About that time they began to come on the even 

 year. 



Professor Waugh. I have seen this done, which I think 

 is a still more feasible thing. Instead of having trees bear 

 on the odd year, have them bear ever}' year. I have seen 

 this done on a large scale, in this way. Allow them to 

 bear a moderate crop on the even year and a moderate crop 

 on the odd year, I know that with some varieties this can 

 be done ; it cannot be done with all varieties, but with such 

 varieties as Greenings it may be done very regularlj^ 



]\rr. A. ]M. Lyman (of Montague). There is one fruit 

 that has not been mentioned. Many of us are interested in 

 the eating of it after it is prepared for the table. It does 

 not grow on everj'farm in Massachusetts. There is a great 

 fascination in growing that fruit. A gentleman here knows 

 all about it, and I think we shall be glad to know about the 

 cranberry crop. 



Mr. JoHX BuRSLEY (of West Barnstable). M}^ friend 

 Lyman has alluded to my knowing all about cranberries. 

 I have been interested in them all my days, but I have got 

 to that point when I feel that I know almost nothing about 

 growing c'ranberries. There are one or two things which 

 have occurred to me which will go towards strengthening 

 the theories which Professor AVaugh and Professor Sanborn 

 have advanced. I have ever noticed that those men who 

 practise the intensive culture with their cranberries, who 

 are ever after the insects, fertilizing matter and weeds, suc- 

 ceed, when those who plant the cranberries and leave them 

 to take care of themselves usually fail. We have those 

 who are of a calibre that are able to practise extensive 

 growing and intensive as well ; those men are making a 



