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same age. A Wealthy apple tree of about five years' bearing 

 will produce about a bushel of apples. This came from New York 

 State. 



Another Wealthy apple in Massachusetts showing the tree 

 properly planted and pruned about the right height. 



The Mcintosh apple of the same age as the last Wealthy, showing 

 a good type of tree grown right here in Massachusetts. 



The Winter Banana apple, one of our very best, which has been 

 recently introduced here in the East, is one of the very finest types 

 we have. That particular apple grew on a dwarf tree and is one 

 of the best. 



This picture shows what we can do with our old discarded trees 

 in the pasture along the stone walls. Here was an old tree in the 

 corner of a stone wall grafted and bearing a good crop of apples, 

 when before it was practically worthless. 



This shows a good type of pear tree, the Seckel. You will see 

 this column coming up through here, making it a very strong tree. 

 Seven years old that tree bore a bushel and a half of pears, so you 

 can see that it is an early-bearing pear. 



I think that completes the pictures. 



Now, if we can have the light again, I am going to ask Professor 

 Sears to talk to us about fifteen minutes on the subject of planting, 

 cultivating, and fertilizing of fruit. 



PLANTING, CULTIVATION, AND FERTILIZERS. 

 By Prof. F. C. Seaes, Amherst. Mass. 



Mr. Chairman and friends: I have not written my speech out 

 though I do not know but I ought to have. Your Chairman 

 warned me that I was not to speak more than fifteen minutes and 

 I will endeavor to keep within the limit. 



I want first of all to say that my subject, as the Chairman has 

 announced, is the Planting, Cultivation, and Fertilizing of Fruit, 

 and I want to take a very unfair advantage of you people by 

 discussing first one phase of planting which, it seems to me, is a 

 decidedly important one, and the one which is ordinarily neglected 



