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recover and make growth, which would enable it to bear a 

 crop the following year. The reason why a Baldwin apple 

 tree does not bear every year is that the energies of the tree 

 are so largely consnnied in maturing the crop of fruit that 

 there is not enough energy left to make growth and perfect 

 buds for the following year. 



A gentleman wanted to know whether nitrate of potash was 

 not just as good as sulphate. I am pretty sure it is not. We 

 are comparing the two, and find that the sulphate trees are 

 much larger and have given much more fruit. 



Putting manure in a cone around the trees is a practice 

 which I should oppose. If there is any part of an orchard 

 that does not need manure or fertilizer, that is the part, for 

 there are few or no feeding roots there. 



Evening Sessiox. 

 At the evening session, held at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Adda F. 

 Howie of Elm Grove, Wis., delivered an eloquent and ins]Hr- 

 ing address on " Farm homes." By request the lecture is not 

 included in this volume. 



Second Day. 



Secretary Ellsworth. We are going to learn this morn- 

 ing how to feed the cows and make the milk, and this after- 

 noon they are going to teach us how to get a bigger price for 

 our milk. It is my pleasure to introduce to you the member 

 of the Board who will preside, Mr. Faunce of Kingston. 



Mr. Faunce. Last evening it was gentlemen and ladies; 

 I think this morning it will be ladies and gentlemen. I come 

 from the extreme eastern j)art of the State, w^here we look 

 upon silos as a measure for a part of the season only. I see 

 here the subject is to-day, " Summer silage," which will 

 make use of the silo the year round. I have heard the gen- 

 tleman who will address you, and I think he will give you a 

 very interesting discussion on that subject. It is my pleas- 

 ure to introduce to you Mr. II. O. Daniels of Middle town, 

 Conn. 



