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Question 10. Early spring or early summer. In one 

 instance two trees were trimmed or pruned in October, 

 two in February and two in June, trees all alike. Feb- 

 ruary and June did best. Two trees were hand-thinned, 

 others by their side not hand-thinned. The hand-thinned 

 did well, good fruit, others poor fruit and died out 

 badly. 



Question 11. No yellow about here. Worm April, 

 May and June. 



Question 12. Natural. 



Question 13. No. 



Question 14. Yes — stiff or clayey. 



Question 15, Good fruit in baskets, ordinary in 

 crates. 



ANSWERS RECEIVED FROM GROWER, NO. 8. 



Question i. Mountain Rose, St. John,- Reeves'. 

 Foster, Old Mixon, Stump the World, Crawford's Late, 

 Geary's Hold On, Smock with Ward's or Shipley's Late. 



Question 2. Sandy loam with clay subsoil. Red 

 clay preferable. Location should be where temperature 

 is as near equable as possible. 



Question 3. From twenty to twenty-five years. 



Question 4. From Townsend to Delmar. 



Question 5. If the fall has been favorable for 



