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crop most frequently injured by frost ? Fall, Winter or 

 Spring ? 



Question 6. Does very low temperature in Winter 

 kill the pear buds ? If so, how low ? 



Question 7. Do you plough early, or late, in the 

 Spring ? How deep, how often, and what is your method 

 of cultivating after one ploughing ? 



Question 8. What fertilizers do you use, and when, 

 and in what quantity, and how do you apply them ? 



Question 9, When and how do you prune the trees, 

 and do you ever hand-thin the fruit ? If so, with what 

 result ? 



Question 10. What, in your opinion, causes pear 

 blight, and how do you treat it ? 



Question 11. Do you worm your pear trees ? If so, 

 when and how ? 



Question 12. Do you have slug ? If so, does it 

 permanently injure the trees ? What remedies do you 

 use for it ? 



Question 13. Does Curculio injure Peninsula pears ? 



Question 14. Do you see any new enemies, lately, 

 injuring the Pear tree or fruit ? 



Question 15. What is your idea of cold storage for 

 pears ? Does it pay, and what effect has it on the flavor 

 of the fruit ? 



