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answers received from grower, no. i/. 



Question i. Standard — Manning's Elizabeth, Bart- 

 lett, LeConte and Kiefifer. Dwarfs —Manning's E., Bart- 

 lett, Howell, and Duchess. 



Question 2. I prefer Dwarfs, for the reason they 

 blight less on my soil. In the future I shall plant all 

 Dwarfs except the Le Conte and Kieffer. They have to 

 be as Standards. 



Question 3. A medium loam with open sub-soil. I 

 prefer high, rolling land. Easterly exposure, if possible. 



Question 4. I do not know. I have a vigorous 

 dwarf Duchess tree that was planted in 1856. 



Question 5. In the Spring. 



Question 6. No. 



Question 7. I plough as soon as the ground is dry 

 enough in the Spring, from three to four inches deep, 

 only once. Then we keep the ground thoroughly worked 

 with the cultivator and spring tooth harrow until some 

 time in August. 



Question 8. I use dissolved Ammoniated Bone, 300 

 lbs. per acre, and well rotted stable manure, which I com- 

 post in the fall and apply it around the trees the follow- 

 ing Spring, just before ploughing. Stimulating manures 

 should be avoided. 



