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borers has not been a success. Washing the trees has 

 been more effectual, especially when combined with digging 

 the borers out once a year. 



Among pears, the Bartlett and Kieffer have succeeded 

 best with us. It is a mistake to plant too many varieties 

 for market. I have not been able to grow the Anjou 

 profitably. 



Plums can be grown to perfection only by spraying. 

 Among the European sorts, we have Lombard (which has 

 paid us well), Bradshaw;, German Prune and Niagara; 

 among Japanese sorts, Burbank, Abundance, Satsuma and 

 Willard. Spraying will prevent both rot and curculio ; last 

 season, however, nine sprayings failed to save our crop 

 from rot. 



In planting plums we set the trees in rows twenty feet 

 apart and eight feet apart in the rows. This makes a con- 

 venient row to drive through in spraying. Other crops are 

 grown along with the trees. This requires thorough inten- 

 sive culture, but that is just what we aim to give them. 



The improved California style "cutaway" works close up 

 to the trees and leaves the soil mulched with a fine dust 

 on the surface, which is of great help in a dry season. 



We find that spraying of all kinds pays largely and 

 makes healthy foliage, — a great factor in growing a success- 

 ful crop of fruit. 



Our practice has been to begin cultivation very early 

 in spring and not to continue it late in the summer. After 

 cultivation ceases we sow oats, clover and sometimes buck- 

 wheat. 



In the discussion which followed the above address, in 

 answer to several questions the speaker said : 



That if spraying were done, apple trees should be planted 

 thirty-five to forty feet apart .... That crimson clover 

 should be plowed-in early in the spring .... That the 

 market for Japan plums, so far, had been exceptionally 

 good .... That he put up his fruit in quart baskets, 

 and last season received ^1.62 per crate of thirty-two quarts. 



