50 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTION LIST 



Q. Has the repeal of the peach yellows law proved a 

 misfortune or a blessing ? 



A. Decidedly a misfortune. 



Mr. Wakeman : I have seen more diseased trees in m)' 

 section the past season than ever before. 



Q. Can peach trees be grown so that, with a heavy 

 crop, the branches will not break ? 



Professor Gulley : Head-in the trees, and it can be done. 



President Hale called attention to the fact that in 

 Georgia peach orchards the trees carry great crops of 

 fruit without breaking, because they are rightly formed and 

 low headed. 



Q. Has any one tried sowing oats in August in peach 

 orchards, either with or without crimson clover ? 



Mr. Whitehead, of New Jersey : Have tried sowing 

 oats with clover; it protected the clover from winter-killing. 

 I used only a light sowing of oats. 



Q. Shall we plant grapes for profit in Connecticut ? 



C. I. Allen : Some varieties are profitable. Delaware 

 seldom pays, but Worden and Concord succeed all over the 

 state and will pay a small profit if grown on a large scale. 



Professor Gulley : Grapes can be grown cheaply, and 

 there is profit in supplying the local markets. Grapes 

 grown near large bodies of water are always of superior 

 quality. 



President Hale : Wine grapes are in demand. The 

 Italian people are large consumers, and will pay 1)2 to 2 

 cents per pound for them in bulk, so there is no expense 

 for packages. 



Q. Is it a mistake to apply 500 or 600 pounds of muriate 

 of potash per acre to peach orchards ? 



G. F. Platt : I have concluded, after 15 or 20 )'ears' 

 experience, that on my farm it is a mistake to apply these 

 large amounts of potash. My soil is underlaid with slate 

 rock, and I believe that this supplies enough available potash 

 for fruit crops. On other farms it may not be a mistake. 



