DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTION LIST 53 



Special Bulletin No. 176, issued by the Cornell Experiment 

 Station, Ithaca, N. Y.) 



Q. Will the small peach grower, with five or less acres of 

 trees, make any money five years from now if he has to 

 depend on local markets for sales ? 



Mr. Fenn : The small grower will have less advantage 

 in the markets of the future. 



Mr. Farnham : In local markets the small grower 

 stands equally with the large. 



Mr. Barnes : They should stand together in the local 

 markets and maintain prices. 



Q. Is it desirable to plow orchards late in the season, 

 say in November ? 



Mr. Rogers : I find fall plowing is not desirable ; the 

 land washes badly through the winter. 



Mr. Whitehead recommended the use of some cover crop 

 and would not plow in the fall. 



G. F. Platt : I do not find it desirable to plow 

 orchards at all after first breaking up the land to prepare 

 for planting ; thorough harrowing will answer all purposes. 



Q. What plants for green manuring can be successfully 

 grown on Connecticut fruit farms ? 



Mr. Platt : I am using oats and crimson clover, sowing 

 them in August ; am much pleased with this combination 

 so far. 



President Hale urged the use of cow peas ; they make 

 their best growth through the warm weather, however. 



Professor Britton recommended the common red clover. 



Q. Are any of the newer implements of cultivation to 

 be recommended ? 



A. The Morgan grape hoe and the Syracuse spring- 

 tooth cultivator are mentioned as being valuable tools for 

 the fruit grower. 



Q. Does it pay the average fruit grower to retail part or 

 all of his fruit to families ? 



Mr. Farnham : I think it makes trouble if you sell at 

 both wholesale and retail. Do either one or the other, and 

 protect the trade. 



