DISCUSSIOiV OF THE QUESTION LIST 55 



Mr. Sherwood : I grow onions in my young peach 

 orchard successfully. 



Mr. Wakeman : Strawberries and peaches are not a 

 good combination. 



Q. What is the best blackberry for the family garden ? 



A. Eldorado. 



Mr. Miles : Erie or Snyder, if you want fruit every 

 year. 



Q. What are the best winter pears ? 



A. Lawrence, Dana's Hovey and Winter Nelis. 



Mr. Whitehead would add Kieffer to the list ; others 

 objected. 



Mr. Barnes: The Lawrence pear succeeds well on the 

 lighter soils, is of good quality, and keeps well. 



Q. When peach trees become old and the branches long, 

 how can we shorten them in successfully ? 



Mr. Barnes : It can be done with the saw ; cut back 

 the top severely. Massachusetts peach growers claim that 

 this treatment will also cure the disease known as yellows. 



Secretary Miles : This is not true for Connecticut, 

 and no one here believes that it is really true in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Q. What are the best market strawberries for light soil ? 

 A. Bubach and Haverland. 



Q. What is the best style of wagon for transporting 

 fruit to market ? 



A. A platform spring wagon of any make with a low- 

 down body. 



President Hale recommended the Dunkirk wagon (one- 

 horse) for hauling fruit out of the orchard. The "Handy" 

 wagon is the best low-down wagon on the market. 



Mr. Sherwood explained a wagon in use on his farm 

 with drop sides and ends. It was found very convenient 

 in loading and unloading, 



Q. What are the best extra early peaches ? 

 President Hale : Sneed and Triumph. These are half- 

 cling sorts, but good ones for extra-early family supply. 



