io6 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Hale: Mr. Eaton, I think a few years ago that you 

 told me that you practised considerable summer pruning, or 

 heading in. Do you do that now? If so, do you prune your 

 permanent trees as closely .as you do the fillers? 

 . ]\Ir. Eaton : I aim to head in about July my large plum 

 trees, all the Burbanks and such fillers of apple as I think 

 require it. My permanent trees I do not prune in summer. 

 My man usually does that work in winter. The King is the 

 only permanent variety I head in. 



Mr. Hoyt : You speak about cultivating the orchards, 

 do you raise any crop on that land, such as clover, or any- 

 thing of that kind? 



Mr. Eaton : Yes. I raise clover for nitrogen and humus. 



Mr. Hoyt: What do you think about crimson clover? 



Mr. Eaton : I favor it on light land that can be worked 

 early in the spring. It will not live through the winter with 

 us. I prefer the Mammoth on heavy land, for it makes a 

 fine growth in the spring before cultivation. 



A Member : Will you tell us, Mr. Eaton, the size of the 

 fruit baskets that you use? 



Mr. Eaton : Six by ten inches and three and a quarter 

 inches deep. 



The President : Mr. Eaton, here is a question in the 

 question box which I guess you had better answer. "Why not 

 raise the Ben Davis apple for profit or pleasure as compared 

 to three-fourths of the list catalogued ?" 



Mr. Eaton : I have planted the Ben Davis apple quite 

 largely. If I were to plant another new orchard I might 

 slack up on it. It has many strong friends in our province. 

 Its appearance and keeping qualities make it bring good 

 prices in England. 



Mr. Ives : ^^l^at time of year do you mean to transplant 

 large trees ? 



Mr. Eaton : I prefer to transplant in the spring. I would 

 be afraid that the amount of moisture absorbed by the roots 

 would not correspond with the evaporation by the frost in 

 winter. 



Mr. Hoyt : About what size are those trees that you are 

 talking about transplanting? 



