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can you ask for that is any better with your meals ? I do not 

 mean as you do when you say you like coffee. Excuse me if 

 I say you do not like coffee, with the cream and sugar left 

 out. I mean stewed apples with no sugar, unless with some 

 of the more acid kinds. 



Now, then, to sum up. Let me urge upon j'ou, raise all 

 the fruit you can. Give away (to the poor, I mean) all you 

 can, and sell all you can. Do not forget that the apple is the 

 best all-round fruit we have, and if you eat apples in the right 

 way, with other fruits in their season, you will be healthier, 

 happier, and a good deal more handsome. 



The President: '^ Taking up the question list again — 

 Question No. 3. ' What effect does spraying with Bordeaux 

 have on the keeping qualities of apples ?' Can some of the 

 professors tell us ?" 



Mr. Loomis: "That question seems to imply that spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux is the best way. I know of some folks 

 who by some actual observation find that Paris green alone is 

 very effectual." 



Mr. Platt: "Bordeaux put upon the apple leaf, and 

 upon the European plum leaf, keeps that leaf in a more 

 healthy state than it would be otherwise, as frequently the 

 leaves will be broken off by a fungous disease of some sort, 

 and drop off prematurely. Now if Bordeaux is used the leaves 

 will hang on much longer; in fact, almost until the frost comes 

 and causes them to fall. There is one effect. The apples are 

 filled with the good qualities of the fruit in consequence of 

 the leaves remaining on in good condition. The flavor of the 

 apple is better, and the texture of the fruit is more solid and 

 heavy. The apple itself will remain on a sprayed tree longer 

 than it does on a tree that is not sprayed, and it keeps longer 

 after you get it off. I think if anybody tries it fairly they will 

 come to the conclusion that it is of great benefit." 



Mr. Loomis : "How about the Bordeaux mixture setting 

 sufficient to kill the apple bud ?" 



Mr. Platt : "No; it will not with ordinary care. Do 

 not use Paris green, for I believe Bordeaux is much better, is 

 less dangerous, and gives better results." 



