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and that is to get rid of these seedlings that stick up all over the 

 country in the hedge -rows. There are the biggest lot of these 

 wild trees allowed to grow here, more than there is all over the 

 country. The western man does not know anything about it. 

 I believe to-day that it would more than pay all farmers to turn 

 to and help clear out all such trees. It would be a protection 

 to himself and to his neighbors to get rid of such trees if he has 

 any on his place. A good many of these diseases get their start 

 on these trees that nobody takes any care of. It would help to 

 check diseases on trees that are doing well, because they are apt 

 to spread from such trees. I don't believe in fooling with 

 them." 



A Member: ''I have been much interested in what Pro- 

 fessor GuUey has said, but I had a little experience of my own 

 this last season that I would like to ask him to explain. I had 

 but a few Baldwin apples, but right near me a neighbor had 

 some that were very much better in size, quality and keeping 

 qualities than those in my own orchard, which had been well 

 fertilized and cared for. I found that some of my neighbors 

 who had never beaten me before had better Baldwins in every 

 respect. I would like to know why that was." 



Professor Gulley: ''Well, sometimes right in the same 

 orchard we will have a few trees that will bear better than 

 others. It is very hard to tell always whether the trees are 

 under the same conditions. It has been pretty well demon- 

 strated that the matter of cultivation and care is going to help 

 fruit generally, just the same as spraying is generally, but there is 

 no doubt once in awhile we will have an off year when there 

 will be a skip." 



Mr. Hale: "I would like to say that we still have our 

 friend Garfield, of Michigan, with us, and he is interested in all 

 these subjects, and I propose, Mr. President, that we call him 

 out here on the floor for fifteen or twenty minutes. He knows 

 a good deal that we want to get out of him before he leaves." 



(Mr. Garfield being called for, came forward, and was re- 

 ceived with applause.) 



Mr. Garfield: "I suppose, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, 

 that you have called on me to say something complimentary to 

 you down here. An old Scotchman heard a man quoting 



