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U) it. 'I'his particular piece I have in mind and which I am 

 reserving- for tliis purpose, is a moderately rolling section and 

 a little heavier soil than \ve use for apples; it also is situated a 

 little lower. One of the difficulties of establishing a Cjuince 

 orchard is the scarcity of obtaining quince nursery stock. I 

 was talking with one of the largest nursery stock men in the 

 country the other day and he said he had but very few quince 

 trees and he didn't think it was possible to buy a thousand 

 trees in the United States. There is a growing demand for 

 (|uince; that I haAC ascertained from talking with the leading 

 fruit men. .V few years ago one man over in the eastern part 

 of the state had a few trees and he sold his crop as high as $4 

 and $5 a bushel, d'here is surely a demand for this fruit, and 

 we can carr}- the l)usiness along \\'\t\\ our apples. The cjuince 

 is a prett}- sure cropper, produces very uniform fruit and sells 

 at xQxy uniform prices and would produce a revenue that 

 would l)e an advantage to fruit growers. 



A JNIember: What about the diseases that attack the 

 quince? 



Mr. AIiller: T think that is one reason wh}- the quince 

 business h.as nearl}- stopped, because the trees ha\'e not been 

 properl}' cared for. ]\ly idea is to establish an orchard by itself 

 and by treating the trees in a thorough and systematic manner 

 and 1)}' spraying thoroughly I think there would be no difficulty 

 in producing good fruit. 



In spraying we do not use a power sprayer but a good-sized 

 hand power pump on a truck, which goes through the orchard 

 and spra}-s thoroughly one side of the trees and returns on 

 the opposite side and just as thoroughly sprays that side; it 

 does effective work. 



I believe thoroughly in spraying when it is well done. One 

 nnist ha^■e an equipment that is large enoug'h and men that 

 know their l)usiness and will do the work thoroughly. There 

 is no use in commencing to spray unless you are well equipped 

 and thoroughlv understand what }'ou are spraying for. 



Care nnist be taken in making the mixture, and in the case 

 of Bordeaux and Paris Green it must be perfectly fresh and i)ut 

 on the trees as soon as mixed ; put on in the right manner and 

 then }-ou may expect to have good results. I look forward 



