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all ni}- neighboring orchards. Last year we sprayed these trees 

 with 5-5-50 in February and March. It is something that you 

 must follow up. Last year towards the ripening season we 

 made some change and sprayed with 2-6-50. We sprayed single 

 rows, and then crossed over a block to see what the result would 

 l)e, and w'e have had less rot there where we did the summer 

 spraying. We had so much less that I was well satisfied that by 

 picking off the rotting fruit in the growing season, and with a 

 strong spraying in the spring it would keep the trouble down in 

 a large measure. The best way to do though is to pick off the 

 rotting fruit. There is no way that will compare with picking 

 off the rotting fruit and cutting oft' the little branches that are 

 infected. Go right through with the pruning shears, and 

 prune the branches and the whole business. The first thing you 

 want to do is to spray just before the buds swell in the spring 

 and then follow that up by summer pruning and picking just 

 before the fruit begins to ripen. Go right in wath the pruning 

 shears in good bright weather. It will help to give color to the 

 fruit and keep down the rot. I think summer pruning before it 

 appears is one of the best preventives, and one' of the siu^est 

 things we can have to keep down the rot. That is the thing to 

 do on peaches and plums, but of course with cherries it is more 

 difficult. 



A Member : I would like to ask Mr. Hale, why he burns the 

 mummies? In some cases it would be a good deal more con- 

 venient to bury them. If they were well covered would it not 

 be just as well? 



Mr. Hai.e : Some people have been known to rise from the 

 dead. If you bury them they may rise, but if you burn them 

 you get rid of them, and rid of them finally and for good. So 

 I believe in cremation. I presume if you bury them it may be 

 all right, but burning is absolutely sure. 



The President : This is an interesting subject, but our pro- 

 gramme is very full and we must hurry on. I think perhaps we 

 had better now take up the regular programme. I have the 

 pleasure of introducing to you Mr. William H. Hart, who is a 

 very large grower of apples and has his own cold storage plant. 

 He will now address you on 



