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his order to a quarter of that number. We have 3,000 of them 

 planted in Litchfield County. 



Mr. J. H. Hale: I have never seen anything that con- 

 vinced me that the claims that are being made in regard to 

 the dwarf trees are being realized. This matter is being 

 talked of on the platforms more and more, and I am glad to 

 hear our friend Hedrick speak on the subject. I think he 

 has spoken the Gospel truth. My friends, don't go into the 

 dwarf apple business. It is a snare and a delusion. 



Mr. G. W. Staples: When my orchards were planted 

 in Maine, some fifty years ago, there were many dwarfs 

 among them ; some of these are alive, the majority of them 

 are dead ; they do not succeed and are not as practical as the 

 standard trees. 



Prof. Gulley : I am planting dwarf trees and have been 

 for ten years, and am going to continue it. regardless of 

 Brother Hale or Professor Hedrick's statements. I will tell 

 you more of my success later. I have wonderful faith in the 

 trees yet. 



Mn. Rogers : Eighteen years ago I set out the first apple 

 tree on my place. At that time I went to a nurseryman and 

 asked him to advise what to plant. He gave me a list of ten 

 varieties. I figured it out and finally planted the Baldwin ; 

 some people told me I made a big mistake. The next year I 

 wanted to plant some more and I set the Baldwin. I have 

 been setting apple trees ever since and have continued with the 

 Baldwin. If I were going to set, this year, a thousand tree5 

 I would plant the Baldwin. Standards, not dwarfs ! 



]\Ir. George W. .Smith : I have been a fruit grower for 

 twenty years and have imported dwarf trees from several cele- 

 brated nurseries in England, also have purchased them from 

 American nurseries, and have probably 150 varieties of dwarf 

 apples ; have also dwarf pear and dwarf cherry trees. I have 

 carefully followed instructions in growing these trees and have 

 put all tb.e intelligence I could into the work. I have had 

 stock from a nursery in Rochester. N. Y., that makes a spe- 

 cialty of dwarf trees. These trees gave me a good deal of 

 pleasure in the earl}- days of my experience, but as I grew in 



