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under conditions like those mentioned, or similar conditions, 

 cultivation would be economical. 



Prof. Hedrick: I was made somewhat prejudiced in 

 favor of cultivation ; everything has made me so. Where you 

 can't cultivate because of so much moisture in the soil, why, of 

 course, the sod mulch is the only thing. 



At this point the stage was arranged for the next num- 

 ber on the program, viz., the demonstration lecture by Prof. 

 L. B. Judson of Ithaca, N. Y., on methods of grading and 

 packing fancy apples. 



This proved to be one of the most interesting and instruc- 

 tive features of the meeting, holding the close attention of the 

 audience. 



Prof. Judson, before the eyes of the audience, actually 

 graded and packed in boxes, several lots of choice mar- 

 ket fruit, making use of the popular type of boxes and pack- 

 ing table used by the extensive orchardists of the West. The 

 speaker's expert handling of the fruit and admirable expla- 

 nation of methods were received with great pleasure and 

 profit by all. 



(It is to be regretted that we cannot give here in full 

 Prof. Judson's most excellent address, but of necessity the 

 talk was a somewhat disconnected one, interrupted, as it was, 

 by frequent questions from the audience and the speaker 

 stopping to explain the various details in handling the fruit 

 to the best advantage. 



The following resume, however, gives the main points 

 brought out in this very practical object lesson, and the 

 accompanying illustrations will help to make clear how the 

 packing is done.) 



