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cessfully and with profit. That is what Maine demands, — Maine 

 grown fruit trees. 



Me. Taylor. I believe Maine will grow her own fruit trees. 

 If it has been done, it can be done again. We have grown our own 

 fruit trees, and I see no reason why we should not depend entirely 

 upon the growth of our own fruit trees, especially our apple 

 trees. As I have stated before, my father planted three nurseries 

 more than sixty years ago, and when the trees grew up he set out 

 'many of them in his orchards, and furnished others to our neigh- 

 bors ; of the latter, many have been almost starved to death, 

 broken down by cattle, or had their roots cut off by the plow. 

 Yet many of them are now in a thrifty and bearing condition. 

 My own trees are all thrifty, and are home grown, with the ex- 

 ception of an occasional tree which I have subscribed for of some 

 particular kind that I wanted. 



In regard to growing up a tree from the seed so that it shall be 

 as straight as the growth of a scion inserted at the crown, I see 

 no reason why it may not be done. 



In planting nurseries, I think it is important, in this country, to 

 plant them where the snow will not drift. Plant them where the 

 snow and the air can have free course to pass through and among 

 them, and, if possible, on the northern slope of a hill, instead of 

 on the eastern or southern. I believe that trees grown on the 

 north of elevated positions are better able to endure our cold 

 winters than those grown on an easterly slope. I have not the 

 slightest hesitation in saying that we can raise our own fruit trees, 

 and ought to do it. I know that I have done it, and have had 

 good success. I do not want to go to New York or any other 

 place for my fruit trees when I can raise them myself. 



Mr. C. M. Davis, of Jefferson. I am not interested in the nur- 

 sery business, although I am interested in a young orchard. I 

 have no New York trees, but procure all my trees in this State. 

 My neighbors have bought more or less foreign trees, and they 

 have almost invariably failed, while mine have succeded. I have 

 about three hundred young ti'ees which have been set out from 

 fiix to eight years. Most of them are grafted, and they are thriv- 

 ing. I would not accept Western trees, for my own use, as a gift. 



In regard to borers, I will say I have not been troubled by 

 them. I have no doubt, as has been said, that they are brought 

 here from abroad in young trees. I believe that we can raise our 

 trees here, and that we ought to do it. We know they must be 



