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one-tliird of the root. If liot and dry weather succeeds, mulch with 

 weeds or coarse grass. 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — Do you recommend watering young trees when 

 first transplanted ? 



Mr. W. S. Carpenter. — l^o ; as a rule it does no good except to 

 pour some water into the hole, and not much of that. Mulching is a 

 far better mode of keeping the earth around the roots of the young 

 tree moist. Tliat is nature^s method. 



Defense of Peddlers. 



Mr. H. S. Ilolcomb, Neponset, Bureau county, 111. — In reply to 

 the onslaught made by the club on peddlers, I wish to say a word : 

 Peddlers are as necessary a spoke in the great wheel of society as 

 any other class. In States where but few tree peddlers have been, 

 fruit is scarce and poor. In new countries they do much toward 

 introducing articles which every family needs. Oily-tongued men 

 are not wholly confined to the peddlers, still, when a man buys he 

 must keep a sharp lookout. 



Mr. "W, S. Carpenter. — It often happens that trees die because the 

 farmer plants too deep. As a general thing trees packed as nursery- 

 men pack them will go safely to any part of the country. 



Mr. Wm. Lawton. — In planting, if water is to be used, it should be 

 poured into the holes before the trees are set and dirt placed on top, 

 and not around them, immediately after planting, for then the ground 

 will pack. 



CiDEK Apples. 



Mr. J. B. Lyman read a letter of inquiry from a correspondent in 

 New Hampshire, asking what apple to plant in order to get the best 

 of cider and the most of it. 



Mr, Crowell mentioned the Harrison and the Canfield as the best 

 of all our cider apples. Mr. Lawton and Mr. Carpenter recommended 

 the Poughkeepsie russet as giving cider of fine flavor. As much as 

 a dollar a bushel has been giving for this apple for making first class 

 cider. The chair expressed the opinion that we cannot recommend 

 the Harrison and Canfield unless we know whether they do well in 

 New Hampshire. They grow and produce well in New Jersey, but 

 for New Hampshire they may not be so well suited as the russet. 

 He would recommend obtaining his trees from some New England 

 nursery, and to take the testimony of his neighbors as to the best 

 variety for his locality. 



