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tilize; the trees must be well pruned, and care must be taken in 

 marketing fruit of standard grades. 



Q. Have you seen any difference in the northern stock and 

 southern? 



A. I have not seen much difference. I have taken southern 

 grown stock north and they are making just as good growth as the 

 northern. 



Q. "Will the northern stock bear sooner? 



A. No, they will not. 



Q. What should be done for leaf curl? 



A. Spraj^ in February or March with lime sulphur or Bor- 

 deaux mixture. Scalecide has not been very successful in control- 

 ling leaf curl. 



Q. How about feeding the trees? 



A. Plow the groimd thoroughly. Plant corn for three years 

 in the orchard, after the trees are planted. Put on nitrate of 

 soda when the trees are beginning to bloom or just before. An- 

 other good thing is wood ashes. 



Q. Do you advise planting peach trees with apples 1 



A. I would not recommend it as a rule. The 5th, 6th and 7th 

 years are the profitable years for a peach orchard, and at that 

 time the apple trees would be making all the demands on the 

 soil. A peach orchard is good for ten or twelve yeax's. 



Q. What do you use to protect the trees from rabbits? 



A. Wire is a good thing. 



Q. What about the borer ? 



A. In getting rid of borers, a knife and a wire must be used. 

 The time to go after the borer is along in May or June. Hot water 

 is no good for borers. Asphalt and other protectors are no use. 

 The Borowax does not help much either. 



Remarks by Prof. G. D. Smith. 



"About rabbits bothering the trees — for several years past I 

 have used lime and crude oil mixed until it makes a thick paste, 

 and applied this to the tree with a brush. I have used this for 

 two years on five thousand trees and I find that the rabbits leave 

 them absolutely alone. The price of this mixture is 4 or 5 cents a 

 gallon. ' ' 



Concluding Business. 



Following the conclusion of the regular program, the reports 

 of committees were called for, and report of the committee ap- 

 pointed to audit the treasurer's report, stated through the chair- 



