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Hector Macdonald, were quoted as promising. Another 

 big grower added to the above — Miller's Seedling 

 (Sept.) James Grieve (Oct.), and quoted figures to 

 show that a well managed plantation, twelve years 

 planted, had made a profit of over forty pounds per 

 acre over a series of years. 



A Hereford grower stated that Cox's Orange could 

 be grown successfully if the trees were summer pruned 

 in August. Yellow Ingestre was also named as paying 

 well (the Summer Golden Pippin of Kent). 



Attention was called to the damage done to the 

 blossom and young foliage by Thrips, an application 

 of Vaporite to the soil was regarded as the only 

 remedy ; sprayings are of little use. 



A new fungoid disease was diagnosed by Professor 

 Salmon, called " the stem disease of fruit trees." It 

 in some way appears to kill the inner bark of the 

 tree stems and branches, causing the stems to flatten 

 out and eventually to die. Too rich soil and deep 

 planting also induce attacks. The Author is, however, 

 inclined to think that the damage is more likely to 

 be caused by severe frosts, as the affected trees were 

 such as grow very freely, and are not always fully 

 ripened before the early autumn frosts appear. 



The same speaker advised caution in spraying with 

 Bordeaux mixture, some varieties losing all their 

 leaves after an application. This points to the fact 

 that it should not be used too strong until a test has 

 been made on a few trees first. 



It will be seen that the Conference mainly agreed 

 with the practice recommended in " Fruit Farming," 

 but the few additional facts were considered worth 

 recording. 



