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April Meeting. 



R. Eldon, as one of the delegates to the hearing on the 

 Lafean Apple Package and Grade Bill, before the House Commit- 

 tee on Agriculture at Washington, called attention to several reasons 

 why those favorable to the bill failed to secure affirmative action by 

 the committee. The most conspicuous being the presence on the 

 bench, of a member from Oregon, who, because of the necessity 

 of facing his constituents next fall for re-election, was naturally a 

 vigorous advocate of Oregon's opposing position. Oregon's princi- 

 pal objection to the bill is based on their desire to force the con- 

 suming public to accept their box, which is practically a Winchester 

 bushel, as being a legal heaped bushel of apples, which is, of course, 

 an absurditv. 



May Meeting. 



Small fruits came up for discussion at this meeting. A mem- 

 ber called attention to a seedling strawberry he is growing success- 

 fully, it being the result of a cross poUenation between Gandy, 

 Sharpless and Lawver. The varieties recommended for a succes- 

 sion are as follows : First, the seedling Lawver ; second. Senator 

 Dunlap, followed by Glen ]\Iary, Oswego and Xick-Ohmer. 



For blackberries, first. Early Harvest, followed by Blowers. 

 Both are early bearers and the Blowers is a very large, sweet 

 berry. In regard to raspberries, success has been had with Gregg 

 and ]\Iammoth Cluster varieties. Set plants three feet apart, in 

 rows five feet apart, cut oft* tips of new growth, thus encouraging 

 stocky growth, ■ remove all old canes as soon as fruit is harvested, 

 give thorough cultivation and thin canes in the fall 



Several members mentioned the susceptibility of currants and 

 gooseberries to the attack of San Jose scale and the great difficulty 

 of eradicating it. 



A discussion on plums brought out the fact that the reason 

 that the Red June plum does not bear is on account of its imper- 

 fect blossom, which can best be remedied by internlanting with the 

 \\'ickson varietv. 



In considering the advantage in spraying for coddling moth 

 while apples were in full bloom, results both here and in New York, 

 where it has been practiced, indicate that there is nothing gained 

 by this practice, very favorable reports come from the use of 

 Lime-sulphur as a summer sprav when used in proper proportions, 

 which is about 3 gallons Lime-sulphur to 100 gallons of water.- 

 Though, where more than one application was made, some burning 

 of the foliage was noticed. 



June Meeting. 



Plant diseases were discussed at the June meeting. One mem- 

 ber referred to the small amount of fungus trouble apparent this 

 spring even where no spraying has been done, probablv due to cold 

 \\'eather. Another member has noticed quite a good deal of Frog- 

 eye fungus on his trees, even where thev had been well sprayed with 

 'rox. Attention was called to the fact that at a recent convention, 



