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Mr. Newcomer. If you were planting a large orchard, would 

 you use it? 



Mr. Cohill. Yes, we planted a great many and I should 

 highly recommend it. 



Question. Do you find them more susceptible to diseases^ 

 scale, etc. ? 



Mr. Cohill. Xo, they have been free from anything that would 

 tend to injure them. We have no scale and no fungii to amount 

 to anything. 



York Imperial. A popular and reliable variety, medium yel- 

 low,, almost covered with bright heavy red, flesh firm, large in size, 

 shape oblong. A large producer and fruit keeps well. It is a very 

 profitable commercial apple, of which there is always a uniform 

 demand, a late winter variety. You will not go wrong in planting 

 York Imperial. 



Location for Apples. 



Secure rich, fertile land of a heavy character, high elevation, 

 with plenty of air circulating, with good drainage. Avoid low 

 lands, hollows and pockets. 



To Lay Off Land for Planting. 



First lay off a right angle in line with the slope of the land, 

 so that in cultivating the tree rows will not be subjected to washing 

 from excessive rains. Second measure and stake off the distance 

 between each tree row at each end of the plot from top to bottom 

 of the slope. Third start at first stake at bottom of slope, using a 

 two-horse barshear plow, with poles as a guide, plow out the cen- 

 ter, then throw out three furrows on each side of the center furrow. 



Selection of Trees. 



Be certain to purchase thrifty trees with good tops and roots 

 that are grown by the nurseryman from whom purchased. Have 

 the trees dug in the nursery just as soon as the leaves mature in the 

 Fall, have them forwarded just as soon as dug. Go right to the 

 nursery, help to load them on cars and stay right with the trees. 



Question. Can you tell the varieties in the nursery? 



Mr. Cohill. A man that is experienced in nursery work can 

 tell it. Be careful not to plant anything like crown gall or aphis. 



E. P. Garrettson. Will not the crown gall appear in the trees 

 a year or two after planting? 



Mr. Cohill. It will increase. 



Question. Have you seen it grow that way? 



Mr. Cohill. Yes, and we have lost some in that way. The 

 crown gall increases until it kills the tree. Would not advise much 

 pruning. If there are any long roots, clip them back so as to fit 

 in the hole nicely. 



Mr. Myers. How about the roots which tend to go downward ? 



Mr. Cohill. ]\Iake the hole deep enough so as not to cut that 

 root off. If a real long root, it might be cut off a few inches. 



