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papered, will take the eye of the purchasers. They will say 
that they would not take so much pains unless the fruit were 
good. On the other hand, if the fruit is packed in barrels and 
shipped to the northern market, it is more likely to arrive in 
bad condition. I would not ship my pears in barrels if I 
knew they would bring me as much with less trouble. I have 
a sentiment in regard to it. I do not want to see my fruitgo 
that-way to the market. I am looking to the future, and I do 
not believe that is the way to build up and hold a fancy trade. 
W. H. H. Holdridge —What does the railroad charge for 
the weight on the box ? 
Mr. Harvey —I do not pay by the box, but by the hundred 
pounds. Here is an account of sales that I have had in my 
pocket for the purpose of showing the railroad people. This 
is a carload of 812 boxes of pears shipped to Chicago. The 
freight was $250.55. As you will see, that is just about 
twenty-five cents per box. This I think too much. This car¬ 
load sold for $1,096.65. I had cars containing as much as. 
this go to Chicago for $165. 
T. J. Stubbs —I would like to make a suggestion in connec¬ 
tion with Mr. Harvey’s statements. He advocated Bordeaux 
Mixture for pear blight, but I would advocate a trial of sul¬ 
phate of iron instead of sulphate of copper. We have experi 
mented with that kind of mixture, and apparently received a 
great deal of benefit. We expect to continue with it, and I 
would like to have other trials of the same thing. I would 
ask that a trial be made with the sulphate of iron instead of 
sulphate of copper. 
Prof. P. If. Bolfs —From the careful experimenting that has 
been going on in Fiance, and by the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, the conclusion has been reached that the Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture is the proper thing and not the sulphate of iron; that the 
copper compound is much more efficacious th>ui the iron sul¬ 
phate. It is much preferable. I think it has been used to a 
considerable extent and been tested by a great many persons, 
ao we can no longer be divided as to that and as to the treat¬ 
ment of the pear blight. The limbs that are cut off should be 
taken from the orchaid in*tead of being left there. There is 
a liability for insects to fly to those limbs on the ground and 
carry the bacteria to the tree again, and the wind would be li¬ 
able to do the same thing. It would be well to be careful 
that those blighted limbs are destroyed quickly. In regard to 
pear blight in West Florida, specimens of infected trees have 
been sent me from West Florida. I think what Mr. Harvey 
has suggested in regard to the blight should be rigidly car¬ 
ried out, and the disease should be carefully watched to pre¬ 
vent its development in districts not now affected. 
