ore apples in the cellar, and am
successful. I do not irrigate. Prices have been from twenty-five cents
to one dollar per bushel.

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THEO. BEDKER, Linn, Washington county: I have lived in Kansas thirty
years; have an apple orchard of 100 trees from two to twelve years old.
For market I prefer Ben Davis, and for a family orchard Winesap. I
prefer bottom land with a sandy loam and a northeast aspect. I plant my
trees in squares thirty feet apart. I cultivate my orchard for three
years with a single-horse cultivator. Plant corn and potatoes in a young
orchard; cease cropping after four years; plant timothy and clover mixed
in bearing orchard. Windbreaks are essential; would make them of
willows, by planting on north and south sides of the orchard. For
rabbits I wrap the trees with corn-stalks in the winter, and dig the
borers out. I prune my trees with a saw to make thinner; I think it
beneficial, and that it pays. I do not thin the fruit while on the
trees. I do not think it would pay. I fertilize my orchard with slaked
lime, and would advise it on all soils. It helps to keep off borers. I
do not pasture my orchard; do not think it advisable. My apple trees are
troubled with bud moth, twig-borer, and leaf-crumpler, and my apples
with curculio. I have sprayed when in bloom with London purple, but do
not think I have reduced the codling-moth. I pick my apples by hand, and
sort into two classes--good keepers and cider apples. Put them all in
one pile and then sort. I prefer barrels or boxes, from three to twenty
bushels; fill them full. I retail my apples. I sell the best in sacks by
the bushel. Make cider for vinegar of the culls. Never tried distant
markets. I dry some for home use in the sun; this is satisfactory. I am
successful in storing apples in boxes and barrels in the cellar. I find
the Rawle's Janet and Winesap keep best. I never tried artificial cold
storage; I lose about one-twentieth of my stored apples. I do not
irrigate. Prices have been from thirty-five to fifty cents per bushel.

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JOHN FULCOMER, Belleville, Republic county: Have lived in Kansas
twenty-seven years; have raised for market Ben Davis, Winesap, and
Jonathan; would prefer for family orchard Early Harvest, Red June,
Duchess of Oldenburg, Cooper's Early White, Smith's Cider, Minkler,
Missouri Pippin, Winesap, Ben Davis, Golden Sweet, and Maiden's Blush.
Have tried