Other trees that I had topworked had made a moderate growth, and were not injured in the least.  They made a good growth this season, and should be quite fruitful next year.

The Pomeroy trees in the bluegrass pasture had made only a moderate growth, and went through the winter in good shape.

I had three trees of the Rush, probably twenty-five feet high.  They were injured a little, some of the growth killing back a third of the way, and one or two buds were killed entirely.

In regard to topworking pecans, I have not done much of this, but our success has been very good with what we have tried.  I find them much easier to work, as far as the bud starting in the spring is concerned.  Some varieties, however, do not start readily.  With the Major, Green River, and one or two other varieties, we can use wood five, six and eight years old, and have it come out all right.  I find, however, that the current season’s growth, cut from two-year-old trees, well developed, will give you at least double the growth in the nursery the first year that older or dormant wood will.

THE PRESIDENT:  Some apple experience of mine is a close match to the killing that Mr. Reed just reported.  The season of 1912 was a very dry one.  All September it rained frequently and heavily.  The trees waked up and grew with such speed that many of them made a sappy growth where they had been manured, and a very cold spell early in the winter killed 100 of them.  Others across the road were uninjured.

MR. W. C. REED:  In regard to grafting in the nursery, this spring my experience has been somewhat varied.  In grafting we started about April 10th; the first grafting was almost an utter failure.  On May 1st it improved.  On May 9th we set 900 and have 75 per cent growing today, some higher than my head.  Set with wood some of which would run three-fourths inches in diameter.

LADY DELEGATE:  My sister has on her place 200 or 300 black walnut seedlings.  What would you advise her to do with these?  They are in all ages and stages of growth, from one to ten years.

MR. LITTLEPAGE:  That is a very broad question to answer.  I should topwork them to the Persian walnut.  I should topwork all of them on the chance that future developments would leave them the proper distance apart.  The walnut transplants very easily, except that the larger the tree, the more danger of loss.  Trees of that size ought to be worked very nicely.

Assume that this is your tree, and that you have sawed off the top.  Here is your scion from your desirable tree.  It is to be cut on one side only, and there is considerable art in making that cut true.  Then with the knife split down the bark on the stock a little way and shove the scion down between the wood and bark, the cut side next to the wood of the stock (demonstrating), and cover with waxed cloth.  Then apply grafting wax to the cut surface, and cover all with a paper bag for two or three weeks.  There