. The Conference Called by the Governor of Pennsylvania to Consider Ways and Means for Preventing the Spread of the Chestnut Tree Bark Disease : the Capitol, Chamber of the House of Representatives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 20 and 21, 1912 : stenographic report of proceedings of the conference. Chestnut blight. 89 It is very iietx'ssary to kec'i) the hiids iciiiioved from below tlie i^riift. The foni- <^r;il'(s'show ii in this view slarted, all of them, hill I he hiids heh)W tiiok all the strcii^lh IVom Miem. 'JMk; hai-k Jias been removed Jrom the three on this side; from the otli
. The Conference Called by the Governor of Pennsylvania to Consider Ways and Means for Preventing the Spread of the Chestnut Tree Bark Disease : the Capitol, Chamber of the House of Representatives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 20 and 21, 1912 : stenographic report of proceedings of the conference. Chestnut blight. 89 It is very iietx'ssary to kec'i) the hiids iciiiioved from below tlie i^riift. The foni- <^r;il'(s'show ii in this view slarted, all of them, hill I he hiids heh)W tiiok all the strcii^lh IVom Miem. 'JMk; hai-k Jias been removed Jrom the three on this side; from the otlier it Jias not. The sap, of course, Hows ab^nj;- tiie line of least re- sistance and takes all tbe strengtb and the graft dies. The next is a photograph to show the Paragon grafted <jii oak. Tile tree is still living. The oak now is smaller in diameter than the chestnut, the chestnut growing faster. This was not very successful; still, it is succecssfnl to tlui extent that it lives and bears nuts. A defective union. At that i)oint (indicating) enemies can ent(;r,—fungi and bcclles. The wind also \Nill frequently break off a tree at the point of union, if the union is not perfect. A sprout was allowed to mature on this and later was grafted. The growth is very rapid, and the chestnut not being a strong wood, iiKiiiy were lost in this way where; the union was defective. This is a portion of the fifty acres as it appeared six years ago. Here we have a view of it a little later. All the roots of the other trees begin to sprout and it is necessary to clean out every- thing. If the underbrush is allowed to grow, it will, sooner or later, choke out the trees and will allow enemies to develop; you cannot keep it too clean. Fires will run through it; so Mr. Sober early found that it was necessary to keep the growth clean. Miiuy parts of it are now clean enough to mow with a lawn mower. In many places the grass is beginning to grow. I wish you would notice how clean the grove is in
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