3. Which offers the surest and greatest profit in extensive orcharding; autumn, or winter pears, or both?

4. How many and what varieties should be embraced in an orchard of 1,000 trees, to insure the greatest degree of success and profit?

The following questions apply to the cultivation of both apple and pear:

5. What season, fall or spring, is most advantageous generally, for planting extensive orchards?

6. What is the most favorable condition of soil, both as regards quality and previous cultivation?

7. Is the application of manures or compost necessary at the time of planting, and if so, what kind?

8. How often, and in what quantities, should manure be applied to orchards to secure the best results, both as to tree and fruit?

9. What are the advantages or disadvantages of root-grafting, in comparison with seedling-stock grafting, with reference to growth, durability, and productiveness?

10. What process of manuring, if any, is best adapted to the pear and apple, after coming to the period of producing fruit, and what depth to plant them 7

11. What period of time is required to perfect the fruit bud, from its first inception to its ability to produce blossoms?

12. What is the experience of this meeting as to the present or final result in the success of dwarf pears?