320 TKANSACTIONS OF THE 



T. F. Leeper — The orchard crop began with a very profuse 

 bloom, followed by a heavy setting of fruit, and during June and 

 July there was necessarily a wonderful falling of fruit. This was a 

 natural result of the oversetting. My apples are now ripening and 

 coloring beautifully. The quantity and quality are both satisfactory, 

 but as yet the prices are to low for profit. 



Thos. Gregg — My own orchard (with manj^ others) is decaying. 

 We must replant, or plant anew. What shall we plant for family 

 use? Say three varieties each, of apples — summer, fall and winter. 



Mr. Leeper named Red Astrachan, Summer Pearmain, Early 

 Harvest, Maiden's Blush, Rarabo, Milan, Ben Davis, Willow and 

 Jonathan. 



A. C. Hammond g^e Duchesse, Red Astrachan, Sops of Wine, 

 Wealthy, Maiden's Blush, Porter, Ben Davis, Willow, Jonathan. 



J. T. Johnson — Substitute Benoni for Porter and Grimes' 

 Golden for Willow, and I like the list better. 



Questions by H. D. Brown — Do you advise picking Wine Sap 

 and Ben Davis first week in October for winter keeping? Do you 

 put winter apples in cellar immediately after picking? 



T. F. Leeper — Never pick before October for winter keeping; 

 do not put apples in cellar, and especially in bulk, until later. If 

 bulked too early they 'heat. If left outside after picking, you must 

 protect from the weather — especially rain. Apples keep best if not 

 bulked — that is you can keep most successfully in boxes or packages. 



Mr. Hammond — The sooner you pick, after they are ripe, the 

 better they will keep. My early pickings keep longest. They do 

 keep well in boxes, but too much air, or too much light, is injurious. 



J. H. Emerson said a word in praise of the local apple, the 

 Monte bello. I planted them twelve years ago; the tree is a good 

 grower, is upright and handsome; the fruit clusters all along its 

 branches; they are fine in appearance, best in quality, and profuse 

 in bearing. They begin to ripen with September, but their season 

 runs into early winter. Every family should have the Montebello. 



Question by President Gray — As to the best mode of making 

 apple-butter? 



