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'winter. The Wineaap bears well ; trees 25 years of age are still bear- 

 ing ; it is gaining in favor every year. The Willow Twig does well in 

 llnaestone soil. There are not enough Jonathan grown yet ; it can be 

 •kept all winter with proper care in picking, handling and keeping. 



Dr. Smith — I think the Winesap has poor roots ; it is lacking in 

 foliage ; when the tree is old the fruit is small. I think Mr. Nelson's 

 paper is a very valuable one; 1 think ten varieties too many; as many 

 as six would not be needed. I think the Minkler would not supersede 

 the Gilpin in this part of the State. Would not an acre of Maiden's 

 Blush pay as well as an acre of Ben Davis? I think the Grimes ex- 

 cellent — none better — but in our part of the State it dies by the root 

 blight. I think a dollar a barrel for Ben Davis would pay as well as a 

 dollar and a half for Jonathan. Mr. Darand has had success with the 

 -Jonathan, and I think he is right in holding on to it. I think it is the 

 third rate in profile. I think Ben Davis, Willow, Winesap and Jona- 

 than, are our most profitable winter apples. Maiden's Blush and Red 

 Astrachan are the best early. 



Mr. Murray : Early fruit has paid well for several years, even in 

 small quantities. If we grow larger quantities and ship by the car- 

 load, I thinic it will pay as well as winter fruit. 



Mr. Nelson : Mr. Murray, we don't wish to interfere with the 

 business of the small-fruit grower. In our part of the State we have 

 almost no local market, and would have to ship our summer fruit. It 

 would come in competition with small fruits. 



Question — How is the Clayton ? 



It is one of the best in our locality. We h'l.ve no old orchards ; 

 we don't know how it will last. 



Mr. Patterson — We have planted three fourths Ben Davis and 

 one-fourth Willow Twig, Jonathan, Clayton and Yellow Transparent. 

 Five hundred trees of the Yellow Transparent, the earliest apple there 

 is, eight years from the graft, produced $400 worth of fruit. 



Mr. Fell — The three best are Ben Davis, Janet and Winesap. Our 

 soil is deep, heavy, black. 



Mr. Gilkeson — I name Ben Davis, Jonathan and Grimes as the 

 three best. 



C. C. Bell — As a dealer, I find Ben Davis still in the lead. Wine- 

 sap doesn't pay, as a usual thing. Jonathan is best for the market, 

 but I don't advise any man to plant it longer. I think the most money 

 is in a good winter apple. 



Mr. Blanchard — I would certainly not omit Rome Beauty. 



Mr. Holsinger — I would plant, for money only, Ben Davis and 

 \nothing else. 



