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marki:t preferences. 



A. L. COONS, LOAVELL^ MICH. 



(Third Prize Address.) 



As jou came up the street this morning had you noticed closely you 

 would probably have met a man wearing a red neck-tie; later on you 

 passed one wearing a black bow tie and still another with a blue tie with 

 white dots. 



Now, what do these neckties have to do with apple production in 

 Michigan? Just this. 



As surely as the first man preferred the red necktie, so docs New York 

 City prefer the Rhode Island Greening and the Maiden Blush a])ples 

 above all the others and dislikes the Hubbardston. Just as the second 

 man preferred the black bow tie so does the South and ^Mobile and New 

 Orleans prefer the Ben Davis which is best suited to their needs. Just 

 as the third man chose the blue tie with the white dots so will Indian- 

 apolis pay nearly twice as much for the Hubbardston apple as will New 

 York City. 



Study the markets and the pay check will grow. This is a proven 

 fact and not idle talk. 



Ship the Baldwin to Boston where there is a particular demand for 

 it. This apple, however, will sell well in all of the markets with the 

 possible exception of New Orleans where there is only a partial demand 

 for it. The Northern Spy will sell anywhere except in the South, to 

 whose needs it is poorly adapted, and the Maiden Blush has a good 

 reputation in all markets with the possible exceptions of Norfolk an^' 

 Richmond. 



Detroit and Boston like the Talman Sweet but this apple is little 

 known in the other markets, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and St. Louis not 

 wanting it at all. Except in the South, to which it is poorly adapted, 

 the Snow apple is held in the highest esteem. The Gravensteiu is not in 

 demand in Detroit nor the South but New York and the other northern 

 markets like it. The King sells well in both the North and the South 

 and Detroit has a particular craving for the Mcintosh, that excellent 

 Christmas apple. 



The baked apple trade of Baltimore, Richmond, Washington and 

 to dispose of should carefully select their market. 



Richmond, Buffalo and Milwaukee want the Wagner, and the Jona- 

 than sells well throughout the north, also selling well in Mobile and New 

 Orleans where it is classed as excellent. Cincinnati has a distinct crav- 

 ing for the Yellow Transparent, while Chicago and Buffalo want the 

 Duchess. The Duchess, however, should not be sent to the South for 

 there is little demand there for it. 



Cincinnati also says, ''Send me your Alexanders," but Indianapolis 

 and St. Louis do not seem to want this apple. The other markets of 

 the north will take this and the Wealthy apple in limited amounts, al- 

 though New York and Pittsburg class the Wealthy as excellent. The 

 Seek no-Further is in demand in Baltimore and Buffalo but the other 

 markets demand it only in smaller amounts. 



