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Wesley Cooper exhibited some beautiful specimens, viz.: Ben Davis, 

 Flushing Spitzenberg, Golden Swaar, Winter Pennock, Roman Stem, 

 Rhode Island Greening and Tolman Sweet; also two varieties we are 

 unable to name. 



Daniel Kriebel exhibited several varieties, among which are Ben 

 Davis, Wagoner, Rawles' Janet and Jonathan. 



Wm. Cooper also exhibited some fine apples. 



F. L. MERRICK, CK n Fruit Com. 



MARCH MEETING. 



The Society met in the Supervisors' room in the Court House, on 

 the nth inst. In the absence of President Barnard, the meeting was 

 called to order by Vice-President F. L. Merrick. 



The subject of Gathering, Storing and Keeping of Apples was taken 

 up and discussed at considerable length. Mr. Burton picked when fully 

 ripe ; some varieties, such as Rawles' Janet, were left on the trees as long 

 as possible, or till there was danger of freezing ; he kept them in barrels 

 in a cool place till cold weather set in, then put them in the cellar. In 

 this way he had no difficulty in keeping apples. 



Mr. Drayer, of Yellowhead, picked apples when fully ripe ; stored 

 in sheds till cold weather, then removed to cellar, sorting carefully, and 

 stored in barrels and boxes. His apples kept remarkably well ; they will 

 spoil by lying in heaps in the sun, hence should have as little sunshine as 

 possible after picking. 



Mr. Merrick has had considerable experience in gathering and 

 storing apples, for some years ; he picked them when fully ripe ; put into 

 barrels in the orchard ; then hauled and stored them, in out-houses or 

 corn-cribs, as soon as convenient \ left there till cold weather, then 

 removed to cellars, carefully sorting. Apples thus treated always kept 

 well. He had stored on shelves, six to ten inches deep, but they are apt 

 to shrivel and do not keep so well. Apples should be kept in the dark. 



Mr. Burton had picked apples from the trees when frozen ; they did 

 not keep well; nearly all spoiled ; others, left till the frost came out, and 

 then picked, kept tolerably well. 



Mr. Merrick had barreled apples when frozen hard in heaps in the 

 orchard, then removed them immediately to the cellar, where the frost 

 came out slowly and they kept very well. 



Mr. Miner had been in the habit, lately, of picking his apples and 

 storing immediately in bins in the cellar; did not keep well ; something 

 was the matter; he would like to know what it was. 



Mr. Mellen picked his apples, and then put them in boot or shoe 

 boxes, and stored immediately in the cellar; nearly all rotted except the 

 Little Red Romanite, and that was so poor it couldn't rot. Apples 

 picked before ripe wilted and shriveled and did not keep well with him. 



