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that he is incorrect as to the Nixonite, which is an apple I am not very 

 familiar with. Now, I hope you will understand that what I have to 

 say with reference to varieties is based upon my knowledge derived 

 fiom packing apples — not by growing them myself. Also, I hope you. 

 will please credit me with not wishing to sell any particular variety of 

 trees when I mention the varieties that I think are best for South ]\Iis- 

 souri, for some of them we have and some of them we have not. 



This season has satisfied us that the most profitable apple for South 

 Missouri is — first, the Ben Davis ; the second one, that is a new apple 

 there, and a new apple before the public, known as Payne's Late 

 Keeper ; third, I would hardly know what to say as between the Ingram 

 and the York Imperial. I will say Ingram and York. Next I would 

 plant Jonathan and next Grimes Golden. 



j\Iajor Holsinger. — Where would you put the Gano? 



Mr. Butterfield. — In ahead of the Ben Davis. 



Tippin. — I can't agree with that and I want to state my reasons 

 why I cannot. In my opinion the reason w'hy I would not put the Gano 

 ahead of some of the other varieties I mentioned is because I think it 

 is one of the most susceptible apples to the Codling !Motli that we have. 

 That is based on observation — not from any prejudice. 



Secretary Goodman. — Worse than the Ben Davis? 



Tippin. — I think it is. I will state that I found from observation 

 in packing apples four years in South Missouri that the Gano is one 

 of the most susceptible apples to the attack of the Codling Moth that 

 we have. 



Mr. Baxter of Illinois. — I will say that in Illinois we have the only 

 orchard of Gano in Knox county ; that with one row of Ben Davis and 

 one row of Gano the Ganos were not effected with the Codling Moth 

 as much as the Ben Davis. 



Mr. Tippin. — I was speaking of South ^Missouri. 



Mr. Butterfield. — I just went through South ]^Iissouri, but stopped 

 in Kansas where I planted a number of Gano orchards in 1887- 1888 

 and up to 1890, and the Gano was ver}' much freer of the Codling Moth 

 than the Ben Davis in the same orchard. That is my experiecnce in 

 my orchard in Johnson county. 



Question : I would like the gentleman who had the floor first to 

 tell the name of his se(;ond choice. 



^Ir. Tippin. — My second choice is Payne's Late Keeper. That is a 

 neW' apple in South Missouri, named after the gentleman who originated 

 it. You will see a plate on the table in front here. ]\Ir. Atwood asked 

 me to make a statement in regard to the apple. This is an apple that 

 was introduced in 1888-9. The fact that it is an inferior growing tree 



