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lauded as the coming berry, arid I investigated it and found that 

 at Janesville where the Jessie originated, there is a large chemi- 

 cal fertilizing establishment, and I thought that might have 

 something to do with the success of the berry. 



President Dunlap — These stations have been in existence only 

 about six months, and have not had time to experiment much. 



Mr. H. D. Brown — I know it is a fact that a nurseryman will 

 have a stock on hand and he has not time to experiment. He has 

 got to get rid of it. As a friend of mine once said, if you have a- 

 lot of stuff on hand, you want to run it off before you know much 

 about it. For instance, I have a lot of Walbridge apples up 

 here and I wish I had pushed them off faster. I think the ex- 

 periment stations are the places to try new varieties. 



Mr. McKinney — I think the nurserymen should know just what 

 they are doing and what they are selling; and I think the experi- 

 ment stations should test everything. 



Mr. Cotta — One thing has been overlooked, and that is the in- 

 troduction of new varieties. If a man does not wish to have his 

 product get on the market, he can say so to the experiment sta- 

 tions and not a plant need go on the market without his con- 

 sent. 



Mr. Webster — The public should be protected from sharpers. 

 I have been imposed upon, perhaps to the extent of $1,000 in the 

 last ten years — perhaps not intentionally — but fruits are largely 

 local in character, and what might be good for one part of the 

 country, might be of little value in another part of the State. 



President Dunlap — I think it would be well to have the reports 

 of the stations sent out and published frequently and generally 

 circulated, as we want to get the people to depending on them. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NEW APPLES— CLASS 



IV. 



In the absence of all description of tree as to hardiness, bear- 

 ing, &c, your Committee on New Apples was obliged to be 

 governed wholly by the appearance, size and quality of the speci- 

 mens on exhibition, in making the awards. 



We found Moore's Sweet, a well known old variety, entered as^ 

 a seedling. We also found the old familiar variety, McLellan,,* 

 among those entered as new varieties, 



