TRANSACTIONS AT TUH AnNUAL MeETING. 135 



Febktjary 7 — 9 A. M. 



The society was called to order by the president, and, in ac- 

 cordance with the adopted programme, took up the revision of 

 the fruit list. 



The president said the Srst thing on the list was the six hardi- 

 est, most productive and best apples adapted to the state, and 

 asked if any change was proposed. 



Mr. Olds remarked that the Golden Russet had proved with 

 him. and as far as he knew, in his section ol the state, the best 

 and most profitable of all the winter apples, and he would like to 

 see it put on the first list. He regarded it as really a better 

 apple than any that were there. 



Mr. Plumb thought we could not decide on the merits of the 

 Golden Russet to a place on the first list by Mr. Olds' experience 

 with it. His soil and location were favorable for the Russet, 

 more so than most places in southern Wiscousin. There were 

 other varieties that Mr. Olds raised with good success, that would 

 not do well in but few other locations in the whole state, proving 

 that the conditions for fruit growing with him are very favorable. 

 There are very many places where it would be safe to recommend 

 the Golden Russet, but there are many others that cannot raise it 

 successfully, and to put it in the first list would mislead those 

 who had not the right conditions of soil and exposure. 



Mr. Kellogg thought that to follow this rule strictly and not 

 recommend anything that was not generally adapted, and could 

 not be successfully raised in a great majority of places in this 

 state, would compel us to cut off nearly the whole list. Our 

 estimates should not be based entirely on hardiness. If a variety 

 proves generally productive and valuable for family use, we can 

 safely recommend it, stating the conditions which are favorable, 

 or referring to our standing rule to those who want to know what 

 to set, " to select those varieties that they see are doing the best 

 in like conditions near them." 



Mr. Plumb said Golden Russet does well on most limestone 

 soils, and on such soils is raised successfully in the eastern part 

 of the state as far north as Oconto county, but on heavy prairie 

 land and in sandy soil it is very unsatisfactory, almost worthless. 



