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It grows slow and late into the fall and needs a long season and, 

 like all the Russet family, plenty of moisture. 



President Smith thought it was one of the most reliable vari- 

 eties in Brown county. They were in the market every season 

 when there were any apples at all, and usually were very fair and 

 smooth and of good quality. The past season they had been re- 

 markably gooi ; the best he ever saw. 



Mr. Plumb said some locations in Brown and Winnebago 

 counties were just adapted to this variety, the fruit was large and 

 smooth, perfect in every respect. One orchard in Winnebago 

 county had yielded this year eight hundred bushels, and there 

 were no culls to speak of, not over a half bushel in all. 



Mr. Samuel Hunt thought the Haas was not worthy of a place 

 on the first list. It was set but very little,"and as far as he could 

 learn, the results were very unsatisfactory, except in a few local- 

 ities. We have many other varieties that are more satisfactory. 

 For one he would like to see it stricken from the list and the 

 Walbridge added. 



Mr. Kellogg moved to substitute AValbridge for Haas in the 

 hardy list. 



To this Mr. Tuttle objected, stating that he had propagated the 

 Walbridge extensively, and had recommended it in days passed, but 

 it had not proved wholly satisfactory, and he had discontinued 

 propagating it and would not recommend it for general or exten- 

 sive cultivation. It was a good bearer and long keeper, but we 

 had better varieties, and he thought it was advisable to select the 

 best. In early times he set quite a large number of the Golden 

 Eusset. Had no trouble with them except in their breaking 

 down, not one had been killed by any other cause. At the time 

 they were set the theory was low heads, branch close to the 

 ground if you would have your trees hardy, but if treated in this 

 way the Grolden Russet was worthless, trees would all sooner or 

 later split down. The bodies should be at least six feet to the 

 lower limbs. 



Mr. Stickney said we must not forget that hardiness is the 

 leading idea in making this first list. We should aim to get as 

 many of the other good qualities as possible, the more the better, 



