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others not. Yellow aud White Transparent are fine-grained, and 

 fine quality, as good as Early Harvest. A variety called Long 

 Arcade is a most beautiful apple and very fine in quality. 

 Hopes to get fruit from seventy-five varieties the coming season. 

 Does not think as a class that they are more subject to blight 

 than our standard varieties. Some blight badly, while others are 

 free from it. 



Mr. Speer, of Iowa, said he had experimented considerable 

 with the Russians, many had failed, but a few were doing well. 

 Professor Budd was much interested in them, and was experi- 

 menting largely with them, on the Agricultural College grounds 

 at Ames, and had strong hopes of finding some valuable varieties 

 among them. In his correspondence with Prof. Arnold in regard 

 to Russian fruit, soil and climate, the Professor says that the soil 

 of Iowa resembles that of Moscow and the climate does not 

 greatly differ. 



Professor Arnold in response to a request to send over some of 

 their best varieties had forwarded forty varieties of the same 

 kind as those they had already received and about one hundred 

 others. 



Mr. Plumb stated that he saw these trees in 1876. They were 

 then very promising in appearance, with no signs of blight. 

 Thought none of these varieties would prove to be winter apples. 

 The kinds that are winter fruit in their native climate, will be 

 early, or at least Fall apples, here. At Washington the Russians 

 are entirely out of their latitude, and cannot be expected to make 

 a healthy, hardy growth. The Alexander is worthless in 

 Southern Wisconsin, but farther north and around Oshkosh it 

 does well and is free from blight. 



Society adjourned, to meet at call of the president, at such 

 times during the joint convention as business might demand. 



Thursday, 9 A. M. — Society met, at call of the president, in 



the exhibition room. The following reports of awards was 



made: 



Best ten varieties winter apples adapted to Wisconsin, Chas Hersch- 



inger, Baraboo $5 00 



Second best, Geo. Jeffrey, Milwaukee 3 00 



Third best, Geo. J. Kellogg, Janesville 2 00 



