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that was originated bj' Peier M. Gideon, the originator of the Wealthy. 

 We have the Gideon growing in our orchard, and heretofore it has 

 not been as prolitic as the Wealthy, nowheres near, but this year it 

 is showing up in good shape. There are very few wormy apples on 

 the trees. 1 thiulc a great deal of the Gideon as a fall apple. We 

 might say that all of the winter apples that originate in Russia and 

 the Northwest are not winter apples here. The Russian apples are 

 as a rule summer or fail apples here. 



Mr. Kingsbury: I am a little surprised that my friend Johnson 

 hasn't a word to say about his friend the Early June, which I think 

 he regards as a good summer apple. I should lilie to hear a word 

 on that apple, for it is a really good apple. 



Sylvester Johnson: I was thinking about something else and not 

 so much interested in this discussion. I will say that I like the Benoni. 

 The Early June is the best apple I have ever eaten. This is saying 

 a great deal. It has a verj' fine flavor. 



Mr. J. W. Apple: Is it grape flavored? 



Mr. Johnson: I guess some of you think I am crazy on grapes and the 

 grape question. I may also be crazy on the apple question, but I don't 

 think I make a mistake when I recommend the Early June. 



Mr. Hobbs: The Early June is so much like the Benoni that it 

 can't help being a good apple. 



Mr. Johnson: It doesn't bear a good crop every year, but bears 

 heavily every other year. This year it is overloaded. 



Mr. Little: I want to nsk a question about the Gideon apple. Is 

 it a Russian apple? 



Mr. Teas: No, it is not a Russian apple. 



Mr. l>itlle: Did Gideon originate it? 



Mr. Teas: Yes, sir. I believe Mr. Zion said that he noticed in the 

 wet season the apples did not rot so badly on his trees. The question 

 I want to ask is whether anyone has tried throwing wet straw under 

 the trees to keep the ground moist to see whether it will make any 

 difference in your apples rotting and falling. I think possibly this 

 would help. 



Mr. Zion: I have been reading in the New York papers that some 

 of the people there have the idea that we must cultivate the ground 

 in order to have moisture. We can not keep trees bearing unless 

 we have moisture there by some means. We must cultivate trees as 



