INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 425 



inches in diameter of liead, 28^,o inches in length of stave, and bulge 

 not less than Co inches in cii'cumference, outside measurements. 



A standard bushel box shall be lli/2xll%x20% inches, inside meas- 

 urement, sides should not be less tlian 14 to % inches thiclj for domestic 

 use and not less than % inch for export, ends or heads not less than 

 % inch thick. 



Resolved, That a No. 1 apple shall not be loss than 214 inches in 

 diameter and shall include such varieties as Ben Davis, Willow Twig, 

 Baldwin, Greening, and other varieties kindred in size; and varieties 

 such as Homanite, Russet, AVinesap, Jonathan, Missouri Pippin, and other 

 varieties kindred in size, shall not be less than 214 inches in diameter; 

 and, further, a No. 1 apple shall be practically free from the action 

 of worms, and not over 10 per cent, of the apples affected by defacement 

 of surface, shall be hand-picked from the trees and not bruised or skin 

 broken; shall be of a bright and normal color and shapely. 



No. 2 apples may be 14 inch less in diameter than No. 1 apples, and 

 not over 20 per cent, of the apples affected by defacement of surface 

 by scab, dry rot, worms or other defects, shall be hand-picked from 

 the trees and not bruised or skin broken, shall be of a bright and normal 

 color and shapely. 



When apples are marketed in packages of either a barrel or box 

 they must be well faced and carefully packed, well settled and suffi- 

 ciently full to keep them from shaking in paclcages in handlmg, and 

 shall be in sound barrels or l)oxes, sides of boxes and heads of barrels 

 securely nailed. 



We would further recommend, in order to reduce the per cent, of 

 defective apples grown, that our apple growers throughout the whole 

 country be more thorough in their culture, fertilizing, pruning and spray- 

 ing, as it is very important to do all of these things to secure the best 

 results. '' 



F. D. VORIS. 



U. T. COX, 



L. A. GOODMAN. 



WILLIAM H. BARNES. 



President Stevens: Going back to our program, the next thing wt 

 have is "Commercial Apple Growing in Indiana." 



Mr. Flick: I believe it would be better at tliis time to leave this 

 until afternoon, as considerable of our time was taken with other 

 matters. 



President Stevens: We might liave :\Ir. Teas' paper, as I believe 

 it is not too long. 



