INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 493 



Mr. ^lewiiit: Tlii'ic are more Ben Davises grown in Jefferson County 

 than any other variety, but others are being tried. The Grimes Golden 

 and also the Jonathan are favorites now, but the money that is made 

 at present is in the Ben Davis. The investment in our county is in the 

 Ben Davis. It is in that now. I do not Ivuow what it may be later. 

 Our transportation facilities are not very good. We have one branch 

 that takes the fruit out, but not at a very reasonable rate. 



Mr. Day: We have a great many varieties of soil in Ripley County, 

 and I have both the Winesa^ and the Ben Davis. IMostly Ben Davis. 

 We have a limestone soil in the higher places, and then this heavy white 

 clay in the flats. I was afraid of the flats at first, but the limestone 

 was too close to the surface, and the la.st I planted was on the flat 

 ground, and I have had five continuous cro'iDS, mostly Ben Davis. I have 

 some Winesaps that have a fungous growth on them, growing on that 

 flat ground; but I know that formerly I saw on the Madison hills Wine- 

 saps growing in perfection. But the Rome Beauty will not do on that 

 kind of soil. I have Bellflowers and a few other varieties, but no Rome 

 Beauties. 



Mr. Ritterskamp, of Gibson County: I believe Mr. Simpson made the 

 plea that the Winesap needed a spray, and I think that southern In- 

 diana needs to spray more than it does. I have known at the time 

 when Ben Davis apples sold for forty cents a bushel, the Golden Grimes 

 brought fifty cents a peck, and I know that the people that grew the 

 Ben Davis could have grown the Grimes as well by spraying it and made 

 more money. I think the question will hang on the spraying. Out in 

 our section, those that have tried it in a small way, deluging the trees 

 with spray liquid only, have profited by it. Of course, the Ben Davis does 

 verj' well for a tree that receives no attention, but the money is in the 

 better fruit if it is properly cared for. 



Mr. Thomas, of Harrison County: We are trying another variety this 

 year that is just coming into liearing— the Yorlc Imperial— and thej* are a 

 fine apple. They are not as thriftj- as the Ben Davis, and do not bear 

 so early, but I believe it is going to be a profitable apple. The trees 

 bearing this year are ten years old, and they have quite a sprinkling 

 of apples, and the quality is excellent. 



Dr. Wolfe: Nearly as good as tlie Ben Davis? 



Mr. Thomas: Oii. thoy beat your Grimes Golden all to pieces. 



Mr. Morgan, of Scott County: Tlie Bon Davis is largely grown in 

 our county and the Winesaii does well also. These are the only two 

 that bring much jtrofit. However, the Grimes Golden and the .Jonathan 

 are doing well there now. 



The Rome Beauty grows well, but It falls too early In the fall. 



