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to grow to many kinds and varieties of fruit. There has never been any risk iu 

 growing specialities of frnit in this section. There is a greater risk in neglect- 

 ing one fruit at the expense of another. Peach, pear, apple, grape, and small 

 fruit, each requires time and experience in its separate management for market- 

 ing. In conclusion I may say that the useless expenses herein mentioned 

 would make a handsome profit on the cultivation of peaches. 



Mr. C. J. Monroe said from what he could learn iu picking peaches, the 

 trees should be carefully looked, over each, time, taking only those which would 

 arrive in market in good order. Thought it best to ship to one house, one you 

 were acquainted with and had confidence in, and who had confidence in you. 

 See that the fruit was put up all right; would label it and mark it well; would 

 use the cheapest and best package and have it returned ; thought we ought to 

 try to furnish the buyer fruit as cheap as we could. While the large grower 

 could afltbrd to use tarlatan and expensive packages, the majority could not. 



Mr. E. J. Lockwood would recommend picking over several times; thought 

 we were not careful enough ; was afraid they would steal more if the packages 

 were left open. 



Mr. John Williams said in marketing we should know the state of the mar- 

 ket; was troubled in collecting shortage ; was careless in shipping to too many; 

 should take more pains in picking and packing; thinks much might be gained 

 by co-operation ; we lacked confidence in each other and in ourselves ; should 

 be more particular in assorting, using the poor ones at home ; it would make 

 better prices for the good; baskets and covering were too high; tarlatan tends 

 to deceive ; wonld recommend leaving off the tarlatan and shipping in the 

 Dyckman crate. 



Mr. Windoes remarked that his first shipment to Chicago was an expensive 

 failure, and afterwards he had preferred to sell at home, in Kalamazoo, where 

 he received satisfactory prices. 



Mr. A. S. Dyckman thought the first and most essential feature in market- 

 ing was to raise first-class fruit, Avhicli he believed would eventually market 

 itself; believed in thorough cultivation and thinning. In picking Early Craw- 

 ford this year he picked every day for two weeks. Would dry or can the soft 

 peaches. He thought there was a class of buyers in Chicago that had a pride 

 in carrying home handsome packages of fruit, beautifully tarlataned ; there 

 was another class would prefer cheap packages ; thought early peaches best 

 sent in pack baskets; has sent late peaches long distances in bushel boxes. In 

 reply to what the first cost of his crates were he said about fifty cents ; used 

 his crates over several times last season ; they were well returned. Ships to 

 one house in a place; thought small lots should be combined here and go to 

 one house. 



Mr. I. S. Bunnell said much can be done by co-operation. He has 400 bear- 

 ing peach trees; thought we ought to ship together; believed we could get 

 orders to ship trade-mark fruit dii'ect to consumers ; apples were sent so from 

 Hartford to Iowa. 



Mr. Wigglesworth does not think poor fruit should be grown; thought it 

 would pay to go over to Chicago and see fruit sold ; tarlatan pays on poor fruit ; 

 the baskets cannot be returned ; shii)ped to nearly every commission house in 

 Chicago last season, but cut down to two in the fall ; fruit looked larger under 

 tarlatan, and it improved the color of grapes. 



Mr. C. M. Sheffer thinks we cannot grow all large fruit : mixed large and 

 small peaches in the basket and was satisfied with the result. The packages 



