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Of all the fruits, of all climes, the apple, to me, holds the 

 greatest attractions for the commercial grower. There is 

 such a wide range of varieties, many of them of such good 

 keeping qualities as to cover practically the markets for the 

 entire year. They are used in so many ways that they are 

 regarded as a staple article of diet by a large class of people. 

 By all means grow standard fruit, whose names are well 

 known in the big markets. While there are some very choice 

 new varieties, they are doubtful money-makers. On every 

 side do we hear the praises of the Yellow Newtown and 

 Spitzenberg and if you are sure they are suited to your lo- 

 cation, by all means accept them, as they stand at the top, but 

 there are locations in my district where they are not profita- 

 ble, when such varieties as Jonathan, King, Rome Beauty, 

 Gravenstein, and some others yield splendid returns to the 

 grower. The last-named varieties will have size, color, aroma, 

 and above all firmness, which gives them shipping value. 

 This enables the grower to choose his market from the wide 

 world if he so desires. It is no uncommon thing to read of a 

 grower selling his crop to be shipped to Russia, Japan, or 

 Alaska. 



If the growers of your locality can unite on a specialty and 

 be prepared to supply it in large quantities, I know of no 

 surer way to become known and recognized in the fruit world. 

 It will attract buyers and result in better prices and increased 

 profits. It is of itself an advertisement. It has been done in 

 several locations of California and Oregon, and can be done 

 in many others by united effort. Do not take the same spec- 

 ialty which some other locality has chosen, but have one of 

 your own. The field is really a broad one. There are many 

 places in my district where the cherry grows to great per- 

 fection, surpassed by none that I have ever seen on exhibition 

 from any place. There is at present much enthusiasm among 

 orchardists over cherry growing and the demand for trees 

 far exceeds the supply. While there are many reasons why 

 I do not consider them a stand-by for every-year profit like 

 the apple is, where they do well they are certainly an easy 

 second. The life of the tree is not as long, neither is the 

 crop so sure, but when crop and prices are right they are a 



