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Mr. Colman recommends Red Astrachan, Maiden's Blush and 

 Rambo for early and intermediate use. Yellow Belletlower also sells 

 at the very highest price ; then Ben Davis ; then for latest, Willow- 

 Twig. 



Sweet Apples — For family use, nothing is better, more nutritious 

 or wholesome than baked sweet apples ; also excellent for stock, and 

 also for cider, apple butter, etc. Sweet June and Sweet Bough are 

 very good, also the Talman Sweet bears well vrheu old ; Illinois Sweet 

 is also good. 



Mr. Ragan also thinks baked apples a luxury ; thinks Grimes' 

 Golden and the Baldwin the best ; can't sell sweet apples. 



Mr. Husmann : The Rambo is the best baking apple ; prefer it to 

 any cooking apple. 



Mr. Hall: Don't want sweet apples. The Kennik, Codlin, Rambo 

 and others are better than any sweet apple. 



Mr. Husmann : Sweet Janet is the best sweet apple for cooking 

 that I know of. Can't sell the Talman Sweet ; it bears well. 



The following apples were on the table : From J. 0. Evans, Har- 

 lem, Mo. : Ben Davis, Winesap, Baldwin, .3anet, Milam, Rome Beauty, 

 Smith's Cider, Pennsylvania Redstreak. 



From George Husmann, Sedalia, Mo. : Huntsman's Favorite, Ben 

 Davis, White Pippin. 



From Z. S. Ragan, Independence, Mo.: Clayton, Standard. 



From , Sedalia, Mo. : Huntsman's Favorite, White Pippin. 



Adjourned to 7 p. m. 



Evening Session. 



The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30. 



An essay from George Husmann was read on peach culture. 



Mr. Stark thought the Early Beatrice is better than either the 

 Amsden or Alexander and a little later. 



Mr. Ragan has fruited Early Rivers, but it don't quite meet his 

 expectations, and may do better when older. Early Crawford, Late Craw- 

 ford, Smock's Late Free, yellow peaches, brought the best price of any 

 in my orchard this season, and seemed perfectly healthy. The seedling- 

 peaches with me suffered from curled leaf, while the budded varieties 

 did not. 



Mr. Colman said peach culture in the St. Louis district has nearly 

 died out. He is glad to learn that the prospects are better in Central 

 Missouri. With his section very few peaches are raised. It don't pay. 

 It is impossible to raise good peaches with them on account of curcu- 

 lio, and those who intend to make commercial peach-growing success- 



