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it is quite hard and with a little more than ordinary care it can be 

 picked without bruising. The tree is of moderate size, bears well and 

 young. The fruit keeps well. Let us push such varieties as Jonatlian, 

 Grimes, Mcintosh and Winter Banana, Eed Canada, etc., in places where 

 they do well instead of the old standards as Baldwin, Greenings, etc., 

 and box packing for such varieties instead of barrels. We will always 

 have enough of barrel quality fruit to supply the demand for such. 



DISCUSSION. 



President Farrand — We can profitably spend some more time on the 

 subject of apples, and if any of you have any questions to ask in refer- 

 ence to other varieties now is the time. 



A Member — What about the Ontario? 



Mr. Wilken — We have the Ontario. It is a cross betAveen the Wagner 

 and Spy. It is quite a promising variety but it lacks color. There 

 are other varieties that I would rather have than the Ontario. 



A Member — It is an earlier bearer? 



Mr. Wilken — Yes, but not so early as the Wagner. 



A Member^ — What about the Rome Beauty? 



Mr. Wilken — We do not have the Rome Beauty. I do not think that 

 there are any Rome Beauties grown in this State. 



A Member — \\Tiat about the Gravenstein? 



Mr. Wilken — It is a good variety, but does not bear well. We have 

 had some people visit the station who were almost tickled to death to 

 find that we had that variety growing there. 



A Member — What about the Winter Banana? 



Mr. Wilken — Some think that this is in the same class with the Ben 

 Davis and some other kinds of that character. There are two distinct 

 winter varieties — one looks like the Maiden Blush in shape and color, 

 and you might call it a winter Maiden Blush. The one we have is quite 

 a little longer and more conical in shape. It has a distinct rib on the 

 side. As it is grown at the station it is a fine apple. 



A Member- — Regarding the varieties as box apples, a gentlenum here 

 in the room says that he saw his Northern Spies sold in Chicago for 

 110.50 a barrel. I think a variety that would sell that way don't need 

 to be boxed. I would like to hear a word on that subject. 



President Farrand — That is a question that will come up for discus- 

 sion later on. 



Mr. Wilken — Just a word on that. The Spy is a pretty big apple for 

 packing. The apples that the packers are looking for mostly for box 

 I>acking are those of medium size. 



President Farrand — There is that Question No. 17, ''What varieties 

 of peaches are most profitable for this section? Are we setting out too 

 many Elbertas?" Who can answer that? 



Mr. Price — We are not setting too many Elbertas. 



Mr. Hawley — The Elberta is all right. There are some other varieties, 

 however, that are thought to be more profitable. 



President Farrand — We have with us here several large peach grow- 

 ers and we would like to hear from them. 



Mr. Morrell — I have a good many peach trees, something over a thou- 

 sand acres, and about 75 to 80 per cent of them are Elbertas. I Avould 



