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the discussion, but tliere are twcutj-six nieu that I know of that have 

 employment during the whole winter season on South Water Street in 

 Chicago under the direction of the cold storage iieople, taking Michigan 

 and New York apples out of barrels and repacking in boxes, to sell for 

 fancy fruit. These people do not want to encourage the apple men to 

 do in their orchards, for they Avish to make the extra profit out of them 

 themselves. They keep these men em])loyed all winter doing that work. 

 I know what I am talking about on this matter, and what I say is the 

 exact facts in the case. The gentleman I s^voke of would just as soon 

 I)ack Michigan apples as any other. Their apples out west arc just as 

 hard to pack as the Northern Spy. What I am pleading for is that you 

 have a chance to learn more than you know now. 



Mr. Morrell^ — We have had this talk al)()ut jvackages for apples for the 

 last tweny-flve years. We are always talking about something that we 

 cannot agree upon. You have overlooked the most staple package for 

 the bulk of Michigan ajtples, and I would like to know what you think 

 about it — I refer to the box car? 



A Member — We have already used that too long. 



Mr. Morrell — It fits one grade, and a large one, too, of our apples. 



A Member — But we want to get away from that grade of apples. 

 T said some of my apples were packed in boxes, some in barrels. 

 We find after an experience of three years in using boxes that 

 there is considerable difficulty experienced in getting packers that 

 it would do very much good to give any extended instruction on account 

 of their being there only so short a time, only tAvo or three weeks. 

 That is one of the difficult propositions we have in Michigan, My idea 

 in the beginning of this was to get a trade in box apples, a retail trade, 

 for I found that box apples would sell to private families better than 

 barrel, especially south, Avhere the cellars are too warm, but where they 

 can be placed aAvay in the attic more nicely, and so they prefer the box 

 to the barrel. 



SPEAKING CONTEST OF M. A. C. SENIOR STUDENTS IN HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



The ])lan of offering cash prizes for contests in fruit judging and 

 speaking, to be open to the horticultural students of the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College, Avas originated by the Michigan State Horticultural 

 Society and has come to be the most interesting event of the annual 

 meeting. Several other State societies have copied the plan, Avitli more 

 or less success, but this year's session proves that the Michigan students 

 are in a class by themselves. 



Twelve fine appearing young men took part and in the five minutes 

 allowed each speaker there was more sound thought, Avell expressed, 

 than in any other part of the annual jjrogram. Each young man Avon 

 credit for himself, his instructors, the department of horticulture and 

 the Michigan Agricultural College. 



It was a difficult job for the judges to decide just Avhicli speakers 

 were entitled to the cash prizes of |ir), |1U and |5 for speaking— similar 



