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Mr. Holmrn thought in making lists of apples for planting, two 

 should be prepared, one for profit and one for family use; had no suc- 

 cess whatever with the Baldwin. The Ben Davis represents money, 

 although it has nothing but show and late keeping qualities to recom- 

 mend it. It is altogether the best nursery tree. 



Mr. xhnhrose asked for an expression upon the Missouri Pippin. 



3fr^ Bur and has made his money out of the Jonathan, yet would 

 not recommend it for general planting; was not in full sympathy with 

 Missouri Pippen ; are not uniform in size and color; received good re- 

 turns from Grimes' Golden ; Baldwin has not succeeded ; fails to bear. 



Mr. Faith could not endorse the Baldwin; it will take twenty 

 years before the Ben Davis can be superseded. People now buy to 

 please the eye. Some day they will buy to please the taste. 



Mr. Spear endorsed the Ben Davis; suits'his taste, and was glad to 

 learn that the President could eat it too. 



REPORT ON STONE FRUITS. 



BY JACOB MADINGER, OF ST. JOSEPH. 



St. Joseph, Mo., June 8,1885. 



Friend Goodman — I regret much not to be with you at your meet- 

 ing, but I cannot attend on account of sickness. I sincerely wish you 

 a very pleasant time, and hope nothing will detain me from being reg- 

 ular in attendance hereafter. As for my report on Stone Fruits, I 

 would say that the sweet cherries were mostly winter killed ; only a 

 few are left, and those are inferior. Of the May Duke there is about a 

 quarter of a crop. The young trees of Early Richmond are a fair crop, 

 while the older trees did not set well. The English Morello has a full 

 crop. The plums and prunes bloomed and set well, but the curculio 

 took such a hold on them that when the time comes to gather them 



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