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cations of the consignee, and await the result. If this state of things 

 continues for any length of time, it will be necessary to look elsewhere 

 for a market. Fair dealing on the part of growers and commission 

 men is the only way in which both parties in interest can reap an ad- 

 vantage sufficient to justify a continuance of the relation. Let each 

 insist that the other shall fulfil honestly and thoroughly his part of the 

 contract, and there will be no conflict of interest, but both will be 

 gainers thereby. 



SOME OF OUR NEEDS AND DIFFICULTIES. 



BY J. W. TURNER, MEADVILLE, MO. 



There is a long list of varieties of the different fruits, and in order 

 to succeed it is important that the planter plant varieties suited to Lis 

 soil and surroundings. 



I have labored for years with thrifty growing but unproductive va- 

 rieties, and I know how discouraging it is, and how energizing it is to 

 have their place taken by productive kinds. It is the belief of the 

 writer that this is one of the greatest obstacles in the way of successful 

 fruit growing. 



Every nursery salesman knows that nineteen out of twenty of our 

 farmers do not even know what varieties of apples to plant ; the making 

 of their selection is left entirely to the agent, except so many Ben 

 Dayis. 



Somehow the belief has penetrated the public cranium that it 

 (the Ben Davis) is exempt from Eden's curse (so is every other worlh- 

 less thing, apparently,); and while nurserymen are striving to supply 

 the enormous demand tor it they are vainly wishino; that the people 

 would find out that our '"Missouri Pippin" is its equal in hardiness, and 

 that our "Grimes' Golden'' and "Lawver" are not far behind. We may 

 wish that people knew that the "Snyder" blackberry is absolutely 

 hardy and productive ; but we are left to wonder from the present out- 

 look whether it will ever be generally known. 



