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and perfectly hardy. The sample shown was gathered on September 

 Ist, before it was nearly grown. 



The "Lucy Pew," a seedling, from F. Lionberger, of New Florence, 

 Mo.; of beautiful color, fair size, good bearer and excellent quality. 



The " Smiley's Red,-' another from the same party, and of very 

 fine quality and size, but of their keeping qualities I know nothing. 

 Samples of both are shown. 



The apple called the " Fuqua," which was shown at our June 

 meeting, seemed to possess valuable qualities and nothing seems to be 

 against it but Its color. Probably we shall have a report from it dur- 

 ing this meeting by some of the members from Bates county. 



A number of new seedlings are from F. Lionberger, of New Flor- 

 ence, Mo., and a report will be given on them as well as on that tree 

 that is over eighty years old and still healthy. 



I was in hopes that we could have good samples of each when they 

 were of their best size and full growth, as then we could better judge 

 of their quality. 



These new apples, we hope, will be of some value to our State,, 

 and it is well for us to test them, and that carefully. It seems as it the 

 apple should go out until it has had a test in more than one locality, 

 but the time it takes to do this and the universal success of most ap- 

 ples in our State does not compel us to this exclusiveness. 



I am satisfied that there are hundreds of new apples all over our 

 State that are valuable and only need finding out to make a record 

 for themselves. 



Let us then watch this closely, and whenever or wherever we can 

 find a new apple with a good record behind it, let it be brought out 

 and tested. What we want is an apple of size equal to Ben Davis 

 as productive, of as good color, as hardy in tree and of much better 

 quality and a number one keeper. When we find this we may begin 

 to examine the value of the apple. But if the apple has no decided 

 advantages over others now known it is useless to multiply varieties j. 

 we have too many now. 



ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Again I call the attention of the Society to the need of an ento- 

 mologist. It seems to me that if this matter was presented in the 

 right manner to the State Board of Agriculture they would do some- 

 thing for us as well as the farmers in this cause. A few hundred dol- 

 lars could at least be used to help some one of our students in the 

 cause to prosecute their studies more closely and extensively. I hope^ 

 some action will be taken in this matter at this meeting. 



