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Next we come to the oentrnl flection, ronsistinj? of Missouri and parts 

 (if the adjoinino- states. Soiitliern Illinois ])ro(lnees quite a large nnml)er 

 of Duchess of Oldenberg, but the chief crop of the entire section is Ben 

 Davis. This large black area covers Benton county, Avhich has 2,400,000 

 trees, and Washington county, which has 1,800,000. Combined they have 

 4,200,000 trees, over half of the number in Ihe entire state of Michigan. 

 And yei in all probability you never realized the large acreage of this 

 section. The low quality fruit never competes seriously with Michigan 

 varieties, and the poor care which most of the orchards receive does not 

 increase this, so that little competition need be feared in the future. 



These scattered spots represent the small, irrigated valleys of the 

 Northwest, and show how small they really are. This is the Bitter Root 

 valley with about 200.000 trees, this the Yakima with over 300,000, and 

 this the Hood River with a little less than that amount. Remembering 

 these figures, let us return to Michigan. 



Many, in fact most, of yon come from the counties of Berrien, A^'an 

 Buren, Allegan. Kent, Ionia, Ingham, Jackson, and Huron. Did you 

 ever realize that there are as many apple trees within your county as 

 there are in either the Hood River Valley, or the Bitter Root Valley? 

 Is the name of your county of any value to you in the sale of your fruit? 

 If not, why not? Everyone knows that the name of these valleys is 

 worth considerable to the growers, because it stands for an honest, at- 

 tractive pack, which is guaranteed to be the same from top to bottom. 

 Doe.s the name of your county stand for the same thing? When it does, 

 you will be able to sell your fruit because it comes from your region. 

 This year Ncav York has found it beneficial, even when compulsory, and 

 future experiences Avill be the same. 



From the South we learn that there is profit only in the good quality 

 fruity and with the use of an attractive, honest pack, and efficient 

 marketing, the future of the apple business seemed assured. By this 

 method it will be ])ossible to raise Michigan from seventh in the number 

 of trees, to first in both the quality and value of its products, and after 

 all, profit is the all important thing in fruit groAving, as well as any 

 other business. 



COLD STORAGE ON THE FARM. 



MR. CLARK ALLIS, MEDINA, N. Y. 



Mr. Allis : Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 



It seems that yesterday I did not hit on some of the ])oints that some 

 of the members wanted. First, I will read an editorial handed me by 

 a member of this Society, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune: 



''Apple growers in the state of New York are calling loudly for relief 

 from the tactics of the apple trust. That an apple trust is in existence 

 they have no doubt. The growers cannot at present secure more than 

 .|1.50 a barrel for the very best apples, Avhich is less than the cost of pro- 

 duction and ])acking, it is claimed. In midwinter the same fruit Avill be 

 sold from |7.00 to |8.00 a barrel in the cities. Some of the farmers de- 



