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Varieties : 



J. Ames, Jasper county — Ben Davis, Grimes' Golden. Jonathan 

 are the most profitable for us. 



J. Kessler, Gentry county — Plant 60% Ben Davis, 30% Jonathan, 

 10% Grimes' Golden. 



L. T. Kirk, Pettis county — I find the Grimes failing very young, 

 indeed. I think it very doubtful if they will pay with us. 



G. F. Espenlaub, Wyandotte county, Kansas — I^J^ames Ben Davis, 

 Willow Twig, Jonathan, York Imperial. 



A. J. Davis, Cole county — Names Ben Davis, Willow Twig, Jona- 

 than. 



S. W. Gilbert — Gives Ben Davis, Ingraham, Clayton, Minkler. 



Mr. Kirk — Will the Clayton run small as the trees get old? 



Mr. Espenlaub — My trees are 22 years old, and the apples are large 

 as ever. 



Mr. Kirk — The new apple, Eopeivell, is being planted largely with 

 us. It resembles Jonathan, and has been shown at a number of our 

 meetings. One orchard in our county of 90 acres is all planted to 

 Hopewell. 



C. C. Bell, Boonville — Plant few varieties, not more than six. Ben 

 Davis is our best shipper. I have sent them to Liverpool, and they 

 sold at the top of the market. Next comes Willow Twig, Jonathan, 

 Winesap, Huntsman, Grimes' Golden. Robinson Pippin is a good one. 

 We need some good yellow apple also. 



L. A. Goodman — Thinks we do not want to limit the number to too 

 few ; in very large orchards we should have six or seven varieties — 

 Ben Davis or Gano, Minkler, Willow Twig, Clayton, York Imperial, 

 M. Black Twig, Jonathan, W. W. Pippin, Huntsman. 



Age of Trees : 



J.Ames — I never will plant trees more than one year old in the 

 apple orchard. 



Many others expressed the opinion that we should never plant 

 older than two years. 



The Secretary gave his experience with a lot of yearlings in the 

 nursery. They were cut off at the ground in the spring and one sprout 

 let grow, thus giving a good strong tree about five feet high and short 

 branches on all sides, with a strong center stem, the tree having a two- 

 year-old root and one year top. This makes, for large planting, a model 

 tree, and the best he ever handled. If your yearlings are rather small, 

 this is the best plan to follow in the nursery. The center stem must 

 never be cut off; let it always be the leader. 



