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State. If they do as well as I expect will write something- about them 

 for the summer meeting. Have a few of the newer varieties on trial. 

 I find, like Fuller, many kinds do well under high culture, that fail 

 under common usag^e. As I was unable to attend the World's Fair 

 have often wondered how my apples showed up. 



Fraternally, 



G. T. Odor. 



Vista, Mo., January 31, 1905. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir — I want to acknowledge the receipt (at this late date) of 

 the Horticultural report you sent me promptly on request. 1 have read 

 every article in it, I value it highly and think any one with no previous 

 experience could successfully grow and prepare for market any of the 

 fruits or berries described, besides there is other very useful information 

 that it contains. Thank you also for the information regarding the 

 culture of ginseng and the nut trees. 



Yours truly, 

 Geo. D. Bkatschi, 



Ithaca, .\\ Y., Nov. 16, 1904. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman, St. Louis, Mo. 



My Dear Goodman — I shall vote you a medal for your promptness 

 in forwarding such a nice consignment of your mid-west apples for the 

 benefit of my students. This is exactly what we wanted, and you have 

 the grateful thanks of yours truly and the boys. 



Hoping that your exhibit will have a very satisfactory finish, 

 believe me, 



Yours sincerely, 



John Craig. 



Baring, December 28, 1904. 

 Hon. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir — As I have been making some observations of the condi- 

 tion of the different varieties of fruit trees, and also of small fruits, I 

 will state that the condition of young orchards is fairly good, but older 

 trees not very good, as apple scab has prevented them from making a 

 healthy g-rowth and caused the leaves to have a sickly apearance. As 

 there are scarcely any commercial fruit growers near me, there was 

 practically no spraying done, and as the forepart of the season was wet 

 and cold, scab had full sway. I had intended to send you some fruit for 



