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in or out of cold storage, although that is also an item in their favor, but 

 it is the consistency, firmness, character of the flesh, the inherent qualities 

 of the apple itself. Apples like Ingram, Clayton, Lawver, Willowtwig 

 Gano, Ben Davis, Jonathan, Nickajack, Early Pennock, Flora Bell, Maiden 

 Blush and Lady Sweet will hold from one week to one month after being 

 put on the tables, and hold in good condition, no matter what the weather 

 may be, while such varieties as Wolf River, Smith's Cider, Huntsman, 

 and even York, Winesap, Blacktwig will not hold up long in good color 

 and condition after coming out of storage. 



The best plans of cold storage and the best varieties for that purpose 

 have not yet been thoroughly established by any means. We have many 

 things to learn as to the individuality of each variety. Other apples seem- 

 ingly just as good flesh and just as good keepers will not hold up, after 

 being taken out of storage, anything like as well, and in fact go to pieces 

 in a few days, or a week at most, or, at least, lose so badly in appearance 

 that they are not fit to show or sell. This consistency of the flesh, this 

 individuality of the apple itself is the feature we must study. For instance, 

 the "Flora Bell," a summer apple, kept six weeks on the tables before 

 going into storage. This quality is its individuality. 



I am sure that we must look to the "keeping qualities" of our apples 

 both in and out of cold storage in all our future plantings, and this matter 

 can only be settled by experiments in testing them. 



This, then, should be the order of our demands in selecting our apple 

 varieties for future planting: Hardiness, productiveness, resistance to 

 fungous diseases, cold storage, adaptation, quality, size, color. 



The apple display at the World's Fair was a great lesson to every 

 one who saw it, and it is to be regretted that some one was not appointed 

 to make a record of the apples shown by every state, of the time put on 

 the tables, the keeping qualities, and the length of time they kept in good 

 condition. Such a record of every day's work from the opening of the 

 Fair and from every state would be of untold value to all our fruit 

 growers. 



As it now is, I have tried to keep in a general way only a list of the 

 best and the poorest keepers after being in cold storage, and my conclu- 

 sions are given as herein stated. 



L. A. Goodman, Secretary. 



