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THE FOUR CLASSES OF APPLES. 



Apples grown in Missouri are usually divided into four classes. 

 There is the fancy pack, which consists of specially selected, hand- 

 picked and hand-packed apples, often daintily done up in tissue 

 paper like the finest oranges. These sell at fancy prices, and are 

 the ones which are sold at the best cafes, which are shipped abroad 

 and which are placed upon plates in the premium pomological ex- 

 hibit that Missouri makes at the expositions. The No, 1 apple is the 

 prime favorite. It is the "pack" from the best apples in the or- 

 chard. The second best are No. 2. The "orchard-run" are the 

 apples taken as they come, some better and some worse. 



The most successful apple in Missouri is the Ben Davis. Other 

 varieties grown successfully are: Early — Yellow Transparent, 

 Early Harvest, Red June, Benoni, Early Pennock, Duchess Lawver ; 

 fall — Maiden Blush, Wealthy, Jefferies, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, 

 Roman Beauty; winter — Gano, Winesap, York, Black Twig, In- 

 gram, White Winter Pippin and Huntsman. 



Among the largest apple growers are J. G. McNair, G. L. Ses- 

 sens and W. H. Markham of Howell county. Olden Fruit Company 

 of Olden, Lewis Erb of Cedar Gap, Dr. Lane of Mountain Grove, A. 

 T. Nelson of Lebanon, W. T. Flournoy of Marionville, J. B. Speak- 

 man of Neosho, Ozark Orchard Company, L. A. Goodman, Darby 

 Fruit Company, J. J. Bayless of Lee's Summit, T. H. Todd of New 

 Franklin, S. Y. Thornton of Cooper county, W. D. Maxwell, J. Tur- 

 ner and A. D. Mclndo of St. Joseph, D. A. Robnett of Boone county 

 and Murray Bros, of Oregon. 



The largest nursery in the world, located at Louisiana, in Pike 

 county. Mo., is owned by Stark Brothers, familiar and honored 

 names among Missouri apple growers. Other large nurseries are 

 located in the State. It is a surprise to those not familiar with 

 Missouri horticultural conditions to learn of its prominence as a 

 nursery State. More varieties of apples have originated in Mis- 

 souri than in any other State. 



VARIOUS KINDS OF TREES. 



As showing the general distribution of apple trees in the State, 

 Secretary Goodman has. prepared, from original sources, a table 

 showing the number of apple trees, expressed in thousands, in each 

 of the counties of the State : 



Atchison, 243 ; Nodaway, 305 ; Worth, 93 ; Harrison, 194 ; Mer- 



