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Pleasant, Esopus Spitzenburg, Jouathan, Buerre Diel pear. 

 All of these have kept well for this season. 



HOTTING OF APPLES THIS SEASON — GAN'N'IN'G APPLES. 



Prof. Whitney said, in reply to a question by the President 

 pro tern., that it was conceded that the cause of the rotting of 

 apples was the ripening of the fi'uit much earlier than usual. 

 Another reason is, the fruit ripened under a dense mass of 

 foliage this year, and had consequently been brought on by a 

 sort of hot-house maturity. Another reason is, the fruit was 

 picked too late. 



The best way to remedy the evil is to take the choice apples, 

 such as the Northern Spy, cut. them up as for sauce, and can 

 them. The cans, being emptied now of other fruit, could be 

 refilled with apples with decided advantage. It could be done 

 either with or without sugar. 



Mr. Pearsoll said : For keeping winter apples in the cellar, 

 I would rather not pick until the first frost; but for packing 

 in barrels, I would pick a little earlier. If you pick winter 

 apples too early they will wilt. 



BAREELING APPLES. 



Mr. Whitney said : East we always barrel, even apples for 

 our own use, and they keep better than in any other way. 

 They are kept in a cool cellar, and, being well barreled, are 

 kept in the dark and from the air. It is like canning fruit. 



Mr. Pearsoll : I do not like moving and jarring applet. It 

 injures them worse than freezing. 



FROZEN APPLES. 



Mr. Knapp said: With frozen apples it is best to let them 

 remain till the frost draws out of them, and then you would 

 not know they had been frozen. If you move them and make 

 them thaw suddenly, they will rot. One reason the fruit rots 

 this year is the fact that apples are more wormy than usual. 



Mr. Pearsoll — When gathered wet ? 



