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early iu Ibe season; not wanted for market. Pewaukee is a large, fine 

 apple, and productive, not liighly colored. Sluickleiord bears young but 

 is of poor color and quality. I do not like its style, so far, but Salome and 

 Tyle's Red surpass all others, tliis season, on young trees, considering 

 productiveness, tine, large, and slioAvy fruit, good kee})ing; and they hang 

 well on the trees a long time, even in high winds, a most remarkable fea- 

 ture. Pyle is the larger of the two, and most beautiful, of good size, 

 and high color. 



Now, a little as to small fruits. In currants. Wilder, Fay, Prince 

 Albert, and Victoria, in the order named, have been most profitable 

 for market, thus far. As to raspberries, very few varieties have again 

 proved to be of any value or a success for market purposes. I per- 

 mitted my newer varieties to produce too many young plants, which 

 prevented them from bearing much fruit. ' Loudon Red proves very 

 promising iu growth and size and fine color of berry. Marion's Choice 

 and Kenyon are poor growers, and yield small, poor berries so far. 

 I can not recommend them. Miller Red also is very promising, both 

 as to growth of the plant and as a fine market berry. Royal Church 

 crumbles too much, and is a failure for market. .Marlboro as yet stands 

 No. 1 for profit with early fruit for market. Among black-caps, Kan- 

 sas as yet leads all others by far in all points, as a first-class market 

 berry. It is very hardy in cane, fruit extra-large, immensely productive, 

 and fruit handles well on the market. Conrath, growing beside Kan- 

 sas, blighted somewhat, on both the canes and foliage, is not so fine 

 ti grower in cane; and, while less productive, fruit is large and of fine 

 quality. Lotta, 1 fear, is a failure, and has disappointed me, so far, 

 as a late variety. In blackberries. Western Triumph, Erie, Early King, 

 and Minnewaski have proved good. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Hale: I noticed what Mr. Gebhart said in relation to Sutton 

 Beauty apple. I am not largely interested in apple-growing; but, inter- 

 ested in fruitgrowing, I have been studying the market apples of America 

 quite closely for a good many years, and it is my deliberate judgment, 

 after considerable study and thought on it, that Sutton Beauty is the 

 btst apple that is known in America today. I do not know in how 

 wide a range of territory it will grow successfully. It originated in 

 (he town of Sutton, Massachusetts, a good many years ago, and has 

 been grown and marketed in the vicinity of Worcester a good many 

 v<'ars. I think it has not been distributed over the country, onlv within 

 the ])ast ten years, to any extent. The tree is a fine grower, far moi'e 

 hardy than Baldwin, fully as ])roductive; it has a yellow skin cov- 

 ered with red, a clearer and brighter red under the same conditions 

 than Baldwin; much the better keeper, and of incomparably better 

 qr.ality. It is a very fine commercial apple indeed, or family apple. 

 It is an ap])Ie well worth consideiinc. I am well pleased with it. 



Professor Craig: Will it ship well? 



Mr. Hale: Yes, sir; it is a good shipper, a good handler. 



