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MR. McKAY. — I suppose they will bring three to four dollars per 

 barrel in Philadelphia to-day. Stayman's Wiaesap will bring five 

 dollars. "Nero" is from Delaware and is always ready sale. We 

 also have Lawver and Nickajack, and some brought $18.00 per barrel, 

 the highest price 1 ever saw realized for apples. I consider an apple 

 orchard a good investment and any man who will plant 50 acres will 

 find the investment as good as a gold mine. There is generally a rise 

 in the apple market in January. It is claimed by some that York 

 Imperial does not keep well, but I find it keeps well in cold storage. 

 Peaches and watermelons may be kept in cold storage, but soon lose 

 flavor. 



MR. WERTZ. — Don't you think there is more money in Ben Davis 

 than any other variety of apple? I saw a commission merchant last 

 fall who wanted 5,000 barrels of Ben Davis. 



MR. McKAY. — Several years ago Ben Davis was higher in price 

 than York Imperial, but it is not so now. 



Mr. BROWN. — Ben Davis keeps better than any apple in the 

 market. Buyers want them for that reason. 



MR. WERTZ. — Under these conditions would you graft Stayman's 

 Winesap on York Imperial and Jonathan? 



MR. BROWN. — Mr. Wertz's Jonathan are as fine as I ever saw, 

 and if I could grow them as fine as that, I w 7 ould not grow anything 

 else. One reason why Stayman's W r inesap is taking the lead is be- 

 cause it has quality, like Grimes' Golden and Esopus Spitzenburg. 

 The tree also grows vigorously and bears young. The demand for 

 Grimes' Golden is great in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, for 

 Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. They want a quartette of 

 turkey, cranberries, celery and Grimes' Golden apples. 



The following committees w T ere appointed by the Chair: 



On Nominations. ' 

 W. E. McSparran, Thos. Rakestraw T , Jacob L. Rife. 



Auditing Committee. 

 Edwin C. Tyson, A. I. Weidner, Dr. P. R. Koons. 



Nomenclature and Exhibits. 

 A. N. Brown, D. C. Rupp, Dr. I. H. Mayer. 



Delegates to Annual Meeting of State Board of Agriculture. 



John F. Boyer, Prof. H. A. Surface, Enos B. Engle, Robert M. 

 Elden, Chester J. Tyson. 



The following letter from Secretary Critchfield was read by the 

 Secretary : 



Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 



Harrisburg, January 15th, 1906. 



Enos B. Engle, Esq., Secretary, Penna. State Horticultural Society, 



Gettysburg, Penna.: 



My Dear Sir: I have notice that hearings in prosecutions brought in 

 Clinton and Centre counties for violations of feeding stuffs law have 



