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stained either by berries or mould on the boxes ; and why is it ? 

 simply to please the eye, nothing more, nothing less. Send your 

 apples to market in old salt barrels, and then in bright new apple 

 barrels and see if the same fruit will bring the same prices ; pack 

 one with three layers of apples at the head, and the other with none 

 and see if you will get the same prices for the same apples, and 

 yet no buyer believes that the whole barrel is layered like the top. 

 What is it for ? Simply to plea-se and attract the eye ; nothing- 

 more. 



In spite of all we may say against a fruit as to its poor quality, 

 etc., yet we cannot preach successfully against the eye. 



Our market then at Kansas City demands for the apple a good 

 size, bright red color and good keeper. The apples that fill this 

 bill are the Ben Davis, Winesap, Willow Twig and Rome Beauty, for 

 the winter varieties, and Jonathan and Pa Red Streak for fall. 

 These are the market apples, because they are hardy, productive, 

 and good color and good size ; because they sell the best of any 

 others and sell the easiest ; because they bear well and full, and 

 because they bring the most money of all others. 



The Ben Davis is the best market apple for Kansas City ; pays 

 the most money per bushel, bears the most and sells the easiest, 

 and pays the best per acre of all other varieties. 



The following are ten reasons why it is the best market ajjple : 



First — It is a good grower in the nursery. 



Second — It makes a handsome tree in the orchard. 



Third — It bears young. 



Fourth — -It bears oftener and better than any other. 



Fifth — The apples are usually large and fine. 



Sixth — They always sell. 



Seventh — They cook well before they are ripe. 



Eighth — They cook well when ripe. 



Xintli — They are the best for drying purposes. 



Tenth — There is more money in them than in any other var- 

 iety. 



The Willow, and Rome Beauty follow it. The Jonathan and Red 

 Streak are of the best quality also. Only one exception among 

 apples can be noted — the Huntsman. Taking these points it will 

 not be hard to tell the market fruits of Kansas City. 



The pear must have some of these choice characteristics to be 

 a market fruit of our city. The Bartlett fills these wants, especially 

 if they are red cheeked, as many are on the south side. The Flem- 

 ish Beauty and Howell are choice for this market, as also is the 



