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very imperfect ; Jonathan does well and is a money maker ; Grimes 

 does well. We are planting more of them. Maiden Blush does well. 

 j\Iy choice of five varieties would be Jonathan, Grimes, Winesap, 

 Gano and Ben Davis. 



A. T. Nelson, Laclede Count3^ — Grimes will grow well upon 

 black soil, while the Jonathan will not. ]\Iy choice would be Ben 

 Davis, Gano, Grimes, Ingram and Nixonite for South JNIissouri. 



Mr. Irvine, Buchanan County. — Mr. Turner, near St. Joe., would 



recommend Wealthy as a profitable early apple ; ten to one better 



than the Maiden Blush; bears better, and is better in every way. He 



markets his stuff to retail dealers at the market house. When apples 



are scarce he picks early and keeps on picking. 



Mr. Wilson, Buchanan County. — My five varieties. Wealthy, 

 Maiden Blush, Jonathan, Ben Davis and Grimes. Perhaps York Im- 

 perial for Ben Davis. 



Mr. Murray, Holt County. — I think Mr. Turner would drop the 

 Maiden Biush entirely and hold on to the Wealthy. I think he recom- 

 mends Winesap upon certain soils. 



Mr. Butterfield, St. Francois County. — My five varieties would 

 be, first, the Gano, the finest in the world ; second, the old Jonathan ; 

 tlien Grimes, Nixonite and Ben Davis. In some localities Winesap 

 and York Imperial would have a place in the list of five best varieties. 



Mr. Steiman, Chariton County. — I would like to know more of 

 Payne's Late Keeper. 



G. T. Tippin, Greene County. — Payne's Late Keeper comes from 

 Dade county, just west of Springfield. It was grown from seed 

 brought from North Carolina at an early day. The man who grew 

 it from seed had some tr6es grafted for his own use. The fruit of 

 these trees, some eighty in number, attracted attention and led to the 

 planting of a 240-acre orchard of the variety. The fruit is medium 

 size, striped, subacid, one of the longest keepers v/e have. Where it 

 has been grown and marketed it has brought the highest prices. The 

 flavor is good, almost the best, almost sweet, but subacid. It is good 

 to bear and good to store. 



C. B. Green, Pettis County. — I would name Gano, Jonathan, 

 Winesap, York Imperial and Ben Davis. 



Mr. Hartman, Buchanan County. — For North Missouri I would 

 say Wealthy, Gano, Ben Davis, Jonathan, Grimes. 



Mr. Lowmiller, Platte County. — Grimes, Jonathan, York Im- 

 perial, Ben Davis and Winesap. 



S. R. Young, St. Louis. — Ben Davis, Gano, Jonathan, (jrimes 

 and Winesap. 



