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tion has increased rapidly. But the Beu Davis or Baldwin apple is all we have 

 to offer against the banana, the orange, or the lemon — no Red Canada, no 

 American Beauty, scarcely a Jonathan, though any of these would soon com- 

 mand a ready and an increasing sale. This forces southern fruit where our 

 own and better should be used. In planting trees we should look beyond 

 what orchards do now, to what they will do when better sorts become more 

 known. 



"W. N. Cook: Fruit growers are largely at fault in supplying such apples, 

 yet we seldom see on Chicago fruit stands anything but Ben Davis. The 

 public has no chance to get better. 



Evart H. Scott of Ann Arbor: It may be impossible to educate the Chicago 

 market — it looks that way ; but the eastern markets are well educated in the 

 quality of fruit. My Ben Davis apples are not wanted till all others are gone. 

 I send my poorest varieties of fruit to Chicago — much as Clairgeau pears. 

 The Bartlett pear sells better there than the Sheldon. 



A. G. Gulley : It is easier to educate small towns than Chicago, where three- 

 fourths of all the peaches sell as Crawford, when in fact only one-tenth are 

 such. 



A NON-EDUCATOR. 



E. Graham of Grand Rapids: It is easy to talk about educating the market^ 

 but to do so costs money and time. The standard fruits are demanded ; and 

 as the dollar is what is wanted by all growers, I am going to get it and as soon 

 as possible. Color has much to do with sale of apples, both here and in Eng- 

 land, nothing selling better than the Baldwin, in the latter market, at this 

 time of year. The King brings the highest price there, but who can afford 

 to grow it in Michigan? I can raise two barrels of Baldwin to one of King. 

 Education of local markets is possible, however, and I would not advise 

 cutting down of the better sorts, for the public may become educated. 



BUT THE WORLD DOES JJOVE. 



Thomas Wilde remarked, "Education is proceeding," and told of a trip he 

 made last fall with some buyers who preferred Belflower, Spy, Red Canada, 

 and other sorts, to Ben Davis, saying of the latter, when he had to take some 

 in order to get the others, ''Well, take them in, they'll do for cooking." 

 The Red Canada,he further remarked,is small when unpruned or uncultivated, 

 but where otherwise treated is of good size and is sought for eagerly. Besides, 

 the Spy and Red Canada hang on well to the trees in winds that shake the 

 Baldwins all off. 



Plates of Shiawassee,incomparable in color, and Grimes' Golden, were here 

 brought forward in contrast with Baldwin and' Ben Davis. 



C. J. Monroe urged the need of greater oare in handling, and the desira- 

 bility of having fruit growers' agents in Chicago to see to unloading; and 

 asked Mr. Barnett if most of the drayage in Chicago is not done by contract. 



Mr. Barnett: So far as I know it is only so done by those managing the 

 ''granger system," alluded to by Mr. Brown. No harm comes from tossing 

 or throwing the packages if they are properly caught. The harm comes 

 from dropping them, and the dropper is held responsible. To fruit shipped 

 on boats there is not a single jar from the time it is put aboard till it reaches 



