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all over. They are a fairly good apple for eating, all right for home 

 use, but not a satisfactory apple for commercial purposes. 



Mr. Farrand — We can not in Michigan begin to supply the demand 

 for Northern Spies, Steele's Reds, and types of apples of this class, that 

 we know what they are and what they will produce, why do we want to 

 grow something that we do not know what is, and that will only be an 

 experiment at most? (Applause). 



Mr. Wooward — How .shall we know what are good apples if we do not 

 experiment? Someone had to experiment before we got our standard 

 varieties. So I would sugg'est that we plant just a few of these new 

 varieties, and try them out. If they do not turn out well, we will not 

 lose much, and if they do, we have gained a point. This is the way I am 

 doing. (Applause). 



Mr. Farrand — There may be better apples than those named, but we 

 don't know of them. I would rather plant two that I know are all right, 

 than to take my chances on an untried and unknown variety, 



Mr. Woodward — -But if one of mine happens to be good, I will have 

 enough to let you have soDie. (Applause). 



A Member — I would like to ask what new apples you are testing? 



Mr. Wilken — At the Station we haven't anything very new. We are 

 so crowded with the old trees that we do not have time to do much ex- 

 perimenting. We have the Delicious and one apple of the King David 

 type. The other apples that are doing well with us are the Aikin, a dark 

 red, medium sized apple, no good until after Christmas. The Fulton, 

 a fall apple, like the Spy, a little flatter. Springdale is another apple, 

 a good winter apple, excellent keeper, dull in color. The Spencer is a 

 pretty good apple, of the newer kind. Then of the Duchess type we have 

 the Milwaukee, and one or two other varieties. 



Mr. Smythe — Do you think these varieties so superior that they do 

 not need to be tested out? 



A, No, sir. 



Q. What-about the Ontario? 



A. Our Ontario apples are in a poor place, and they have not shown 

 up with the other varieties, but personally I prefer to set the Wagners in 

 place of the Ontario. 



Q. Anyone else had any experience with this variety? 



A. Member — I have raised Ontarios, but I would not set any more. 



A ]\reml>er — I have some Ontarios, but I did not get a crop of apples 

 from them this year. 



Q. What is your experience when you do have a crop? 



A. It is an excellent cooking apple. 



Q. What season? 



A. Fall and winter. They come in the same as the Wagner. 



Q. Would you advise setting them? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. I would like Q. No. 9 answered : "Are we planting too many 

 Duchess apples? Can Maiden Blush be substituted?" 



Mr. Farrand — At the present time we haven't set too many Duchess, 

 providing the stock is good. The Maiden Blush has been a drug on the 

 market until now. 



Mr. Howard — As to the first part of the question, I would say that 

 we are not, that is, if the stock is first class. The Maiden Blush is a 



