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vested this season at a profit, that would have been absolutely unsalable had 

 the crop not been very short in many other states. Cold storage that proved 

 unprofitable last season promises to be the oi)posite this year. A visit to Chicago 

 cold storage plants in October, 190?., showed large amounts of unoccupied space, 

 that at the same date in 1902 was filled to overflowing. The high price of barrels, 

 and in some cases the inability to obtain them at any price, necessitated the ship- 

 ping of thousands of carloads in bulk, which, although, a very satisfactory way 

 with cider apples, can hardly be called an ideal way for handling good fruit. 



SPRAYING EXPERIMENT. 



Arsenite of lime has been exclusively used here in the place of paris green 

 for several years. It is much cheaper and gives fully as good results. Quite an 

 extensive test was made with dust as compared with liquid sprays, both on 

 the station grounds and in a neighboring apple orchard. Formula No. 2 was used 

 for the dust spray, and the regular Bordeaux mixture and arsenite of lime for 

 the liquid. For winter varieties six applications of dust were given and only 

 five of liquid. Excellent results with both methods were obtained in controlling 

 the codling moth, but dry Bordeaux proved inferior to liquid in controlling 

 the apple fungus. The cost of the material used in dust spraying was slightly 

 more than for the liquid, but the cost of the labor in applying was one-third 

 more for the liquid than the dust. The new method is practically in its infancy 

 and while our experiments prove it to be fully equal to the older methods In 

 some respects, we are not prepared to recommend a change until the dust spray 

 has been more fully tested. 



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Notes on Varieties. 



Antonovka — Origin Russia. Size large, oblate-conical; yellow; brisk sub-acid 

 flavor. Season last of August. Unproductive. 



Arnold — Large; smooth; clear yellow, very fine quality; very productive and 

 free from scab. Valuable for either home or market. October to February. 



Babbit — Large; handsomely colored; good quality; quite productive. October 

 to December. 



Bailey — Very 'large; sweet; color dark, rich red; very productive. October 

 to December. A valuable market variety. 



Battullen — Below medium in size; color yellow with a faint red blush; smooth, 

 attractive; quality good. Lacks productiveness. November to February. 



Ben Davis — Of large size and attractive appearance; a long keeper but of very 

 low quality. Excelled by many in productiveness as well as quality; cannot be 

 generally recommended for Michigan. 



Bietigheimer — Of very large size and handsomely colored; quality low, unpro- 

 ductive. Worthless. 



Bishop Bourne — Origin Nova Scotia— Received in scion from the Division of 

 Pomology in 1895. Gave a very heavy yield this season. Of medium size; 

 roundish, conical; color yellow; splashed and striped with red; flesh crisp, juicy, 

 white; pleasant, quality fair. Season October to January. Promises to be very 

 productive. 



Borovinka — Resembles and ripens with Oldenburg. Fully equal to that variety. 



Bottle Greening — Of large size and good quality. Tree vigorous and moderately 

 productive. November to February. 



Bough — A well-known sweet apple, ripening in August; large; yellow; flne 

 quality; quite productive; valuable for home and for market. 



Buckingham — A large apple of good appearance and fair to good quality. Sea- 

 son November to February. Not sufficiently productive to be recommended. 



Canada Baldwin — This variety bore a very handsome crop of flne fruit this 

 season. A seedling of Snow and has the white flesh and distinct flavor of that 

 variety. Of medium size, roundish-oblate, striped and splashed with light and 

 dark red; quality good. November to February. 



Chenango — Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit medium to large, oblong-coni- 

 cal, yellow, handsomely striped and splashed with red; flesh tender, juicy; quality 

 best. Ripe September 1st. Very tender. Requires very careful handling for 

 market purposes. 



Cogswell — An early winter variety of good quality and quite productive. Size 

 large; color yellow, striped with red. 



