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Mr. Murray — We are very much inclined to go from one extreme 

 to the other. About twenty years ago everybody was planting Early 

 Harvest. They got two dollars per bushel for them in the orchard; but 

 this did not last long. The Early business was overdone and a reaction 

 took place. Now there is a scarcity of good summer and fall apples in 

 the market. The fruit commission men of Omaha say that good early 

 apples and good fall apples are paying well. Early Harvest netted me 

 fifty cents per bushel in Omaha this past season. Eastern growers can 

 not compete with us as the early fruit will not stand such long ship- 

 ments. I found in Omaha last week that the market was overstocked 

 with apples from Missouri and Michigan and Nevv York. They are all 

 ripe, and every man wants to sell, but they would buy good, sound, 

 solid apples that would keep. I find that the Winesap is growing in 

 favor. It keeps well. Grimes" Golden is also growing in favor. 



Mr. Goodman — I wish to state one fact that was given me by a very 

 extensive fruit grower of Southern Illinois, at St. Louis, They grow 

 Winesap for the Chicago market, and ship them there, and they are 

 sold before other winter varieties are in the market, They send Ben. 

 Davis to the St. Louis market before we hardly think of gathering ours. 

 We should grow the varieties that are suited to the markets to which we 

 send them. 



Mr. Holman — The Jonathan ripens early and can go to any 

 market. It always sells. I saw a man in St. Louis who wished to know 

 why we did not grow more Jonathans. 



Mr. Durand — I have seen the Jonathan sell for $4.00 per barrel, 

 when other apples were worth from $2,00 to $2.50. I never have found 

 any trouble in selling my Jonathans at just as good prices as any other 

 apple, and I generally have a good crop of them in proportion to other 

 varieties. 



Mr, Faith — I expect to plant 1600 more apple trees next spring. I 

 will plant Jonathan, Ben Davis and Little Romanite. 



Mr. Henry : — In the north, in Minneapolis, the Jonathan sold for one 

 dollar per barrel more than any other kind in the market. The Missouri 

 Jonathan was better than that of northern Illinois or any other place. I 

 think, the Jonathan is a safe kind to plant. 



Mr. Holman — We should not leave out the Grimes ; it is a fine ap- 

 ple ; I cannot keep it, we eat them up. They sell higher than any other 

 kind but the Jonathan ; it is earlier than the Jonathan. 



Mr. Speer — The Jonathan is always in demand, in the South as well 

 as the North. The Willow Twig is coming to the front very fast with 

 us. In my part of Bates County they pay better than any other variety. 



