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say. From now until the close of the season I expect to barrel and ship 

 nearly six hundred bushels of apples daily. I keep a large force of 

 men at work here unloading from the wagons, sorting and barreling the 

 fruit. All apples with the slightest indication of unsoundness, are 

 thrown aside and disposed of at once to the local trade, before rot sets 

 in. They are good for present consumption, but might ruin a whole 

 shipment by being allowed to remain with the sound fruit. Besides my 

 force here at the house, I have a number of men at work in the country, 

 who pick, sort and barrel the apples in the orchard." 



" What are the favorite varieties and what prices do they com- 

 mand .''" 



" These," answered the merchant, pointing to a barrel of deep, rich, 

 red apples, " are known as the Ben Davis variety. They seem to be the 

 most plentiful, but the demand for them, even this good season, is 

 greater than the supply. The Ben Davis is a fine winter apple and a 

 good cooker. The Willow Twig, an apple larger than the Ben Davis, 

 is also much in favor. It is green, with a tinge of red on the side. The 

 Winesap is a small, dark, red apple, with a white, juicy meat and has 

 many admirers. The Roman Beauty looks like the Willow Twig, but is 

 a large variety and equally good. These four varieties are most sought 

 after, but when the old Missouri Geneting commence to come in the 

 demand for them will exceed that of all the other varieties I have 

 named combined. Greenings and Pippins are good fall varieties, but 

 cannot be classed as standard. I send all my apples direct to Cedar 

 Rapids, Iowa, but some of the dealers in this section ship to St. Louis 

 and Chicago. We are paying 25 to 40 cents for apples and are buying 

 all we can get. If you want to know anything more about apples, 

 come around when I am not so busy and I will tell you something 

 about grafting, orchard culture and the apple business in general," 



The reporter thanked the gentleman and left the place loaded 

 down with juicy Winesaps, delicious Rambos and a profusion of Pippins, 

 Willow- Twigs and Roman Beauties. — Mexico (Mo.) Ledger. 



