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that Nebraska was easily the home of these two choice 

 varieties. 



We were well supplied with these two varieties and were 

 quite liberal in distribution, so that it was a couimon saying, 

 "Go to to see, but come to Nebraska to eat." 



Another question was the package. Our fruit growers have 

 been packing 'choice fruit in barrels which sold for from two 

 to three dollars per barrel. Our friends who had packed in 

 boxes were getting from two to three dollars per box of 50 

 pounds each, making quite a difference in the revenue de- 

 rived from the orchard. 



This of course would only apply to the choice varieties and 

 choice fruit of the variety, but as we grow much of this kind 

 of fruit in Nebraska it behooves the fruit men to take notice. 



The quality of our fruit was shown in the single plate ex- 

 hibits. Nebraska took second on Grimes in competition with 

 those grown under irrigation, Colorado only beating us on 

 size. 



A school of instruction in the packing of boxed apples was 

 one of the features of the congress which drew quite a lot of 

 attention. An expert packer demonstrated the different 

 kinds of packs during the meeting and assisted any one who 

 wished to learn. 



This, I think, would be an attractive feature to add to our 

 state fair meeting, as the fair is just before the time when the 

 fruit crop is ready to harvest. 



There is some effort being made to pack in paper boxes 

 similar to fillers for egg cases only the filler holds six or 

 twelve apples and these boxes put in a wooden box, but I am 

 of the opinion that these are too expensive for our market. 



In conclusion — drawn from the exhibitors' experiences — 

 it is necessary that we cultivate, prune, spray, and then use 

 the package best adapted to your market. Then he who fol- 

 lows these lines and does it the most thoroughly will mark 

 success at the foot of his orchard account. 



Before closing these rambling remarks I wish to thank our 



