WINTER MEETING. 161 



Mr. Gano — Varieties of apples which succeed in Central Missouri 

 do very well in Southern Missouri. 



Mr. Monsees — As far as the fruit is concerned, I like the Clayton. 

 It is a good keeper and the fruit is good, but it is not a good tree. 



Mr. Duraud — With reference to the Willow Twig, we commenced 

 to plant it very extensively, thinking it would take the place of the 

 Ben Davis, and there seemed to be a great deal of demand for it, but 

 we found that it is the worst apple to be affected by the bitter rot. It 

 seems to be worse affected than anything else, so that we are dropping 

 off from that, and I want to ask the gentleman from Greene county 

 about the Ingram: How does it compare with the Ben Davis as to 

 being prolific? 



Mr. Tippin — The Ingram is a good bearer, and very regular. We 

 had a good crop last year when we did not have anything else. 



Mr. Murray — I want to say a few words on the question of varie- 

 ties. Now, I think very little of a man's taste that would not prefer a 

 Ben Davis over a Willow Twig. Mr. Durand has spoken of the bitter 

 rot. I have seen trees that would have barrels and barrels of apples 

 on them that were not fit to eat. I have one in my orchard, and I da 

 not expect to have another. \^ e have grown some Willow Twigs 

 separate in the nursery simply because there seems to be a demand 

 for them. Now, then, while I am up I want to name the three com- 

 mercial apples of North Missouri : The old standard, Ben Davis, next 

 after that the Geniton, a fine apple of high quality, and next the Wine- 

 sap, which people appreciate in all markets. I would not plant the 

 Clayton, and I notice that those who have tried the York Imperial and 

 wanted to plant more trees have quit asking for them — there is no 

 call for them. You cannot judge a tree unless you have a life-time ex- 

 perience with it. I am not speaking for your locality, I am speaking 

 for North Missouri. 



Mr. Tippin — I hope everybody who has listened to the discussions 

 will be governed by the locality. In South Missouri you do not want 

 Winesap nor Willow Twig. Our largest growers in Greene county 

 commenced cutting down their Willow Twigs three years ago. Mr. 

 Love has 500 four year-old Willow. Twigs in his orchard. They had a 

 few apples, but there was a trace of bitter rot in them, and he is going 

 to take them up. 



Question — What is the nature of your soil, Mr. Tippin? 



Answer — Our Greene county soil is limestone land. We have no 

 hard pan. 



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