348 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



I close with the prediction that the Howell County Fruit Grower's 

 Association, if organized now on a business basis, will, within three 

 years, be known throughout this country and probably in Europe. 



Chas. S. Wheeler. 



Frozen Apples. 



The question of what to do with these may well be asked, for I 

 have no doubt there are lots of them. If in barrels or boxes the best 

 plan is to leave them alone to thaw out gradually ; if in the dark, so 

 much the better. By no means remove them to a warm room, for they 

 will surely spoil. They may be frozen hard as ice for months without 

 injury if placed in a dark cellar to thaw out. There are doubtless 

 bushels of apples yet lying on the ground, covered with snow, that 

 will keep there all winter if the snow remains on them. On ray own 

 grounds there are enough in that condition to supply the needs of 

 many families. The low price in market did not warrant one in ex- 

 pending much time or labor in gathering them. Some men near me 

 hauled their apples to town eight miles and sold them for twenty cents 

 a bushel. 



Those apples frozen and thawed out in the open air, and are soft, 

 •can be mashed and put in open barrels. Then pour on to them as 

 much water as they might contain of juice, leave stand for a few days, 

 tap from the bottom, and draw off as long as it has a fair taste of cider. 

 By the laws of gravitation the heavier fluid will reach the bottom and 

 the lighter remain in the pomace. 



The Aiken Apple. 



Our subscriber, L. Y. Dix, of Cole county. Mo., writes, our friend, 

 E. A. Riehl, lor information as to the value of the Aiken apple for 

 orchard planting. He says : "I have some 300 trees of it planted, 

 but as I have never seen it in bearing, wish to learn something of its 

 value before planting more. Have planted quite largely of Paragon, 

 and think it one of the best. What would you plant of peaches for hardi- 

 ness, productiveness and profit? The peach in this locality is more 

 or less affected with the yellows, although it is contended by some of 

 our fruit-growers that this disease is not found in the State.-' 



Ans.— I have the Aiken apple growing, but never fruited it on my 

 own premises. I have, however, seen the fruit often at meetings of 

 the Horticultural Society in Southern Illinois. I have also visited the 



