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that, inasmuch as the fruit list recommended for the State had not been 

 revised recently, it was thought to be advisable to have some informa- 

 tion with regard to w^hat varieties of each of the kinds of fruits succeed 

 best in our State. In accordance, the secretary sent out letters to 100 of 

 the most successful fruit growers of Indiana, covering every part of the 

 State, requesting each to name fruits of his specialty which he had ifound 

 to be reliable and worthy of cultivation. Several have responded, and 

 we will now hear their list. We will first take up apples for Southern 

 Indiana, then Central Indiana, and, last, Northern Indiana. 



VARIETIES OP APPLES FOR A COMMERCIAL ORCHARD IN 



SOUTHERN INDIANA. 



BY GEO. P. CAMPBELL, BLOOMINGTON. 



I think about the year 1894, at the meeting of the American Pomolog- 

 iccal Society, tlie committee on fruits reported 532 varieties of apples, and 

 there are probably 400 varieties by this time. As there are about as 

 many varieties of tastes as there are of apples, it would be a very hard 

 matter to give a list that would suit everybody, if we would consult our 

 taste and fancy. 



In selecting varieties of apples for a commercial orchard we must 

 have nothing in mind but the money we expect to get out of the business. 

 If the market demands Ben Davis, gi-ow Ben Davis. If it wants Wild 

 Crabs, they are the thing to grow. 



A great mistake that is usually made is planting too many varieties. 

 It is easier to sell 1,000 bushels of one variety than to sell the same 

 number of ten or twenty varieties. Select for the main planting only a 

 few of the hardiest varieties and of good keeping quality. Select medium 

 to large apples of bright color, for most people, when it comes to buying 

 fruit, do the tasting with their eyes. If it looks well, it is all right. Se- 

 lect varieties that have firmness, so they will bear shipping. A barrel of 

 soft apples shipped 100 miles will not bring very fancy prices. 



The Yellow Transparent is among the best for early, the only objec- 

 tion being that it is a little too tender to handle well. The next is Benoni, 

 which is the best summer apple grown. It is of good color, of fine flavor, 

 and a splendid cooker, and lasts longer than any other summer apple. 

 The Wealthy is a good market apple for fall use. I don't consider it a 

 first-class apple, but it has good color and size, which makes it go on 

 the market. 



"Old Grimes is dead, that good old man," but the apple that bears his 

 name will live on as one of the best early winter varieties for family or 

 market. 



