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differ; some people like one variety, some another. What varieties, then, 

 shall we grow for home use? I can only suggest those vai-ieties that 

 respond readily and bear well under average care, and suit any tastb, 

 leaving all perfectly free to vary the list by leaving out or adding to, as 

 it may suit their taste and space for growing. 



I would suggest the Red June for very early, followed with the Yel- 

 low Transparent, with the Early Harvest for variety if you like it. Then, 

 by all means, grow the Duchess Oldenburg. The Bed Astrachan is a 

 good second choice. The Ice apple makes splendid sauce and pie. For 

 cider, grow Talman's Sweet. Grow the old reliable Rambo to thicken 

 the apple butter with and for the children to take to school for appe- 

 tizers (if they need them). These apples, when buried or kept in a very 

 cool cellar, are always acceptable of a winter's evening. For winter 

 use I would suggest as first choice Grimes' Golden, Wealthy, Jonathan^' 

 Baldwin, York Imperial and Ben Davis. With one exception, all of these 

 may be grown here to perfection, and afford ample va^'iety for the most 

 fastidious taste. But from those who wish to grow them, I have no 

 desire to exclude the Yellow Bellflower, Greening, Golden Russet, North- 

 ern Spy and many others. 



The local trade may be supplied with the varieties already named, 

 but for shipping or the market proper I would draw the line abruptly. 

 The mistake of the past has been too many varieties grown and too few 

 of a kind. The remedy is easy. Grow only a few varieties for market 

 and only those that will sell together. For the general market, winter 

 trade, we would suggest gi'owing only these four varieties: York Im- 

 perial, Jonathan, Baldwin and Ben Davis. 



The York Imperial bears well here, and is a good keeper. It will keep 

 in ordinary storage until the middle of the following June, and suits the 

 taste of most people fairly well. 



The Jonathan, though a shy bearer, is of splendid flavor, looks well 

 and sells well. The Baldwin grown here under proper care (mark the 

 distinction), for a general purpose apple, is hard to excel. 



The Ben Davis, though lacking the flavor found in it when grown 

 in some other localities, is a hardy apple, good keeper, attractive, and 

 sells on any market. The most important condition involved here is to 

 know that you have a profitable market for your apples when produced. 

 Consult the catalogues of the various nurserymen, and you will find these 

 varieties listed in nearly all of them, showing that there is a general 

 demand for this stock. Consult the market reports of the gi-eat centers 

 of trade and you will invariably find these apples quoted high on the 

 markets. High quotations always indicate ready sales. In growing 

 apples for home use, we consult only our individual taste and the nat- 

 ural environments that will contribute toward gratifying our taste. In 

 growing them for market, we necessarily consult the demands of trade 

 and the conditions that surround us in our endeavors to meet those de- 



