214 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Winter— 



1. Beurre Clairgeau. 



2. Beurre Anjou. 



3. Winter Nelis. 



4. Keiffer. , 



5. Lawrence. 



G. Vicar of Winlcfield. 



DISCUSSION. 



W. C. Reed: In planting pears for market, I don't think it well to 

 plant but few early pears. Wilder Early and Seckel for early market. 

 Following them Clapp's Favorite, Garber and Keiffer are the main com- 

 mercial pears. Keiffer will make more money than any other variety. I 

 have been growing Garbers for some thirteen years. They bear well, 

 sell well; shipped them last year to Indianapolis. They always bring good 

 money in our market. 



W. W. Stevens: I would say that for commercial purposes that in 

 my part of the State, so far as my observation extends, there are but 

 three varieties that I would plant— Seckel, Duchess and the Keiflfer— and 

 I have tried the Garber. They are slow sellers with me. The Seckel is 

 our finest pear for family use, fine and ready sale. For late pears I 

 would recommend the Duchess and the Keiffer. With us, I believe, the 

 Duchess is a more regular bearer than the Keiffer for the last six years. 

 I would limit my orchard for commercial purposes to these three varieties. 



W. S. Ratliff: I would like to introduce a new pear that was raised 

 in our section. They have been kept as late as the 4th of July the sum- 

 mer following their maturity. For quality it is very much like the 

 Keiffer, half way between the Sheldon and the Keiffer. You will have 

 an opportunity to sample this pear. It is a seedling, and showed large 

 promise second or third season of fruiting. It is a good grower, good, 

 strong, healthy variety, and an excellent keeper. One would think it 

 would become wilted in keeping so long, but this is not so. 



President Stevens: We will now have some lists of peaches for In 

 diana. 



