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very far and long, we have them already. You can go down into 

 the basement and look over those tables and find what the market 

 wants, in quality, color and size. Has any one else anything to 

 offer on this point? 



Mr. Brand : How do the Grimes' Golden compare in color 

 with other apples, and how do they sell? 



Mr. Yahnke : It sells for a good high price because it has a 

 golden color. A golden color goes a long way in a great many 

 things. The reputation of an apple has a great deal to do with 

 its sale. The old Rhode Island Greening has a reputation that 

 goes a long way in selling it. The name ''Greening" has a great 

 deal to do with it. It makes a good deal of difference whether 

 a man has a good name or a poor one. 



Question: How soon will the Patten's Greening bear fruit 

 after planting?" 



Mr. Elliot: The Patten's Greening will bear in two or three 

 years after planting, sometimes it is as long as four years after 

 planting, but usually it will bear two or three years after planting. 

 The Northwestern Greening will bear from eight to ten years 

 after planting. 



Question: "Is there any difference between the Wealthy and 

 the Peter, and which is the better of the two; which keeps the 

 longest, and how long?" 



Mr. Elliot : There is only a very slight difference between the 

 two apples, and there is a difference of opinion among the differ- 

 ent growers as to which is the better of the two. Some claim 

 that the Peter is a little hardier tree, but not so prolific as the 

 Wealthy. The fruit is a little more highly colored, but the differ- 

 ence could only be noted by an expert. Mr. Gideon told me the 

 Peter would keep longer than the Wealthy. 



Question : "What is the reason our apple trees are loaded with 

 blossoms but do not bear fruit?" 



Mr. Elliot: There is the Peerless and the Uranda ; the Peer- 

 less is an apple that is not adapted to all soils and locations for 

 bearing, but we have a great many instances where the Peerless is 

 a first class bearing apple. Mr. Blair, of St. Charles, has recom- 

 mended the Peerless as being the best bearing apple he has. There 

 are very few people in our section of the country at Minnetonka 

 that are recommending the Peerless apple. Once in a while there 

 seems to be a location where the tree does remarkably well, but 

 as a usual thing it is a shy bearer. The Uranda I am not acquaint- 

 ed with. There is sometimes a failure to properly fertilize an apple. 

 I could name several varieties that are situated that way, and the 

 better way is instead of planting trees in solid blocks to mix the 

 varieties. 



