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Mr. Merritt : As far as I can see they are alike. I cannot 

 distinguish any difference between the Hawkeye and the Stoddard. 

 I have them both on my grounds, and I can put both kinds in a 

 basket, and you cannot tell the difference. 



Mr. Yahnke : I can see a marked difference in the trees. There 

 is small difference in the plum itself if any, but the trees are of a 

 different shape altogether. The outside appearance of the plums is 

 nearly alike, and it is practically impossible to distinguish one from 

 the other, but there is a difference in the pit. Mr. Lord is posted ; 

 he can give you a description of the pit. At times the Hawkeye 

 will do better, and at times the Stoddard will do better, and for that 

 reason I think it is well to have both varieties. People that see them 

 cannot tell the difference. 



Mr. Merritt : Can you tell the difference when they are in 

 the same basket? 



Mr. Yahnke : When I get them mixed up I can tell, but when 

 they are separate I cannot tell the difference. If they are mixed 

 up the difference is more apparent, and I can pick out every one be- 

 cause they vary in shape, although they resemble each other. Mr. 

 Lord can tell you more about them than I can. 



Mr. Merritt : I can take two baskets of Hawkeye and Stoddard, 

 and you cannot tell the difference. 



Mr. O. M. Lord : There is quite a difference in the growth 

 of the tree, also in the pits. The pit of the Hawkeye is broader than 

 the pit of the Stoddard. The Stoddard is a little sweeter and softer 

 and will not keep as long as the Hawkeye. 



Mr. W. L. Taylor: I would like to ask Mr. Lord why there 

 should be a difference between the Wolf plums, and if he can dis- 

 tinguish one from the other? 



Mr. Lord : One has a small pit, the plum rather sweet, and the 

 other has quite a large pit. There is much difference between the 

 sweet Wolf and the freestone, or common. Wolf. There is a good 

 deal more difference between them than there is between the Stod- 

 dard and the Hawkeye. 



Mr, Taylor: Why not call it the "Freestone" instead of the 

 Wolf if it is a distinct variety? 



Mr. Lord : They resemble each other very much. 



Mr. Merritt: Is there anything to recommend it? 



Mr. Taylor : It is the most productive plum we have. I prefer 

 the freestone Wolf; it is way ahead of the other. It produces more 

 at Howard Lake than any plum we have. 



Mr. Lord : The people generally prefer it. 



