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many late keeping sorts that are not ordinarily considered hardy here that 

 are doing well with him and fruiting. The way these are arranged in his 

 orchard, very much of his fruit is crossed with other varieties, giving him 

 an opportunity to secure seed from which to grow seedlings that should vary 

 from the parent tree. Mr. Bisbee has growing in his orchard some 2500 

 seedling apple trees. He is greatly interested in the movement to secure 

 new varieties adapted to our climate and already has many valuable sorts to 

 show as a result of his labor, we understand. Mr. Dewain Cook, as a member 

 of the seedling committee, visited his place recently and will make a full 

 report in regard to it at the coming winter meeting. 



Prkmiums on Winter Seedling Apples. — Last year $115 was offered on 

 seedling apples, $40 on early winter seedlings and $75 on late winter seed- 

 lings, to be divided pro rata among all the varieties exhibited thdt had 

 commercial value. At least this amount will be offered for a similar purpose 

 this year. The fact that a seedling has already been exhibited does not in 

 this case bar it from further competition. We desire to see at this meeting 

 as many as possible of the good seedlings of the atate that there maybe com- 

 parison. If this is continued year by year a process of elimination will 

 gradually bring out the best of the seedlings, and it is to this end that the 

 society is moving in its annual fruit exhibits. Please plan to bring or send 

 to the meeting every good seedling apple you have that will keep till that 

 time. The class referred to would not be winter seedlings if it was necessary 

 to keep them in cold storage. 



If any one having a good winter seedling is unable to attend the meeting 

 the fruit may be sent by express prepaid to the secretary so as to reach him 

 on the day preceding the opening of the meeting, and if proper information 

 is furnished entry will be made and the exhibitor's interest properly cared 

 for. Please correspond with the secretary in regard to any such seedling tc 

 be sent. 



Fruits for Winter Meeting. — Are you saving fruit for the usual exhibit 

 at the annual winter meeting of the society? Arrangements have b^en made 

 with A. Booth & Company, the cold storage house in Minneapolis, to take 

 care in cold storage of any kinds of fruit that cannot be kept in one's own 

 cellar until the time of the annual meeting. Of course if it can be kept at 

 home, that is better than to send it to cold storage, though there is one ad- 

 vantage in doing this, especially if you are exhibiting in any large quantity. 

 It can be sent to cold storage as soon as gathered, and it will be kept there 

 without expense and delivered at the place of- the meeting on the afternoon 

 of the day before the meeting begins: that is, on the afternoon of Dec. 2nd. 

 Fruit for exhibit purposes should not be gathered till fully colored. Many 

 orchardists are gathering their fruit early for various reasons, but especially 

 for exhibiting it should be allowed to attain full size and color; then as each 

 apple is gathered wrap it at once in paper,and a second wrapping is also ad- 

 visable. Select only the best specimens and don't send anything to the 

 meeting that is not first class, leaving the spotted and misshapen apples at 

 home. -That kind of fruit is- an injury- to the exhibit and does not in any way 

 help the exhiVjitor. Send or bring what you can, if no more than one plate. 

 Each attendant at the meeting, if an apple grower, should contribute some- 

 thing towards the general display. 



