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Soto a black eye, but it must do better for me in the future in order to 
escape one. 
The Weaver I have consigned to the brush pile and have no further use. 
for them. 
I have the Wyant, Taylor (propagated by the late Barnett Taylor), 
Surprise and Rollingstone, not in bearing this year. Everything that I 
have in the plum line is well set with fruit buds for the year 1900. 
I surmise that when my Rollingstones come into bearing that their 
good qualities will “Lord” it over the other sorts to that degree that many 
of them will have to take back seats. 
STORING FRUIT FOR EXHIBITION. 
In a report on this subject, made by Peter Younger, Jr., in charge of the 
Nebraska fruit at the Omaha exposition, he says: 
“All of this fruit was gathered and placed in cold storage during the fall 
of 1897; most of it during the month of October; I think a few went in as 
late as December. Each apple was wrapped first in a sheet of waxed paper, 
using 9 by 12 inch sheets for small apples, and 12 by 12 inch sheets for 
large ones. Then another covering of common newspaper was added and 
the apples carefully packed in barrels, filling them up so as to require con- 
siderable pressure to get the heads in. They were stored in the cold storage 
room of Swift & Co., South Omaha, and the temperature did not vary over 
one degree from 36 degrees from the time they were placed in storage until 
they were removed. All of the varieties were kept in the same temperature 
and treated exactly alike. While some varieties (such as the Walbridge 
and Sheriff) disappointed us, still I am satisfied beyond a doubt that wrap- 
ping first in waxed paper, then in any common paper, is the best method of 
packing apples for cold storage. This double wrapping makes practically 
an air tight cell for each apple, thus preventing any spread of decay. 
“Tn order to test the matter a few barrels were placed.in storage without 
any wrapping whatever. The varieties selected for this test were Ben Davis 
and Wine Sap. They were placed in the same storage room and received 
exactly the same treatment as the others, yet fully 70 per cent of them 
were decayed when we took them out on June 1. Not only were they de- 
cayed, but those remaining in a firm condition were so badly discolored and 
had lost flavor to such an extent as to render them wholly unfit for either 
show or market. A few of the same varieties were wrapped simp!y in 
newspaper, not using waxed sheets. Of-these about 30 per cent were in 
very poor condition June 1, while the same varieties, packed and stored at 
the same time, using the double wrappirig of waxed sheets and common 
paper, remained in almost perfect condition as late as November 1.” 
Cut off burdocks below the crown just before they blossom and they 
will die. 
