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hand picked fruit. The varieties of the Anis family (Russian), 

 which all promised a large crop, began to fall about the middle of 

 July, before much more than half grown, and by the 20th of August 

 there was not enough left upon the trees, even of the latest, such as 

 Kursk Anis and Russian Green, from which to select specimens for 

 the state fair. The fruit could not be sold at any price in the home 

 market, although I considered it of better quality than the Duchess. 

 It was off too early in the season to ship to markets where it would 

 sell, and the crop of twenty-six large trees proved nearly a total loss. 

 The Antonovky and Okabena were ripe and nearly gone by Sept. 

 1st, and the Wealthy came to maturity fully a month earlier than 

 in average seasons. One-half of the crop fell to the ground during 

 the last week of August, and it was with difficulty that any were kept 

 through September. Even the Walbridge, Shockley and other long 

 keepers are not keeping well. 



NEW VARIETIES OF PROMISE. 



The Gideon apple fruited heavily this season, hung on well 

 until the Duchess were all gone and took well in the market. The 

 fruit is of good size and fair appearance. 



I have only one tree of the Deoma. It produces large fruit, 

 much like McMahon in appearance, and bears very heavily on al- 

 ternate years. The fruit hangs to the tree better and keeps a month 

 later, while the tree appears to be equally as hardy and less subject 

 to blight. I do not think that it is being propagated by nursery- 

 men. 



The Daisy, which originated at the same time and place as the 

 Okabena, fruited well this year. It is proving to be a fall apple at 

 my place and but little later than the Okabena. It is a very hand- 

 some, medium sized, pale yellow apple, with blush cheek ; flavor, 

 sub-acid, good; use, dessert. 



The variety that I have been growing as T. J., No. 4 fruited 

 well this season. The fruit is of medium size, smooth, round oblate 

 form ; color, greenish yellow and red striped ; flavor, rich sub-acid ; 

 season this year, October. I have given it the name of "Johnson's 

 Favorite," in honor of the originator, the late Tolus Johnson, of 

 Houston county. I saw the original tree last August. It appears 

 to be in perfect health and was bearing a crop of about twenty bush- 

 els. 



The side hill orchard, which I began planting in 1896, now 

 contains 800 trees of apple and plum, in about 200 varieties. The 

 trees have not yet produced much fruit, but the majority have so far 

 stood well and are looking well. These trees are largely of Rus- 



