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3. "When picking wrap each apple in a sheet of the tissue paper sent you before 

 lajringin the basket. 



4. Pack closely in a barrel by hand, not pouring in, and head up solid to 

 prevent shaking about. 



5. Keep in a cool, open shed till orders are received for shipping. 



Will j-ou please write nie immediately^, tliat I tuaj^ order elsewliere, if you are 

 unable to furnisli the full amount wanted of you. 

 The bill should be made out to the World's Fair Commission and sent to me. 

 Yours Resp., A. W. LATHA?I, Sec'y. 



Remember every bruise or pressure prevents long keeping. 



This correspondence, broken only by one short trip to Rochester, 

 comprised the work done to secure the fruit needed for canning- and 

 cold storag-e. Altogether there were put up about 200 glass jars, and 

 some sixteen barrels and a few boxes of apples and grapes were sent 

 to Chicago and placed in cold storage. 



The following- is a list of thosd from whom this fruit was secured 

 and the name of the varieties contributed: 



FRUIT SENT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR FROM THE CROP OF 1892. 



Apples. 



E. S. Bardwell, Excelsior — Wealth}'. 



J. W. Murray, Excelsior — Duchess, Briar's Sweet, Wealthj^, Tran- 

 scendent and Whitney. 



C. Morg-an, Forestville — Maiden's Blush, Quaker Beauty, Hyslop, 

 Orange, Malinda, Wealthy, Mollie, Haas, Ben Davis, Fameuse, Duch- 

 ess, Whitney, Earlj^ Strawberrj', Transcendent, two seedlings and 

 St. Lawrence. 



D. K. Michenor, Etna— Wealthy, Haas, Malinda, Utter, Fameuse, 

 Winter Seedling-, three seedlings and Hyslop. 



R. C. Keel, Rochester — Longfield, Gilbert, Autumn Streaked, Red 

 Queen, Malinda, Brett, Wealthy, Brie's No. 3, Red Streaked and an 

 unknown variety. 



Wm, Somerville, Viola — Rollin's Prolific, Rollin's Russet, Red 

 Black, Elgin Beauty, Winter White Pigeon, Brett, Rollin's Pippin, 

 Good Peasant, Longfield, Malinda, Wealth}^, Wabasha, Liebj^ Vock- 

 ins, Crimean, Ostrekof Glass, Alexander, Suzof, Red Anis, Hibernal, 

 Vargul, Barlof, Pear, Autonovka, Gilbert, McMahon White and 

 Repka. 



Z. D. Spaulding, Excelsior— Wealth}' and Plumb's Cider. 



Andrew Peterson, Waconia — Lieby, Christmas, Cross, Patt6n's 

 Greening-, Good Peasant, Wolf's Seedling, Patten's Hybrid, Boro- 

 vinka. Blushed Colville, Charlamof, Plinakof, Antonovka, Royal 

 Table, Anisimonka and Green Sweeting. 



S. P. Beighlej-, Gordousville— Malinda, 



E. D. Ames, Lyle — Seedlings. 



Dewain Cook, Windom — Fatneuse and Harry Kaump. 



C. W. H. Heideman, New Ulm— Duchess. 



Wm. Wachlin, Faribault — Duchess. 



Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea— Charlamof, Barlof and Czar's Thorn. 



P. H. Perry, Excelsior — Florence, Antinovka, October and Martha. 



A. W. Latham, F)xcelsior — Duchess and Lieby. 



Geo. R. Miller, Richland— Miller's No. 1 and a seedling. 



