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season with still more damaging results. 

 The early wilting of the asparagus plants 

 this fall means a poor crop next season. 

 All wilted and diseased plants should be cut 

 and burned unless the owner wishes to have 

 a very inferior, useless crop next season. 

 In view of the fact that the beetles are 



active in many beds, it would be a wise 

 thing to spray the beds several times with 

 Bordeaux and Paris Green immediately after 

 the spring crop is gathered. This spraying 

 will keep both the rust and the beetle in 

 check. \V. LocHHEAD. 



O. A. C, Guelph. 



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Sir, — There will probably be some very 

 satisfactory results, and also some dearly 

 bought experiences in making our exhibit 

 of Canadian fruits at Paris, France, this 

 year. It has not been my privilege to re- 

 ceive any detailed report as to what condi- 

 tion the fruit was found when required for 

 the tables, but it is generally acknowledged 

 that one of the greatest trials of the Horti- 

 cultural Departments of previous Exposi- 

 tions has been that of providing fruits so 

 that a good exhibit might be obtained from 

 the opening time of the exhibitions. 



For the World's Fair, Chicago, arrange- 

 ments were made with Swift & Co. for the 

 storage of 180 bbls. apples, consisting of 34 

 varieties. 



A few weeks ago, Mr. F. W. T^aylor, 

 Supt. Horticultural Division, wrote Swift & 

 Co., asking them to be kind enough to sup- 

 ply such information as would indicate what 

 sort of storage was used, and results. 



Reply as follows : 



Dear Sir, — Replying to your favor in re- 

 ference to apples which were stored for the 

 Nebraska State Horticultural Society on 

 our plant here, will say that those apples 

 were stored in warehouse, cooled by natural 

 refrigeration temperature ranging from 36 

 to 42°, and was thoroughly dry. 



For your information will state that we 

 made tests on apples which were stored with 

 us, and found apples packed in waxed paper 

 kept better than those packed in brown, or 

 than those which were not wrapped at all. 



We are certain that any temperature 

 ranging from 36 to 42 is a desirable tem- 

 perature for storage of apples provided same 

 is dry. 



Trusting this is the information you de- 

 sire, we remain yours, etc., 



(Signed) Swift & Co. 



Mr. Voungers wrote a very full and com- 

 plete report upon the subject of keeping ap- 

 ples which was read at the winter meeting 

 of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society. 

 This report is of such great interest to us at 

 present that a copy is here given of a por- 

 tion of the report giving results on the first 

 15 varieties, giving the percentages indica- 

 ting the condition of the varieties named 

 at the date mentioned : 



June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

 15 14 2 2 2 1 



Ben Davis 10 10 lo 10 10 10 



Wine Sap 10 10 10 10 10 10 



Juneating 10 10 10 10 10 10 



W. \V. Pearmain 10 7 6 6 4 3 



Limbertwig 10 10 10 10 10 10 



Allan's Choice 10 10 10 10 9 8 



William Twig 10 10 10 10 10 10 



Sweet Russet 10 10 9 9 S 8 



Red Romanite lo 10 10 10 10 10 



Mcintosh Red 9 9 9 9 9 9 



Salome 999 993 



Dominie 9 8 8 8 7 6 



Roman Beauty 8 8 8 7 6 ^ 



Iowa Blush 8 8 S 8 7 5 



Other varieties stored gave slightly lower 

 percentages than the above. 



Mr. Youngers, in compiling this report 

 used the scale of 10. Those found in per- 

 fect condition were marked 10, and those 

 more or less damaged marked accordingly. 



