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Mr. Wilder. I think so far as the soils are concerned 

 the Greening should grow successfully in Worcester Coun- 

 ty. Did you have in mind the clear green Greening, or a 

 Tiigh blush Greening? 



A Member. I didn't think of that particular. 



Mr. Wilder. For the green Greening the heavier soil 

 is right— these broad top hills of which you find so many in 

 Central Massachusetts, are perfectly good for Greenings. 

 The lighter ones I would utilize for the Baldwin, unless you 

 desire to utilize them for something else. I think, consid- 

 ering the life of the Greening, it is a tender variety to grow 

 as compared with the Ben Davis, or something of that sort ; 

 it is much more tender, has to be handled more carefully 

 and we must learn to use it with a good deal of care if we 

 are going to place it in the market in this country. There 

 have been very few Rhode Island Greenings brought into 

 the large cities like New York that haven't been more or 

 less bruised, particularly in such seasons as this, when the 

 fruit has matured quickly. 



A Member. What is the condition as to the Graven- 

 stein ? 



Mr. Wilder. That is another variety which is fastidi- 

 ous as to soil requirements. I have treated that at some 

 length in this paper. Now, I like a medium soil. It can't 

 stand too much ammonia or a soil which is too moist, which 

 will hold its growth away into the winter. I should always 

 use care to keep away from that sort of soil, to avoid win- 

 ter injury to the trees, to which they are susceptible. 



A Member. I would like to ask the Professor one ques- 

 tion: For Western Massachusetts do you think there is 

 anything ahead of the old Baldwin as a commercial apple? 



Mr. Wilder. I will say No at once, with this possible 

 qualification : If you can learn how to control that brown 

 spot, which is prevalent now in some other parts of the 

 state. Generally speaking I think as a statement that is 

 safe. The Baldwin apple is going to be grown in the north- 

 western United States and while we know it is grown every- 

 where, there is nobody that can compete with the northeast- 

 ern United States in its production. It grows well in north- 

 ern Pennsylvania, at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,000 feet; 

 from Wellsborough north to the New York line, in north- 

 eastern New York. It is all high land, and the Baldwin 

 does pretty well when you get it at high altitudes. It will 



