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is something which stands out as apparent to the eye at one*? 

 without any statistical measurement. I do not see, however, 

 to what degree one can accept this and yet bar out any fac- 

 tor which might have to do with yield, which variation could 

 not be determined save by statistical records. Why is not 

 ability to produce a large amount of fruit just as important 

 a bud variation as ability to produce no fruit or ability to 

 produce a leaf which is smooth along the edges or one which 

 is serrated, or ability to produce a white-splashed leaf com- 

 pared with one which is totally green, or the ability to pro- 

 duce foliage like Weir's Cut-leaf Maple in comparison with 

 the ordinarj^ Maple. We have accepted these differences 

 because they appeal to the eye, but there are plenty of dif- 

 ferences which cannot be determined except by some statis- 

 tical basis of measurement and they are frequently of more 

 economic value than those which are so readily accepted. 

 Of all purposes for which fruit trees are grown there is none 

 which is of more importance than that of ability to produce 

 fruit. In other words, we do not, in my judgment, grow an 

 apple tree in order that it may be a nice looking tree, in or- 

 der that it may have good shape, in order that it may be 

 pleasing to us when we look at it. We grow an apple tree 

 for the production of apples which can be used as human 

 food. We may for a time be able to produce apples which 

 are exquisite in appearance, which are valuable for table 

 decoration only, but I affirm that such a business will in- 

 evitably be over-done and that the prime object and the one 

 upon which the buiness is based is that of producing applet 

 for human consumption, and those who undertake to go into 

 the fancy grade alone, for the production of apples merely 

 for showing, will frequently find their business is quickly 

 over-done ; there is some room for this, but in my mind, a 

 commercial apple orchard is planted solely for the produc- 

 tion of apples for human consumption, and the great body 

 of the consumers are the workers who can pay only a certain 

 price and above that price apples become a luxury and not 

 an article of food and the demand is curtailed. Therefore, 



