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tosh. The Duchess, Wagener and Transparent arc all used extensively as 

 fillers and are of about equal importance. Growers expressed considerable 

 dissatisfaction with the filler system and it is not being used on many of 

 the new plantings. 



Many growers were unable to state the exact number of fillers, but it is 

 estimated that the figures given are about 75 per cent correct, wliich would 

 bring the total number of fillers to approximately 100,000 trees. 



Principal Varieties 



Over 100 varieties were reported by the growers visited, the number of each 

 variety varying from one to several thousand. The number of varieties for 

 which there is a definite market is limited, and there is a strong tendency on 

 the part of the larger growers to limit production to four or five standard 

 varieties. Most of the minor varieties have been planted in small orchards 



