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boasting spirit, but simply to show the difference between 

 trees that are sprayed and those that are not sprayed. And 

 what is true of the Xorthern Spy is also true of some other 

 varieties. The Xorthern S])y is a mighty o-ood market apple, 

 and it is foolish for a man to complain on the ground that 

 he can not produce a Xorthern Spy that is tit to send to mar- 

 ket. We can get just as good Xorthern Spy apples as of the 

 other varieties if we go at it right, and there is no question 

 but the X'orthern Spy in the Xew York market, where they 

 are known, will bring good prices right along-. I know to-day 

 that I could take a hundred boxes of choice Northern Spy 

 apples, well selected, high grade fruit, and get from two to 

 three dollars a box for them, in bushel boxes. They wouldn't 

 be worth a dollar and a half a barrel if they were not perfect. 



In order to get the best returns for our fruit it is neces- 

 sar}- to grow such varieties as are in demand, and for which 

 high prices are paid for the right quality, and we must make 

 these of the right quality if we expect to make any profit in 

 the business. 



In selling oar fruit the quality and condition of it. of 

 course, count for much, and the appearance must also be 

 taken into consideration. If fruit is of the right quality and 

 properly packed in attractive packages, and if it is consigned 

 to reliable commission houses, it will, as a rule, sell for its true 

 value. For the man who is to ship to the city and sell through 

 commission houses, it is good policy to select from among 

 them some good reliable firm and consign all your fruit to 

 that house. By so doing you will establish your brand with 

 the customers of that commission house, and if you pack 

 honestly and have choice fruit, there will eventually be a 

 demand among the customers of that house for your brand 

 of apples, and your brand will always sell, but unknown marks 

 of fruit will find no one to buy. I think that is a very 

 important thing to look out for. In the fall of the year, wdien 

 apples are going to market, and especially in years when 

 there are plenty of them, sometimes good apples are sold at 

 a sacrifice, so that the owner gets little or nothing out of 

 them. I know of a case wdiere a consignment of apples w^as 

 sent to X'ew York a short time ago to a commission house, 



