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bear as regularlj^ and as well as in an orchard where different 

 varieties are brought into close contact ? " 



Mr. Hale: "In answer to that, of course the apple 

 orchards of western New York which they planted twenty-five 

 to thirty years ago when the Baldwin was the one main apple 

 throughout Niagara county and through that region ought to 

 afford some information, and they do. Some of those orchards 

 have done well. There are orchards, however, which were 

 planted solid with Baldwins which have failed for ten years in 

 succession to get a perfect crop of fruit. There have been 

 years and years when they had very few apples indeed, and I 

 think the best orchardists are adopting the plan of introducing 

 other varieties into their orchards." 



The President: "I think that may be true of some 

 kinds, but I do not think it is so with the Baldwin. I have 

 had them year after year with good, full crops. I don't think 

 it makes any difference." 



Mr. E. Hoyt: "There is another apple that I might 

 speak of, and that is the McDonough Red. The trees of 

 that variety that fruited for us produced an apple of fine 

 appearance. It is a fine, heavy bearer, bears young, and 

 produces a fine dark red apple. It is a beautiful apple, and 

 compares well with the Jonathan. It is as good in color as 

 that apple but I don't think as good a keeping apple. I do 

 not think it will keep as well in this climate as it will further 

 north, but certainly the fruit is a beautiful apple, and the tree 

 is a good grower." 



The President: "We have on our list of speakers for 

 this afternoon Mr. J. Clarence Harvey, of New York, editor 

 of the "Fruitman's Guide," who will give us 'The Connect- 

 ing Link Between Fruit Growing and Fruit Selling.'" 



"THE CONNECTING LINK" 



Mr. Harvey: "It has been said of a man who never 

 suggested evil, Mr. President, that he could always suggest a 

 remedy. Now, while it is not in my power to tell you what 

 spraying mixture you should use, or what fertilizer you should 



