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tliat class of peaches has not been planted much recently and 

 tlie market was bare of home-grown peaches. The evident 

 inclination to run to Elberta might easily lead us to the same 

 point that West Michigan reached with Hill's Chili about 2"^ 

 years ago. So hardy and profitable were the earlier plantings 

 of that kind that in our section at least for several years about 

 as many were planted as of all others together. A few years 

 later there were a few days each season when the market was 

 much overstocked and prices very low. In the peach, appear- 

 ance has much to do with its sale. What we need are other 

 kinds coming earlier and later than the Elberta and having 

 some of its qualities. It looks as if the eastern market is fol- 

 lowing the western in calling for more yellow peaches. Prob- 

 ably the Elljerta should be credited with some of this change 

 of opinion. We have fruited for three years past a variety 

 purchased for Salway, but which is not the Salway as known 

 West, that promises very good as one to carry the season 

 later. Have also been pleased with the action of Smock for 

 a late one. \\"e do, however, much need an early one, hardy, 

 and of the Crawford type. We fruited several new ones at 

 the college the past season, but all were white, and except per- 

 haps Mamie Ross, had nothing to recommend them ()\er those 

 already known. ^Ve have several yellow ones that should bear 

 the coming year, and,. I hope, fill some of the vacant spaces. 

 But in planting peaches I think we should consider proportion 

 as well as varieties. 



In apples the question takes a rather different aspect. Here 

 quality comes in partially, at least, as against quantity. \\'\\\ 

 it pay to grow quality at the risk of less quantity? I think 

 the successful result will depend on the grower. Whoever 

 will give the care needed to produce those kinds rated high in 

 (juality will make them pay well. The ordinary grower had 

 better stick to quantity, till the other man drives him out of 

 business. It must be understood that most of the better kinds 

 will require greater skill to produce them. \\'\\\\ the great 

 central West supplying quantity in almost unlimited amount 

 it is certainlv for our interest to grow more of the high-grade 

 kinds, as most of them cannot be grown in the central apple 

 states. I do not remember ever to have seen anv Ben Davis or 



