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set apart a fund for investigating this field, and particularly the 

 latter, with a view to its enlargement. It has been my pleasure 

 and privilege to come into practical contact with Prof. W. A. 

 Taylor, under whose special direction some of these investiga- 

 tions are being made. We cooperated in the shipment to Eng- 

 land last fall of Bartlett and Kieffer pears, packed under the 

 supervision of a government inspector, with results, that in the 

 latter case especially, were most flattering. It looks to-day as 

 though we had found a market in Europe for some of the 

 dreaded surplus of Kieffers, about 4,000 barrels of which, dur- 

 ing the past season, have sold at good prices in the market of 

 the United Kingdom. Perhaps it may yet prove a fairly profit- 

 able, if not satisfactory, substitute for the rapidly degenerating 

 Eastern Bartlett of fragrant memory. It certainly looks, too, as 

 though we were going to give a large place, in both home and 

 foreign markets, to the Ben Davis apple, about which some of 

 the horticulturists grumble so fiercely. In this season of 

 Eastern shortage of red fruit, it is proving itself a wonderful 

 seller in all the markets of this country and Europe. 



It is not the purpose of this paper to say "what to grow and 

 what not. The markets of the world want the best, and will 

 always pay a fair price for it. The commercial instinct is 

 strong, and markets clamor for what will sell best. It were 

 well to remember that in the development of new varieties an 

 eye should be had to all the essentials that make for success. 

 On these latter we may honestly differ, but all will agree that 

 the higher the level of production of anything, and the more 

 honestly it be marketed, the greater the chance for success and 

 profit to all concerned. 



(Vice-President Sternberg was called to the chair.) 

 Mr. Foster: Now Mr. President, I would be very glad, if 

 there are any questions along our line of business, to answer 

 them if I can. It is very hard to either prepare a paper or to 

 make an impromptu address upon the subject of what the markets 

 require. The markets require so much, and such a variety of 

 produce, that it is very hard for any distributor to say what is 

 best, or what should be done, or what should not be done, but 

 if there are any of you gentlemen who would like to ask me 

 specific questions which I can answer, I shall be very glad 

 indeed to give you any information I have. I may say that of 



