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Mr. Rriggs. I wouldliave the large bulk of my apples Baldwins, 

 .but 1 also want some other varieties. I do not like to eat one kind 

 all the time. 



Mr. Leland. For the last five or six 3'ears if my Russets had been 

 Baldwins it would have made $1000 difference with me each year. 

 If I could get $8 a barrel for Russets by keeping them, it would pay, 

 but it will not now, as they are only worth a trifle more than Bald- 

 wins. There is not such a market for Russets as there used to be. 

 I would give $1000 if I could change my Russets to Baldwins. 



Mr. Nelson. In my soil Baldwins have been a success, and I can 

 raise all varieties of apples except Bellflowers and Roxbury Rus- 

 sets. I would like to ask Mr. Whittier if he considers the Russets 

 a worm gatherer? The Baldwin with me is quite free from worms. 



Mr. Whittier Yes, sir, Russets may be more liable to be at- 

 tacked by worms than the Baldwins, but I think not to any great ex- 

 tent. They are both worse than the Northern Spy and Bellflower. 



Mr. Nelson. What is 3'our idea of the Hubbardston Nonsuch as 

 an apple for profit and as one which is free from the ravages of the 

 codlin moth, in comparison with our present standard varieties? 



Mr. Whittier. I have never raised enough of them to judge 

 competently. 



Mr. Nelson. My experience is tliat the Hubbardston is free from 

 the ravages of the codlin moth. 



Mr. Leland. Mr. Blossom referred to the matter of drainage. 

 How dry must the land be in order not to necessitate drainage ? Will 

 land on a side-hill with gentle slope which is sufficiently dry for til- 

 lage have to be drained for orcharding? 



Mr. Blossom. It makes a difference in the situation of the land. 

 The piece spoken of was formerly cultivated and sloped gentl}' to 

 the north with the trees sixteen by twenty-six feet apart. I have 

 never drained much land that was dry. I don't know as I care how 

 wet a piece is, if it is good strong land and I can drain it. 



Mr. Atherton. What kind of drain do you use? 



Mr. Blossom. I build my own drains out of boards 



Mr. Atherton. Why not use a rock drain? 



Mr. Blossom. Because a rock drain fills up so fast, and a board 

 drain will last so much longer. 



Mr. Briggs. There is one point in relation to raising Russets. 

 They must be carefully protected so they will not shrink and wrinkle. 



Mr. True. At what distance apart do you set 3'our trees? 



