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other qualities of less importance, should all be considered. 

 Their bearing quality is of vital importance, and most va- 

 rieties are very uneven. 



The past autumn I visited the farm I formerly occupied. 

 The Baldwin apples were small and of inferior quality. 

 The Roxbury russet, the Hunt russet and Rhode Island 

 greening were of good quality and an abundant yield. The 

 comparison between them and the Baldwin the like I had 

 rarely seen before. The comparison has usually been 

 largely in favor of the Baldwin. 



At the late fair at Newburyport specimens of the Ord- 

 way apple were presented that appeared well, also a speci- 

 men of the same fruit by Mr. A. Kimball from scions from 

 Mr. Ordway's tree ; also a sample of apples, without name, 

 from Mr. Joseph Horton of Ipswich ; another variety from 

 'Mr. C. M. Kent of Newbury; another specimen from J. 

 H. Hill of Amesbury. It is hoped that some of these 

 apples will be kept and presented at the trustees' meeting 

 in June, that their quality may be known at that time and 

 compared with each other. We would also recommend 

 that scions be taken from these trees and grafted into oth- 

 er trees, as one tree is not sufficient to fully test a variety 

 of apples. 



A premium of twenty-five dollars has been offered for a 

 successful experiment in destroying the codlin moth, and 

 other worms destructive to the apple. No premium has 

 been called for, consequently no effectual remedy can be 

 expected. I have taken considerable pains to get infor- 

 mation from observation and otherwise in regard to the 

 habits of these insects, and think something might be 

 said that would be instructive to others. 



It is often said apple insects are increasing — new insects 

 are appearing. How this is we are not quite certain. It 

 was said by a wise man of old "there is nothing new un- 



