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meeting and for the hospitality with which they have entertained 

 the members during its continuance. 



Mr. Metcalf. I am not satisfied that the thanks in relation to 

 this session shall be all on one side, and in behalf of this commu- 

 nity, and this town, I thank this Society for meeting with us, and 

 for the good which I am sure your meeting will do. 



Mr. Metcalf, in behalf of the ladies of Monmouth, then ex- 

 tended an invitation to the members of the Society and others 

 present, to partake of a supper in the vestry of the church immedi- 

 ately after the adjournment of the meeting. 



Adjourned. 



MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS 



Presented at the Winter Meeting and ordered to be Printed. 



APPLES FOR THE MARKET— WHAT VARIETIES SHALL AVE RAISE? 



BY LYMAN F. ABBOTT OF WILTON. 



I do not propose to discuss this subject at much length, but 

 merely to state the result of an experiment adopted by myself last 

 winter to ascertain the views of some of our best orchardists in 

 regard to what are the best ten varieties of apples for general 

 cultivation. The experiment, though not as satisfactory in its 

 results as was hoped, gave an indication of the course which those 

 having experience in fruit-raising are following, and also elicited 

 the opinions, founded upon long experience and wide observation, 

 of those whose intelligent practice in this important branch of 

 rural economy is particularly valuable at this time, when the 

 culture of the apple is prominently before the farmers of Maine. 



The plan adopted, though perhaps not so well matured as it 

 might have been had the matter been longer considered, (and it 

 undoubtedly would have received more attention had we thought 

 of bringing the matter before the Society), was the sending of the 

 following card to a number of persons in the State who were 

 regarded as well qualified by experience to give an opinion that 

 would be a guide to the novice in the business. 



