1864. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMER. 



would scarcely put it in the list for amateurs, al- 

 though it was an excellent table apple. 



J, tf. Sliearman, of Winnebago county — The tree 

 of the Eurly Harvest is rather tendt r with me to 

 succeed well. 



W. C. Fl;igg. of Midison county — I have looked 

 over forty lists of apples from gentlemen in differ- 

 ent parts of the State, with a view to learn which 

 variety is the m'lst fr quently recommended, and 

 it is found to be the E rly Harvest. 



0. B, Galusha, of Kendall county — There is no 

 other fruit to take it-i place in its season. That is 

 why I sh:ll vote to retain it. 



J. H. Stewart, of Ad.uns county — The American 

 Pomolofrical Society has recommended it, basing 

 the recommendation n\rm lists furni.~hed them from 

 all parts of the country, and I think their recom- 

 mendations sliould stand. 



Mr. Shearman — It by no means follows that we 

 of Northern Illinois should be governed in our se- 

 lection lif varieties in our locality by what the 

 American Pomological Society may recommend. 



A. R. VVhitnev, of Lee county — I have marketed 

 about twenty bbis of tliis variety the past season, 

 from old tiees; and it is as good and hardy in the 

 nurserv with me as it is good in the orchard It 

 should be cultivated early in the season, and lei 

 alone late. 



Voted to retain it on the list. 



Yelloin June. — This apple was identified as Kirk- 

 bridge \^'^hite ; i. e. the apple on the list as Yellow 

 June is vot the Yellow June, but the above named 

 fruit, and the list was corrected in this respect. 



The Yellow Jane. — W. C. Flagg moved to add it 

 to tlie list. 



C. R. Overman, of McLean county — It is not to 

 be reco > mended because of its superior quality, 

 but because of its earlii^ess. It occupies a distinct 

 place in the season. I know of no other variety 

 to put ill its place. 



Mr. Dunlap moved to amend, recommending it 

 for further trial. It was so recommended. 



Benoni was added to the list for general cultiva- 

 tion. 



The list of Autumn Apph's was taken up. 



Makkh's Blush. — 0. B. Galijsha moved that it 

 be struck from the list for general cultivation. 



Mr. Overman — It is one of the most profitable 

 apples of the season. It will always be popular. 

 The people will have and pay for it. 



Mr. Oalusha— If the people have a depraved 

 taste, we want to correct it. This society is not 

 organized to follow public opinion, but to lead it 

 -—to educate taste. 



The Maiden's Blush is not worthy of cultivation 

 to gratify anybody's taste, 



Mr. Overman — The right estimate of the value 

 of anything is obtained by compiirison. I would 

 very much rather have the Maiden's Blush than 

 the Keswick Codlin. 



Mr. Stewart, of Adams county — We cannot give 

 up the Maiden's Blush. It is a most profitable 

 market fruit — ^a good bear r, handles well, bears 

 transportation well, and sells well when in market. 



Mr. Redfield — It is a cheat, a snare and a delu- 

 sion. 



D. Andrews — To recommend this apple is to be 

 fifty years behind the times. While it is beautiful 

 and tempting, it is worthless to any one with or- 

 dinary good taste' 



Mr. Stewart-^ We cannot ignore the popular de- 



mand. We have produced and sold thousands of 

 barrelsof them ; and the public estimation of the 

 fruit is the best test of its merit. 



Mr. Galusha — If we follow to the position taken 

 by the gentleman from Adams county, we shall 

 graft and cultivate the Milam and other worthless 

 varieties, that are good-looking and yet vile trash. 

 We musf lead public opinion and taste I again 

 urge the rejection of this apple. 



Mr. Barton, of Madison county — He had been 

 told by fruit dealers in this city that there is more 

 money in the Maiden's Blush, for shipment to Chi- 

 cago and the N^orth, than in any other variety of 

 apples. 



Mr. Flagg — Chicago contains a class of people 

 who like large and fine-colored apples, regardless 

 of their quality. 



Mr. Bragdon — The reason why Chicago people 

 pay so much for the Maiden's Blush is because they 

 are governed in their purchases largely by the 

 price asked for a fruit. Because it is fair and 

 beautiful, the dealers charge much more for it than 

 for much better apples. Because they charge more 

 nine-tenths of the consumers suppose it the best 

 the market affords, and purchase accordingly. — 

 Your best fruit goes to market without any in>truc- 

 tions to dealers as to the relative value or real 

 merit of varieties. You charge him no more for ft 

 good than for a poor variety. In nine cases out 

 of ten you do not label your fruit, so that the con- 

 sumer, who is rarely a promologist, knows nothing 

 of the indifferent-looking fruit ; and if he does hap- 

 pen to get hold of it, and wants more, he has no 

 name by which he can call it and ask for more. 

 He cannot describe it, and he takes the best offer- 

 ed him next time. Name your fruit as it goes into 

 market, make the dealer pay more for the best, and 

 insist that he ask more for it, a taste will quickly 

 be educated to distinguish between the good and 

 the indifferent. 



Mr. Bryant — ^This discussion is not one in which 

 I take mu'^h interest. It seenis to be a dispute be- 

 tween taste and profit. JtTTsa jioor but profitable 

 apple ; and whatever we may do with it, so long 

 as it will sell it will be cultivated. 

 The motion to strike from the list was lost. 

 Bowel. — Mr. Galusha — It has a reputation for 

 blighting. 1 ask for information on that point. 



Mr. Andrews, of Winnebago county — It is a fav- 

 orite apple with me. I am glad that it is brought 

 up. Where I have known it, it has been very 

 profitable — the most profitable of any apple I 

 know. It should be more cultivated than it is. It 

 does not blight where I know it. 



Mr. Murtfeldt corroborated the above statement 

 and the variety was recomended for trial. 



Holland Pippin. — Mr Galusha moved that it be 

 added to the list for general cultivation. It is su- 

 perior to the Maiden's Blush, and he wonld have 

 put it in its place if he could have got the latter 

 stricken from the list. It was added to the list. 



Dyer. — Mr. Bryant moved to add the Dyer to 

 the Hit of fall apples for amateur cultivation. He 

 spoke in very high terms of it. It was so added. 



Rawle't Janet — Mr. Dunlap moved to strike oat 

 this apple from the list of winter apples for gen- 

 eral cultivation. He had fruited it for fifteen 

 years, but had grown but one good crop of it dur- 

 ing that time. He had yet to hear of its ripening 

 well in the north part of the state, it had the ap- 

 pearance of immaturity. In the south part of the 



