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first according to the number of orchards in which it is 

 grownj it is found in one hundred and sixty-five (out of 

 a total of two hundred and twelve) bearing orchards, which 

 is 77.83 per cent of the bearing orchards j there were 

 86,343 trees of this variety reported, which is 34.38 per 

 cent of all the trees of all varieties in the old orchards; 

 seventy-seven growers placed this variety first in rank, 

 forty placed it second, thirty-four placed it third, five 

 placed it fourth, seven placed it fifth, one placed it 

 sixth, and one grower placed this variety eighth in com- 

 mercial importance, in like manner the reader may run 

 through the entire table and find the rank of any given 

 variety. 



