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Further details of Table 2 need not be entered into 

 in this discussion. The reader can draw his own conclusions 

 from the data presented. 



Varieties for future Planting . - It is important to 

 know that varieties the growers now consider best for plant- 

 ing in their respective localities. In order to obtain op- 

 inions from the growers on this point,- the following quest- 

 ion was asked: 



"What varieties of apples would you plant if you were 

 to extend your orchard? State reason for making this choice." 

 From the nature of the case, the safest information on var- 

 ieties best suited for future planting can be obtained from 

 the growers, many of whom have been in the orchard business 

 for a long time, and have had experience with many varieties. 

 They have had opportunity to observe the behavior of variet- 

 ies, and they can estimate very accurately the commercial 

 value of a variety for their respective localities. 



There were two hundred and thirty -one answers to this 

 question. Table 3 gives a concise summary of these answers. 

 This table is made in the same way as those which precede it, 

 and it needs, therefore, no further explanation. This data 

 should be specially valuable to those who contemplate plant- 

 ing apple trees. 



