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type, but he does not cross with another breed. 

 Instead, by continuous selection of the type 

 wanted, he wiU ultimately build up a herd of 

 the desired type If the Winesap suits the soil 

 but does not suit the orchardist, then he has the 

 family of Winesaps to choose from, such as 

 Black Twig, Kinnaird's Choice, Stayman's 

 Winesap, etc. 



If the Ben Davis suits the soil, but the name 

 js distasteful to the grower, as it is to some, 

 then choose Black Ben or Gano. 



The successful fruit grower of the future 

 must pay more attention to the selection of the 

 soil, and its adaptability to certain varieties. 

 We find whole orchards of Ben Davis being 

 planted where Baldwins would succeed, and 

 vice versa, as well as many other varieties that 

 might be mentioned. In the future it will not 

 be enough to simply know that pears grow best 

 on clay, while peaches succeed best on sandy Qr 

 gravelly soil, but we shall all come to recognize 

 the adaptability of certain soils to certain varie- 

 ties of apples, just as surely as we have for 

 years, the adaptability of 'the various varieties 

 of strawberries to certain soil. RecognitioB 

 of this fact has been more general by the grow- 

 ers of strawberries tihian by the growers of tibe 

 tr« frtiits, perhaps, on account of die fre- 



