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These varieties number sixteen, and even taking into considera- 

 tion the thousands of trees, and the large expanse of our orchards 

 we feel that by cutting the varieties down to eight or ten, adding 

 the number of trees on to them, the crop would be easier handled 

 and the company would receive better returns on the whole. All 

 sixteen of these varieties are of the best for a commercial orchard, 

 and so I shall make my selection from these which would be in the 

 order of ripening : 



Yellovv Transparent j .j Summer. 

 Wm. Early Red ( 



Summer Rambo Late Summer. 



Wealthy ) 

 Grimes Golden ]■ Fall 

 Jonathan ) 



Stayman Winesap | 



Rome Beauty [ Winter. 



York hnperial j 



I think that all of these varieties are adapted to your soils. 

 The Stayman Winesap that you grow over here are particularly 

 fine. I have never seen any better Staymans anywhere. They 

 are highly colored, fine in size, and the quality is excellent. 



Yellow Transparent is the first summer variety to ripen, and 

 is without any doubt the earliest to bear fruit of any of our varie- 

 ties. It even bears while in the nursery. Ours bore fruit the first 

 year set out. We gave an order to the nurserymen for Yellow 

 Transparent trees, and before they could be shipped to us, we re- 

 ceived word from them to come down and pick our fruit. This 

 variety is very profitable, but requires very careful handling. 



Williams' Early Red is a very beautiful, bright red apple. It 

 is a favorite on the eastern markets for its season. Like the Yel- 

 low Transparent and all early varieties, the skin is tender and easily 

 bruised, and is, therefore, best handled in small packages. Under 

 favorable conditions it becomes large and more than one picking 

 is required to secure the fruit in prime condition. The prices we 

 received for them were exceedingly good, and I would prefer 

 A\^illiams' Early Red to all other varieties of that season. 



Question. How often did you have to go over your Yellow 

 Transparent to get them right when picked? 



Mr. Cohill. We had to go over our Yellovv Transparents five 

 or six times last year in order to get the frtiit in prime condition. 



W. C. Tyson. What package do you use for summer apples? 



Mr. Cohill. The five-eighths basket, but we are going to also 

 try the box next year. We do not know how it will work out, but 

 we shall give it a trial. 



Mr. Nevi^comer. Which do you find the more profitable, Yel- 

 low Transparent or Williams' Early Red? 



Mr. Cohill. There is more money in the Williams' Early Red, 

 although the Yellow Transparent is certainly good. The people seem 



