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Mr. Gouid. Paragon is too much like Arkansas, in that it is 

 generally a very shy bearer. The fruit is also very much like 

 Arkansas in every respect. It is very dilTicult to tell them apart. 



Mr. Newcomer. How about Akin? 



Mr. Gould. I do not know anything in particular about that 

 apple. It is an unknown possibility for this section. It is a very 

 pretty apple, red in color and good quality. I never have seen it 

 from this section and do not know how it would be here. 



C. J. Tyson. How about Magnate to replace Stark? 



Mr. Gould. It is too early. It ripens earlier than Jonathan 

 does. A very excellent apple where it is well adapted. 



W. C. Tyson. What do you know of Ewalt? 



Mr. Gould. It is one of the old ai)ples that has been grown 

 over a large section of the country. A pretty good variety, but I 

 think there are enough other varieties as good, or better. 



W. C. Tyson. It is largely grown in Bedford county, and 

 they regard it out there very higlily as a market apple. 



Mr. Cohill. How about Alaiden's Blush? 



Mr. Gould. I have already mentioned that variety in connec- 

 tion with several other widely grown and generally valuable, early 

 sorts. 



Sutton Beauty would be a consideration to add to the winter 

 season. I do not know of this variety anywhere in this state but 

 in New York it has been planted more or less in recent years and 

 it is apparentlv growing in popularity in that state. It of course 

 does not follow that it would be of value in this section but its 

 possibilities are worth consideration. 



Lankford, a Delaware seedling that originated nearly 70 years 

 ago has become quite widely disseminated though it is not exten- 

 sively grown. It may have some possibilities as a winter variety 

 for this section. 



With these other winter varieties I have mentioned, if I could 

 find evidence that they were well adapted to my location, I should 

 be inclined to drop York Imperial from my list as it isn't quite good 

 enough in cjuality to conform to my standards and add one or more 

 of these other sorts. I know that is a good deal like throwing a 

 bomb and I may be slandering your most profitable variety. The 

 fact still remains, however, that it does not rank very high in 

 quality. 



We might go on in this way almost indefinitely but time for- 

 l^ids anything further than to enumerate some of the varieties that 

 are now attracting attention which have unknown possibilities for 

 this section but which are worth testing. Perhaps in such an 

 enumeration Delicious should head the list because of its widely 

 advertised qualities and its recognized merit under suitable condi- 

 tions. King David is its counterpart. Oliver Red under the name 

 Senator has also been considerably advertised and planted but the 

 tree is too susceptible to disease to recommend it. Likewise Col- 

 lins Red has been disseminated widely under the name Chaiiipion 

 and while this is productive and beautiful in appearance, it is too 

 poor in quality to commend it to discriminating planters. The last 



