EASTMAN 
HEN Apples are scarce, it doesn't make much difference what 
W kind you have to sell. 
But when everyone has Apples to sell, it makes a whole 
lot of difference. 
In the fall of 191 1, thousands of bushels of Apples rotted on the 
ground in Iowa. People said the reason was that "Apples were plenty." 
But that doesn't tell the story. While these thousands of bushels of 
fruit were going to decay in Iowa orchards, there were several varie- 
ties of Apples that were selling in the Minneapolis and Chicago markets 
for $3.50 to $4.50 a barrel. 
At the top of the list of these Apples stood the Eastman, on account 
of its large and uniform size, attractive color and delicious quality. 
In direct competition with the best Apples the world produces, the 
Eastman stood the favorite. 
The Eastman is a late fall Apple. The five reasons it is the favorite 
for commercial orchards are: 
First. The fruit is large and uniform in size; there are no culls. 
No grading is necessary to put high-class fruit on the market. 
Second. It has an attractive color. The color alone would sell it 
in competition with most other sorts. 
Third. While it is a late fall Apple it will, under ordinary condi- 
tions, keep fully a month longer than the Wealthy. 
Fourth. Many Apple trees that would otherwise be profitable 
have the bad fault of dropping the fruit just as it is ripening. The 
Eastman Apples cling to the tree until they arc picked. 
Fifth. It has a delicious flavor, the memory of which easily induces 
the Apple-buyer to pay the top of the market for another taste. 
