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Second sheet, Variety Carbough.

Storage notes:  Crop 1927. Picked 9/21/27  Out of storage 12/8/27
Exam 12/10/27.  Does not seem to have improved much
since notes made  9/26.  Still firm but eating ripe.
Very mild subacid, nearly neutral, flat and lacking
in quality - not above fair. Reexam. 12/20/27. Had
advanced in maturity until nearly if not quite
sweet.  While lacking richness, it was rather pleasant
and at least good in quality - but unattractive.
Crop of 1928.  Picked 10/23. Out of storage 4/17/29.  Exam. 6/4/29
Probably in office refrigerator meanwhile.  Ground - 
color then given as yellow, most of spec. had decayed
considerably. Glesh white. coarse grain, quite juicy, fair in quality- nearly or quite sweet past prime condition.

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong (average) weak.  Size:
Exceptionally large (average) small.

Foliage: Very abundant (normal) scanty.  Leaves: Very large
medium small; Color: Light dark normal.

Habit of Growth:  Very (upright) roundish broad flat (spreading.)
Central leader: (Partially retained) disappeared.

Branching:
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very (medium slender)
stout; Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping. Nothing characteristic
Twigs: (Many) medium few; Medium (slender) stout; Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; (Willowy).
Spurs: Very many medium (few);  Very medium slender stout;
½ - 1 - 2 - 3 inch; Mostly branched unbranched;
Spur twigs: Few medium many; Terminal bearing mostly
considerable slight none
Mostly terminal bearing

General aspect of tree: Medium slender open dense stocky
grower; Top round much broader narrower than tall.
Willow twig habit of growth (see below)

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted Several    Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:
In 1926 orchard note book reference was
made to Rome Beauty type of growth
and blossoms.

        