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to be manufactured into cider. This unusual and untimely rot- 
ting caused by the sudden appearance of this fungus in a new 
role at once put all scabby apples, even those but slightly affected, 
into disrepute. The price dropped so low that in many cases it 
would have been money lost to pick and barrel them, and they 
were shaken from the trees and sold to evaporators at a very 
small price compared with what they would have been. worth 
had there not been danger from loss on account of this rot. 
At the same time the demand and price for good, clean apples 
increased, and growers who had any to sell realized a good profit 
for their thorough spraying and the extra work. 
During October, when the greatest amount of damage was 
done, many of the newspapers of western New York contained 
articles indicating the severity of the disease and the alarm it 
was causing. 
[From ‘* The Democrat & Chronicle ’’ of Rochester, Oct. 15, 1902.] 
“MUCH DAMAGE FROM FUNGUS TO APPLES OF MANY 
ORCHARDS. 
“A prominent fruit grower in Orleans county stated yesterday 
that the fungus on Greenings was doing great damage and bring- 
ing severe loss to many buyers, especially where stored in the 
ordinary storehouses, but that those put in cold storage ware- 
houses, thus far, have kept well. North of Albion apples have 
been in some instances so badly affected with the fungus, they 
have been sold to the dry houses for comparatively small value. 
The question, said he, is, if the fungus is impairing apples now, 
what can be expected Jater in the season? Baldwins are not 
affected, but many other varieties are to some degree. The cause 
of the fungus is thought certainly to be from the unusually wet 
suminer, HA Fe VE St 
{From “ The Union & Advertiser’’ of Rochester, Oct. 22, 1902.] 
“APPLES DECAYING. 
“ RATHER BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS DISCOVERED BY WoLcoTrr DEALERS. 
“Woxcort, N. Y., Oct. 22.—The apple dealers of Wolcott are a 
badly discouraged lot these days over the rapid decay of apples 
which they have placed in storage. Early in the season the 
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