ng in Minnesota.

DISCUSSION LED BY PROF. RICHARD WELLINGTON, UNIVERSITY FARM.

Mr. Sauter: I want to set out 500 trees; what kind shall I set out? I
live at Zumbra Heights.

Mr. Wellington: I would prefer some of the more experienced growers to
speak on that question, but going over the recommendations of over 160
growers the Wealthy is recommended in practically all cases in
preference to the other varieties. We know, however, that the Wealthy
needs pollen from other varieties for fertilization of the blossom, so
it would be foolish to put out 500 Wealthys. It is better to mix in some
of the other varieties. If I was planting an orchard, probably
seventy-five per cent. of the apples would be Wealthys.

Mr. Sauter: And what next?

Mr. Wellington: Well, that depends altogether on your market. If you can
handle the Duchess apple, work the Duchess in; or if you wanted a few
late apples, work in some of the other varieties.

Mr. Sauter: Isn't the Okabena better than the Duchess?

Mr. Wellington: It is a little later.

Mr. Richardson: Four days later.

Mr. Wellington: That would be my recommendation. I would put in the
majority of the trees Wealthys and then work in some other varieties
according to your market.

Mr. Sauter: Isn't the Malinda and the Northwest Greening all right?

Mr. Wellington: The Northwest Greening seems to be especially valuable
in certain parts of the state. In some parts they winter injure, but it
is a good late variety.

Mr. Sauter: How is the Malinda?

Mr. Wellington: Malinda is all right excepting in quality. It is lacking
in quality.

Mr. Sauter: Is it a good seller?

Mr. Wellington: I couldn't tell you about that. Some of these other
gentlemen could give you information on that point. It tastes more like
cork than anything else, but after the other apples are gone we are not
so particular about it.

Mr. Dunlap: The speaker brought out one point that we tested out a great
many years ago in Illinois, and I suppose it is really an important one
here, and that is the protection against the winds with shelter-belts.
Now, at the University of Illinois they planted out some forty acres to
test that with all the varieties they could get together, and they
planted spruce trees not only on the outside of the orchard but they
planted them in through the orchard, dividing the orchards up into ten
acre plots. Quite a number of the early planters of apples in Illinois
also put windbreak