trade, or for culinary and general
table use; whether the trees are to be permanent and long lived, or
temporary and used as fillers; whether the earliest possible income is
desired or whether this is to be secondary to the future development
of the orchard; whether the stock of the particular variety is strong
or weak growing; whether the variety is high, medium, or low as to
quality; and whether the market is to be local, distant, or export.

The following tables were originally compiled by Professor C.S. Wilson
of Cornell University. They have been slightly revised and modified
for our purpose. We believe that they are essentially correct and that
they will be a safe guide for the reader to follow in his selection of
varieties:

GENERAL MARKET APPLES DESSERT OR FANCY TRADE
COMMERCIAL BOX WELL

Baldwin McIntosh
Ben Davis Northern Spy
Hubbardson Fameuse
Northern Spy Wagener
King Grimes Golden
Rome Beauty Yellow Newton
Oldenburg Red Canada
Alexander King
Twenty Ounce Sutton
Winesap Hubbardson
York Imperial Esopus Spitzenburg

CULINARY AND GENERAL TABLE USE

Rhode Island Greening Grimes Golden
Gravenstein Twenty Ounce
Newtown Yellow Bellflower
Alexander Oldenburg
Tolman Sweet Sweet Winesap

GOOD PERMANENT GOOD TEMPORARY
TREES TREES--FILLERS

Baldwin McIntosh
Rhode Island Greening Wealthy
Northern Spy Wagener
McIntosh Rome Beauty
*King Oldenburg
*Twenty Ounce Jonathan
*Hubbardson Alexander
Alexander Twenty Ounce
Rome Beauty Hubbardson

* When this variety is set as a permanent tree it should be top
worked on a hardier stock, such as Northern Spy.

Age at which variety may be expected to begin to fruit. (Add