The Twelve Best Market Apples

At the recent State Fair tliere were premiums for the best 12 yarieties of apples. The three lists giyen below compiïsed tlie varieties taking premiums, giving a Buooeasion during the usual season; productiveness, suitable size, handling qualitics, and general attractiveness being tlie leading considerations : First Premium - Hed Canada, lïaldwin, II. I. Greening, Peck's Pleasant, Golden Russet, Roxbury Kusset, Westfield Seek-no-further, Jonathan, Northern Spy, Porter, Belmont, Fameuse or Snow. Second Premium - Red Canada, Wagener, R. I. Greening, Golden Russet, Northern Spy, Baldwin, Peck's Pleasant, King, Svvaar, Ilubbardston Nonesueh, Maiden's Blush, Jonathan. Tlürd Premium - Northern Spy, Red Canada, Baldwia, li. I. Greening, Golden Russet, Jonathan, Grimes' (Jolden, Maiden's Blush, Jeft'ries, Garden Boyal, King, Westfield Seek-no-further. Class 4 was best siannarket varieties, and the premiums were distributed to the following lists : First Premium - Red Canada, Northern ,Spy, R. I. Greening, Baldwin, Jona than, Golden Russet. Second l'remium - Red Canada,Northorn Spy, R. I. Greening, Baldwin, Jonathan, Peck's Pleasant. Third Premium - Red llanada, Baldwin, Wagener, (Jolden Russet, I'eck's Pleasant, Maiden's Bluah. For the most valuable and best grown single variety of apples for market purposes the Red Canada was flrst, the Northern Spy second, and the Baldwin third. These lists are boiled down to the very essence of apple-cultnre. Now, don't ask, "What apples shall I plant ?" but look at and study the above lists.