| After Kieffer, it is the most desired of all pears by the canning trade. |
| Cultivated varieties seem to have been evolved, until the advent of Le Conte and Kieffer, only by cultivation and selection. |
| For many years after its introduction about 1870, Kieffer was over-praised by both fruit-growers and nurserymen. |
| Reported as hardy, blight-resistant and better than Kieffer. |
| Defending champion David Horsey is 12-1 with German Maximilian Kieffer the 9-1 favourite. |
| Bartlett and Kieffer are conspicuous leaders among varieties in number of trees and in production for the whole country. |
