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the class name of " citranges." They have been given the variety names of Rusk 

 and Willits. They are described in detail and illustrated with colored drawings. 



The Rusk is from U to 2 in. in diameter and 1 1 to L| in. high. It is considered 

 too sour to be eaten out of hand bul is very palatable with BUgar. It has a bitter 

 Savor and is considered valuable for making "citrangeade," similar to Lemonade, or 

 lor use as a breakfasl fruit. It may also !>■• used for pies, preserves, marmalades, 

 and genera] culinary purposes. The Willits, while similar in general appearance, 



see a distinct flavor fr thai <>t" the Rusk, having more nearly the character 



and flavor of the lemon. 



These fruits have withst I a temperature of from L5 to L8 !•'. above zero and in 



one instance a minimum tempera tun- of 6 without injury. It is believed that they 

 may be grown without protection throughout South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 

 Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, parts of Tennessee and Texas; also parts of Wash- 

 ington, Oregon, northern California, Arizona, and possibly New Mexico; and will 

 prove of value mainly as a home fruit for cultivation throughout the Southern 

 Mate- w here the sweet orange, the lemon, and lime can not be grown. 



The tangelo is a name given to a new class of loose-skinned citrus fruits obtained 

 by crossing tangerines with the pomelo. A variety originated in this group, called 

 the Sampson, is described and illustrated. The tangelo is about midway in size 

 between its 2 parents. It has a sprightly acid flavor but is rather sweeter than the 

 pomelo with a slightly bitter taste. "Its most pronounced characters, however, are 

 the Looseness of the rind and the ease with which the segments can be separated." 

 The flavor is considered excellent, and it is believed it will become very popular 

 as a breakfasl fruit 



Two new tangerine oranges have been obtained by crossing the Dancey tangerine 

 with pollen of the Parson Brown orange. The fruits obtained from these crosses 

 differ from other varieties of tangerines primarily in being larger, earlier, and more 

 highly flavored. The variety given the name of Weshart uniformly colored up and 

 ripened about 2 weeks earlier than the Dancey tangerine. The fruit of the variety 

 given the name of Trimble is slightly larger than the Weshart tangerine hut not 

 quite equal to it in flavor. The rough, humpy appearance of the Trimble serves to 

 distinguish it from other tangerines. 



It is believed that these i' tangerines will prove superior to the Dancey in nearly 

 every respect. They are recommended for culture wherever tangerines are now 

 brown. Neither these tangerines nor the tangelo previously described are more 

 hardy than the ordinary pomelo and tangerine and therefore can be grown only in 

 the districts where such fruits succeed. Detailed descriptions are given of the fruit 

 and trees of both these new varieties of tangerines. 



An apple orchard survey of Wayne County, New York. I, The apple 

 industry, <i. F. Warren | New York CornellSla. Bul. .':>;, pp. .'.".> 862, pi. l t fig*. 

 This Burvey was undertaken under the direction of John Craig. In the survey every 

 orchard in Walworth Township as large as 1 acre in extent was personally inspected. 

 In the remaining townships of the county only orchards 61 5 acres in extent or over 

 were visited. Wayne County is one of the leading counties in fruit production in the 



State. 



The data secured in this survey cover such matters as methods of tillage, the use 

 of fertilizers, pruning spraying, number of trees per acre, distance apart, age of the 

 orchard-, soil-, drainage, elevations and exposures, whether the orchard was rented 

 or managed by the owner, varieties of apples grown, most prevalent diseases and 

 insect enemies, yields markets, and prices 



In all, 574 orchards containing 3,761 acres were examined in Wayne County during 

 the summer of 1903. The total apple area in the county is about 21,000 acres or 6.9 

 per cent of the improved farm land. The most prominent varieties grown are Bald- 



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