FALL AND WINTER PEARS 



F^INE-SKINNED, smooth Bartletts still 

 seem to hold their own for the lare 

 summer and fall trade. The heavy yield 

 of these trees, and tne ready market which 

 they find, makes them a profitable pear to 

 grow. Bartletts are not by any means '.he 

 best pears for home use, for the common 

 Sackel, Flemish Beauty, and many dwarf 

 varieties far surpass them in my estimation, 

 but owing to the handsome appearance of 

 the former fruits they will always command 

 good prices. The buying public still judge 

 of fruits largely from their outside appear- 

 ance. The Bartletts are juicy and sweet, 

 but one soon sickens of them if plenty are 

 to be had.' They ripen so rapidly, and then 

 become so soft and squashy, that one must 

 use haste in selling them. They should be 

 pulled off the tree when quite green, and al- 

 lowed to ripen in a dark room to get the 

 best results. 



The old Flemish Beautys are bright, red- 

 cheeked pears with a dark, greenish color, 

 but of late years they crack open and spoil 

 in many sections, so that they are unfit for 

 market use. The flavor of these pears is 

 delicious, and beyond comparison. They 

 never sold very well in the general market. 



and of late years their cracked surfaces have 

 caused them to fall into greater disfavor. 

 Those who know them, however, would al- 

 ways prefer one to almost any other variety 

 of pear, cracks and all included. The cause 

 of this cracking open of the fruit must be 

 due to the soil in some way, but the weather 

 is partly responsible for their injury. In 

 very wet seasons the cracking is a great deal 

 worse than at other times. 



The Anjous come in later in the season, 

 and owing to their tough skins are enabled 

 to stand inclement weather. They are very 

 seldom knotty and cracked, and they sell 

 pretty well in the average market. They 

 are abundant producers, and should not be 

 neglected in any orchard. The stings of 

 insects cannot injure these pears as much as 

 the Bartletts or Flemish Beautys. for their 

 skins are so tough and thick that the stings 

 hardly penetrate through to the meat of the 

 fruits. 



Good fall and winter pears are always in 

 demand, and owing to the small quantity 

 grown the prices are generally high. They 

 should be ready for market just at the close 

 of the season for summer fruit. This is 

 generally when the grape supply is begin- 



