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cy of growth does not develope satisfactorily on sandy soils, 

 but succeeds best on a moist yet well drained soil, i. e., the 

 light Rhode Island Greening soils a soil capable of main- 

 taining such supply of moisture that the tree receives no 

 check at the approach of drouth. But the fruit grown on 

 soils so heavy lacks clearness of skin, and the appearance 

 of the apple is marred by the greenish look extending far 

 up the sides from the blossom end, and the lack of well de- 

 veloped color which makes this fruit at its best very at- 

 tractive. Hence the problem is to balance these two oppo- 

 site tendencies as well as possible, and the soil of the fol- 

 lowing description seems best to do this. Light mellow 

 loam, the sand content thereof being medium rather than 

 fine, thus constituting an open textured loam rather than a 

 fine loam. The subsoil should be of the same textvire or 

 only slightly heavier, in no case being heavier than a very 

 light plastic clay loam. The soil must be brought to a pro- 

 ductive condition. Subsoils inclining toward stiffness in 

 structure should be carefully avoided. 



FALL PIPPIN SOILS 



Soils adapted to the Fall Pippin are somewhat widet 

 in range than those described for Northern Spy and Tomp- 

 kins King. In fact, this variety may be very successfully 

 groAvn on the soils described for both the Tompkins King 

 and the Northern Spy. It is preferable, however, that the 

 surface soil be a fine loam rather than the open textured 

 loam described for the Tompkins King. 



GRII\rES GOLDEN SOILS 



The Grimes is so similar to the Rhode Island Greening 

 in soil adaptation that a separate description of the soils 

 best for this variety will not be given. The Grimes has 

 been so profitable in some districts under certain conditions 

 of soil and climate, however, that its desirability for gener- 

 al planting has been widely heralded; and as a result this 

 variety is now being planted in some sections with too lit- 

 tle discrimination, with reference to both soil and climate. 



The best general guide is to plant Grimes where the 

 Rhode Island Greening tends to become a fall apple. This 

 would eliminate it as a Massachusetts sort. That is, the 

 Rhode Island Greening soil, located far enough south for 

 that variety to be undesirable for extensive planting, is 

 well adapted to and may well be utilized for the Grimes. 



