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It is recognized Ihat some growers as far north as Ne"vr 

 York may dissent from this vicAv. but I have yet to see the- 

 Grimes grown at its best in the Rhode Island Greening re- 

 gion. The tendency for a considerable percentage of the 

 fruit to be undersized when grown there is one of the prime 

 reasons why it can not compete commercially with that 

 grown under more favorable conditions. Besides, it is of- 

 ten not up to the standard in color. 



The tendency of the tree to make unsatisfactory growth- 

 may be overcome in some measure if planted in soil to which 

 it is adapted. It should never be planted o^ii a light or thin- 

 soil, neither on a stiff soil. The tree maintains its best 

 growth on a well drained fertile, moist soil, and under such 

 conditions is a very desirable variety in its region. Good' 

 air drainage is essential. Lack of it makes necessary the e- 

 liminaHon of many soil areas that would otherwise be desir- 

 able. Its excellent dessert quality makes Grimes a favorite- 

 sort both for family and for commercial use. For a spec- 

 ial box trade it is especially valuable. 



Even as far south as Pennsylvania the Grimes is less har- 

 dy than some other sorts. It is very susceptible to collar 

 rot, and the feeling prevails that a block of Grimes will 

 show many "skips'' as early as 15 to 20 years from plant- 

 ing. 



romp: beattty soils 



Rome Beauty bears the same relation to the Grimes in 

 soil requirements as Baldwin does to the Rhode Island 

 Greening in their respective regions. There is. however, 

 something of an overlapping of regions. That is, the Bald- 

 win extends farther south in adaptation than the Rhode 

 Island Greening: and the Rome Beauty extends as far 

 north as the Grimes. But this intra-regional overlap- 

 ping of Rome Beauty and Baldwin is largely a matter of 

 dove-tailing due to variations in elevation. Thus in south- 

 ern Pennsylvania as te Baldwin in its southerly extension 

 seeks its soil at higher ehivations to offset the climatic 

 changes, so does Rome Beauty in its northern extension 

 seek the same soil at a lower elevation for the same rea- 

 son. 



The Baldwin tends to become a fall variety with in- 

 creasing distance south ,and where this tendency is suf- 

 ficiently pronounced to materially lessen its desirability 



