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SAVEET APPLES 



A wonderful change has come about in this class of ap- 

 ples. Primarily, as we are told in old horticultural books^ 

 they were planted to furnish feed for the hogs (and too 

 many of us today have had to send odd sweet varieties along^ 

 the same line). They were also useful, to a certain extent, 

 in well made ciders and vinegars for their high sugar con- 

 tent made them very useful from a scientific standpoint ; for 

 sugars pass to alcohol and alcohol to acetic acid. Then 

 baked sweet apples (and cream) were high in favor and 

 very staple in the farmhouse menu and certainly formed on-i 

 of the connecting links to the old farmhome in the mind of 

 the city man or woman. 



Now, for baking, the more acid apples have the (call) 

 leading place. Next we find the sweet apples acting as a 

 buffer to keep the boys and city boarder away from the 

 more valuable or saleable sorts. 



Seriously, however, two varieties look commereially 

 good at present, if well grown. Sweet Bough for summer 

 use, and Tolman Sweet for a long winter demand. Good 

 prices are being received for these varieties today. 



McINTOSH 



This is the one apple which is proving a close rival to 

 Baldwin in the plantings of today. 



This is the apple for the special grower, and I believe 

 it is a mistake to have such quantities set out as is now be- 

 ing done. 



It is impossible for me to imagine a variety which car- 

 ries more of the requisites of a fine dessert apple than does 

 Mcintosh. Color, flavor, size, texture of flesh, aroma, and 

 shape are all good. It is a strong growing tree after a few 

 years and comes into bearing young and is the one apple to 

 consider an annual bearer when the very best methods of 

 care and culture are practiced. 



Its great failing is its susceptibility to fungous troubles. 

 When orchards have been planted on the filler system rhis 

 is the variety which is destined to upset many well laid 

 plans. 



We marketed the first apples of this variety September 

 25, and have with us (March 14) a plate kept in ordinary- 

 storage which is far from being too bad. 



