THE SELECTION OF VARIETIES 



4. It follows that no man should plant a certain 

 variety simply because it is successful in some other 

 section or state. Fruit growing in the Mississippi 

 valley states was retarded one whole decade because 

 settlers from New York and New England insisted on. 

 planting Baldwin, Spy, Rhode Island Greening and 

 the other favorites of their old homes. 



5. Nevertheless each apple grower should exercise 

 his personal prejudices as far as he can within the 

 list of varieties which will succeed in his section. A 

 man whose ideal apple is the Newtown Pippin will do 

 better growing that variety. The value of this rule 

 is commonly underestimated. 



6. Varieties should be chosen with a careful view 

 to the market which they are to reach. Cuban and 

 Southern markets can use Ben Davis to advantage; 

 the English market will pay for good Russets ; the Bos- 

 ton market wants Baldwins and the New York market 

 wants Greenings. 



7. Late-keeping winter varieties have proved most 

 profitable for the ordinary growers in recent years. 

 As a rule such varieties will be best for men who 

 grow apples on a large scale at a considerable distance 

 from their markets. 



8. On the other hand very early varieties have 

 proved most profitable for a certain number of grow- 

 ers. Usually these early varieties should be chosen for 

 growing near large markets, or wherever the grower 

 can dispose of his crop at retail. Extreme southern 

 localities which can make early shipments to northern 

 markets also find first early sorts most profitable, more 

 especially since these localities cannot grow late- 

 keeping winter stock anyway. There are certain com- 



