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THE DAVEY APPLE 



There v/as considerable interest in thr? new Davjy (Davenport 25) 

 apple at the rocont fruit meeting at W~rcestcr. This variety has b'^en 

 under observation at tho Exp-;riment Station for ton years and has cropped 

 for four or five years. It originated v.-ith 3, i.. Davenport of Korth 

 Grafton from a Mcintosh seed but it shov;s few Mcintosh characters. The 

 tree has some faint resemblance to Wealthy but as a conmercial variety 

 its possibilities are as a replacement for Baldwin, 



Its habit of ^ro'.v'th is uprij^ht spreading, better than Early 

 Mcintosh, not as good as Milton or Mcintosh, £tnd no worse than i/.ealthy, 

 Yn'o have not observed its behavior in a tost wintor. No signs of winter 

 injury have been Sf>on aiid wo feel quite confident that it is hardier than 

 Baldwin, It comes in bearing as early laid perhaps eurlier than Mcintosh 

 and so ar a boamr annually, Wliilo it may not bear as regularly as 

 Mcintosh Vi'e feel sure that it v/ill prove a m''>re dependable prouucer than 

 Baldwin, It is not susceptible to scab, bitt.r pit or other diseases. 

 It is not quite as vigorous as Baldvdn and may be planted a bit closer 

 in the orchard. 



The fruit is harvested with Baldwin and v;ill keep in storage 

 as long or longer. It is, on the average, as attractive in appearance 

 as Bald^vin and seems to be more uniform. It is alv/ays vjell colorod 

 but not as bright as the best Baldwins, Fev/ varieties will stand hcndling 

 with less injury. The quality is good but not- in the Mcintosh class. 

 It is more like Stayr.iati which it somev/hat resembles in shape. It must 

 not be stored in low humidity nor exposed long to heat and dryness v/hen 

 removed from storage. This t'.ndencj' to wilt is its greatest weakness 

 yet observed but it should be possible to overcome it by proper handling. 



It vjould be reckless to say that the Davey could become a 

 major variety; it maj' develop weaknesses not yet evident. We do not 

 kri'Tf! how productive under all conditions it v/ill bo. If produced in 

 quantity it will meet with sales resistance in the market as all new 

 varieties do. 



It seems to be equal or superior to Baldwin in all respects 

 except that it -v/ilts more in low humidity. It is ViOrth an extensive 

 trial as an improvement on Baldwin, 



Trees of Davey are not yet available and the College is not 

 novf sending out propagating vrood. It is hoped tliat Mr. Davenport Vvill 

 see fit to make trees available for trial in tne near future, 



J. K. Shavj- 

 TIffl _1?57_ #T ^ 2PP^-^I C:iART 



As this is b:;ing written, the galley proof of the new spray 

 chart has just arrived from the printer. In a previous issue of Fruit 



