234 Fruit-growing in Arid Regions 



Choice of Varieties 



In summing up this list of varieties we find that there are 

 seven that do best on rich, medium mesa soils or their 

 equivalent. These are: Ben Davis, Gano, Grimes, Jona- 

 than, Rome, White Pearmain, Winesap, and Winter Ba- 

 nana. The Missouri is distinctly a variety for heavy land, 

 and the Arkansas as distinctly a variety for light land, 

 while Ben Davis and Gano may be fairly successful on 

 any orchard land. 



What, then, is the grower to plant who is not the possessor 

 of rich loamy soil? He should, first of all, put his land 

 in the best possible condition by plowing under green- 

 manures, and then strive to maintain it by judicious use 

 of tillage and shade-crops. Personally we would select, 

 for the commercial orchard, from the following varieties, 

 according to the character of soil : Gano, Grimes, Jonathan, 

 Rome, and Winesap. Oregon and Washington growers 

 will of course include Newtown Pippin and Esopus (Spit- 

 zenburg), and Montana growers the Mclntosh. 



Local markets and express shipments are important 

 factors in apple marketing in the lesser fruit districts. 

 Early apples are therefore profitable and much grown. 

 The commoner early kinds are the (Duchess of) Oldenburg, 

 Haas, Plumb Cider, Utter, and Wealthy. 



For the many localities in the higher altitudes, where 

 apples are grown only for home uses, the following varie- 

 ties have proved the most hardy : (Duchess of) Oldenburg, 

 Northwestern Greening, Wealthy, Whitney No. 20, Crab, 

 and Yellow Transparent. 



