1871 



THE WESTERN POMOLOGIST. 



159 



Keeping Apples. 



Ed. Pomologist : Noticing a complaint of ap- 

 ples rotting worse than usual last season, I thought 

 perhaps it would not be amiss to give my mode of 

 keeping them for the last two winters — seeing the 

 mode with me has proved all that could be desired 

 — the fruit as fresh and sound today as when put 

 up, and but very little riper. 



I take a barrel or bo.v and put a layer of leaves in 

 the bottom, then a single layer of apples, and so al- 

 ternately till full ; not allowing the fruit of any lay- 

 er to come nearer than a half inch of the side of 

 cask, the spare room being filled with leaves. Each 

 layer of leaves when compressed should be about 

 one half inch deep, and the leaves thoroughly dry. 



Some of ni}' apples were gathered some time be- 

 fore leaves fell, consequently very ripe when pack- 

 ed, but held their own nicely, till used up some 

 months later ; but those packed same day of gath- 

 ering have scarce undergone any change. Thus 

 packed, they require a cool, dry room — ours stood 

 down to zero without freezing. So packed and 

 tared for, I have no doubt but ordinary fall apples 

 would keep well into, if not all winter. Shall try 

 it another season. Apples .should be handled with 

 care. Mine were all picked bj' hand, and no 

 bruised ones put in. 



Peter M. Gideon. 



ExcdMor, Minn., Feb. 26, '71. 



" Prtce'8 Sweet." 



Ed. Pomologist : In the spring of 1870 I set 

 )Ut about 300 apple trees from a nurseiy in 111. I 

 lent there for the trees because I could get many 

 /arietles. Ten of the trees that grew remarkably 

 s-ell are labelled "Price's Sweet." I cannot find a 

 lescription of " Price's Sweet " in any book or cat- 

 dogue. If you are acquainted with the apple, 

 )lease describe it if worth a description. 



James Bush. 



Hebron, Imoa, 1871. 



Remarks. — We can't help you on " Price's 

 iweet." Don't know anything about it. Nor do 



ither Elliott, Downing, or Warder appear to, as no 

 lention is made of it in their works. We reckon 



on have caught a " Tartar " in that lot of trees. 



Fruit in Wisconsin. — Mr. Charles AYaters, 

 'pringville. Wis., writes May 20 — Apples blos- 

 omed very full, and a full crop is promised, espe- 

 ially of the Haas, as usual. Wild plums have 

 QOStly got the "big head." About the 20th they 

 welled and rotted. Miner will give a fair crop, 

 trapes very promising. Early Richmond and 

 ventish cherries promise well. Small fruits in 

 bnndance. 



Fruit in Minnesota. — Mr. M. T. Berry, Minne- 

 apolis, writes May 20. My trees came through the 

 winter first rate. I had a few of the following 

 kinds: Fameu.se, Red Astrachan, Yellow Bell- 

 flower, Wagoner, Tallman's Sweet, Haas, Colvert, 

 Ben Davis, Duchess, Transcendent, Hyslop, and the 

 main Yellow and Red Crabs, Soulard, small Red 

 Crab, four kinds of cherries, and one Miner Plum, 

 none of which were the least killed the past winter. 

 My Fameuse has blossomed, so I am in hopes to get 

 a few regular apples this season. I have strong 

 faith that we will be able to raise the most of the 

 kinds you sent me, by starting them here while 

 they are young. 



Fruit in Pennsylvania, — Mr. J. B. Garber, 

 Columbia, Pa., writes May 18. Fruit is prom- 

 ising — peaches, pears and cherries bearing a full 

 crop, and apples though many trees did not bloom 

 but very sparsely, the blooms seem to have all set, 

 and are now swelling up. Trees all look more 

 healthy than for many years past. Small fruit, too, 

 as raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc., all 

 show a healthy and promising appearance. Indeed 

 our crops of grain, grass, fruit, etc., all are in a fair 

 way of giving us full crops. 



Is Tetopski a Crab? — Mr. Wilmot D. Scott, 

 Galena, 111., writes, "What more propriety is there in 

 calling Tetofski a "Russian Crab" than in calling 

 Yellow Bellflower a " Western Crab." Mr. Gould 

 was first in applying the name " Russian Crab." 

 What are his grounds for applying the term Crab 

 to the Tetofski ? Will he tell the readers of the 

 Pomologist f There is nothing of a crab nature 

 about it, and this giving a desirable, hardy, good 

 fruit a bad name, I object to." 



Fruit in Georgia. — Mr. A. C, Cook, Coving- 

 ton, Ga., writes May 30 — We have so far had a 

 very cold and wet spring, very unfavorable for 

 Agricultural and Horticultural operations. Apples, 

 figs and quinces scarce ; pears, plums and peaches 

 good. Prospect good for grapes and wild black and 

 dew berries. Cherries a failure. A large crop of 

 cotton is again planted. We are getting poorer 

 every year, and will so continue until we diversify 

 our industries. 



Peach Trees and Babies. The Willamette 

 (Oregon) Farmer tells of a man in that State who 

 has made it a practice to plant twenty-five peach 

 trees on the birth of every child in his family. H< 

 has gone bravely on in the good work until his 

 peach orchard numbers three hundred or more 

 trees. How much further he intends to push the 

 enterprise deponent sayeth not. 



