410 The Commercial Apple Industry 



Rhode Island, as it was originally called Ehode Island 

 Russet. It first came to commercial attention at Perry, 

 Wyoming County, New York, and in Onondaga County, 

 New York, where trees over one hundred years old still 

 stand. 



TompTcins Xing. 



The Tompkins King, commonly called King, first came 

 to attention at Jacksonville, Tompkins County, New York. 

 However, it appears to have originated near Washington, 

 Warren County, New Jersey, being brought to New York 

 by Jacob. Wycoff in 1804, who gave it the name King. 

 This variety is one of the most popular of the New York 

 varieties and has long been known and highly prized in 

 the commercial markets of the country. 



The fruit is large to very large and is fairly uniform in 

 shape and size. It has a beautiful red color and is excel- 

 lent in quality for either dessert or culinary purposes. It 

 is well adapted for marketing, both for fancy and general 

 trade and usually sells at an advance over more standard 

 varieties in both home and foreign markets. In season it 

 is best in late fall or early winter and is seldom kept in 

 cold storage until after February. It does not retain 

 flavor after midwinter. Tompkins King is generally cul- 

 tivated throughout western New York and has proved 

 profitable, particularly when planted on fertile well drained 

 soils or when top-worked on thrifty hardy stock. There 

 is often considerable loss in windfalls, on account of the 

 large size of the fruit. 



The variety is less susceptible to apple-scab than either 

 Baldwin or Rhode Island Greening. The principal dis- 

 advantages of the Tompkins King as a commercial sort are 



