412 The Commercial Apple Industry 



ener tree sprang were bought by Abraham Wagener in 1796 

 and planted on his place, now included in the village of 

 Penn Yan, New York. Wagener has never attained any 

 commercial importance east of Michigan, although within 

 recent years it has been planted very extensively in the 

 western part of that state. The other extensive plantings 

 are largely confined to the northwest apple regions. In 

 the Spokane district of Washington, Wagener is a leading 

 variety, although in other western irrigated regions it is 

 losing favor. The fruit is in season from October to Feb- 

 ruary and keeps fairly well in common storage, although 

 likely to scald in cold storage, particularly if the fruit has 

 not been well thinned. 



The tree is vigorous, comes into bearing early and is a 

 fairly reliable cropper. On the other hand, it is short 

 lived, rather dwarfish in form, and a slow grower as it 

 attains full size. The fruit should be thinned, otherwise 

 it does not attain good market qualities. The Wagener is 

 recommended as a valuable filler to plant between rows 

 of longer lived trees, but not for general permanent 

 planting. 



Arkansas Black. 



The Arkansas Black, one of the most beautiful apples, 

 has come into considerable prominence commercially 

 within the last few years. It originated in Benton County, 

 Arkansas, and first bore fruit about 1870. It attains its 

 greatest commercial importance in the Northwest where it 

 is boxed, particularly in the Wenatchee Valley of Washing- 

 ton, and to a lesser degree in the other irrigated regions. 

 It is also grown in the Ozarks, but not to any great extent. 

 Several young plantings occur in the East, particularly in 



