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ORCHARD FRUITS IN VIRGINIA AND OTHER STATES. 



On the Cecil clay and Porters clay soils of the Piedmont region of Virginia this 

 variety usually reaches good size, colors well, and develops a higher dessert quality 

 than it does in many sections of the country. It also does well in the mountains up to 

 an elevation of 1,500 feet. It has been found in only one or two orchards at higher * 

 elevations, but at these points it is of no special value, since it appears to lack the 

 characteristics which make it desirable at the lower levels. At an altitude of 3,000 feet 

 on loose mountain soil in North Carolina it is said to bear irregularly, to be of soft 

 texture, and to possess poor keeping qualities. In the northern portion of the Pied- 

 mont region when grown on the friable red clay loam at about 1,500 feet altitude it is 

 especially mentioned for its productiveness and is said to be a profitable market 

 variety. 

 Smokehouse. 



A large number of orchards contain this variety in both the Piedmont and Blue 

 Ridge regions, although it seldom occurs in their southern portion. It is valued both 

 for market and for the home orchard. Fairly heavy crops are borne in alternate years, 

 with very light crops as a rule in "off" years. In the central Piedmont sections it is 

 a fall apple. 



That it may be successfully grown under a wide range of conditions is made evident 

 by the universally favorable reports made by growers whether located on the clayey 

 soils of the Piedmont or the more porous types of high mountain sites. 

 Stayman Winesap. 



The plantings of this variety have been very limited and of too recent date to draw 

 any definite conclusions as to its ultimate value for these regions. It is generally con- 

 sidered one of the more promising of the newer sorts. In North Carolina at 3,000 feet 

 elevation it is considered of special value, and at one point extensive plantings of it 

 have been made. While in some seasons it does not color as highly as is desirable, 

 this defect apparently occurs less frequently as the trees get older. At an elevation or 

 3,500 to 3,800 feet in North Carolina on loose mountain loam young trees have produced 

 exceptionally fine specimens. So far as observed it is also promising under Piedmont 

 conditions. 

 Summer Rambo. 



There has been a lack of systematic study of this variety, as of all the earlier ripening 

 sorts. It is a common variety in some sections of the Piedmont regions and gives 

 general satisfaction for its season. It is not much grown in the mountains. 

 Terry.« Synonym: Terry Winter. 



The dissemination of the Terry apple has been somewhat general through the 

 extreme South, but in very limited numbers. The tree is a slender, upright grower 

 and very productive, the fruit inclined to be undersized on this account. Nearly 

 annual crops are produced. It is one of the few late-keeping, well-colored winter 

 sorts of high dessert quality which are especially adapted to southern conditions. 



The only orchard in these regions in which trees of this variety have been located 

 is in Habersham County, northeastern Georgia. At this point the elevation is about 

 1,400 feet and the soil a reddish, rather sandy loam characteristic of this region. Under 

 these conditions, with good culture it is proving of exceptional merit as a winter sort. 

 The many points of merit which it possesses make it one of the most promising varieties 

 for the southern portions of these regions. 



Tompkins King. Synonyms: King, King of Tompkins County. 



It is sufficient to note concerning this variety that it follows in general the behavior 

 of the other northern varieties which have been planted in the South. It is not much 

 grown, however, in these regions. The tree is short lived here, as in the North. 



«For a more complete history and description, see Yearbook, Department of Agri- 

 culture, 1903, p. 270. 

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