Block of Apple Trees at Mount Hope Nurseries. 
Apples. 
The first fruit, both in importance and general culture, is the Apple. Its period, 
unlike that of other fruits, extends nearly or quite through the year. By planting 
judicious selections of summer, autumn and'winter sorts, a constant succession can 
be easily obtained. 
There Is no farm crop which, on the average, will produce one-fourth as much in- 
come per acre as will a good Apple orchard. As it takes from six to eight years for an 
orchard to come into bearing, some people hesitate to plant, regarding the time and 
expense as in a great measure lost. 
Fruit has become cheaper on account of the large supply, and consumers are 
rapidly becoming more numerous. In addition to a wide home market, a vast 
European demand is springing up, tasking the skill of the raiser and shipper in plac- 
ing the finest specimens, through careful growing, selection and packing, before the 
European purchaser. Vast canning establishments utilize the surplus crops, and an 
immense foreign market is likely to spring up in the future for the best fruit, dried 
by the best means, at moderate rates, requiring far less risk and expense in trans- 
Atlantic conveyance. 
There seems to be no limit to the profitable production of the Apple. Take any 
particular year, and you cannot name another crop so reliable and so profitable as a 
well cared for Apple orchard. There is no reason to look for any change in this for 
many years to come. Even with farm products low and in little demand, there 
has been no year when there was not a good market for choice Apples at paying 
prices. The planting and proper care of increased fruit plantations would do much 
to relieve the farmer from the present financial difficulties that surround him. 
Numerous examples of successful Apple culture point the way to success. We may 
plant largely with every assurance of success if our plantations are properly cared for. 
SVinniER APPLES. 
Carolina Red June. Tree upright grower, early and abundant bearer. Fruit 
medium, oblong, surface smooth ; dark red, with white ground ; flesh white, tender, 
fine grained, juicy, acid ; quality good ; for table and market. June and July. 
Cooper’s Early. Size medium ; color pale yellow, with faint blush on sunny 
side ; flesh white, crisp, sprightly, mildly acid ; a good cooking variety. Tree hardy, 
an early bearer and heavily productive. 
Early Harvest. The most popular summer Apple on our list. Tree healthy, 
vigorous grower and good bearer ; fruit medium size, nearly round, somewhat flat- 
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