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[Wo  hjivo  tnitos  frinii  most  of  tho  Now 
York  growers  of  tipplos  wliioli  won  prizes 
at  San  Franriseo,  tolling  Imw  they  wonlil 
prooood  to  grow  similar  apples  aimrlmr 
year.  Tins  weak  we  have  space  for  sev¬ 
eral  reports.  Others  will  follow. J 
The  apples  wo  sent  to  Panama  Expo¬ 
sition  wore  grown  on  old  trees.  It  sim¬ 
ply  means  thorough  work  at  proper  time, 
following  methods  now  widely  published. 
Trees  must  he  properly  trimmed,  culti¬ 
vated  on  most  soils  in  early  Spring  only; 
must  he  kept  free  from  inserts  and  dis¬ 
eases;  thoroughly  thinned  if  needed. 
Cultivation  and  fertilizer  must  be  applied 
so  as  to  keep  complete  control  of  the 
growth  of  the  trees.  Last  and  most 
important  of  all,  the  fruit  must  ho  han¬ 
dled  carefully.  I  claim  one-half  of  New 
around  here.  Of  course  if  possible  we 
would  give  some  extra  culture  to  these 
trees  and  possibly  one  or  two  extra 
sprayings.  This  is  the  way  we  would 
like  to  do,  although  wo  have  never  been 
able  to  do  so  yet.  having  to  be  satisfied 
with  simply  selecting  the  best  specimens 
at  harvesting  time. 
A.  VAN  Vlt AN  ken’s  SONS. 
Saratoga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Good  Care  and  Good  Pack 
In  regard  to  what  method  T  will  pur¬ 
sue  to  grow  good  apples  the  coining  year, 
I  shall  follow  the  same  method  that  I 
have  followed  for  the  past  120  years,  viz., 
keep  adding  humus  to  the  soil  by  allow¬ 
ing  all  grass  that  grows  in  the  orchard  to 
remain  there.  The  aftermath  dutches 
the  leaves  and  holds  them  where  they 
fall.  Reinforce  thi,s  practice  by  the  ad¬ 
dition  of  stable  manure  where  sod  is 
4 
This  Acme  apple  was  sent  us  by  H.  W.  Cad  well,  Carpinteria,,  Cal.  It  is  a  seedling,  popular  in 
California.  Quality  good. 
York  State  apples  are  ruined  between 
the  tree  and  the  railroad  station ;  rough 
handling  an  l  dishonest  packing. 
Wayne  Co.,  X.  Y.  n.  j.  case. 
I  would  be  in  favor  of  a  mature  tree 
for  the  best  fruit :  the  young  tree  might 
produce  larger  specimens,  blit  a  good 
medium-sized,  perfeet-shaped.  well-col¬ 
ored  apple  for  the  variety  is  the  winner. 
To  obtain  this  class  of  fruit  a  very  thor¬ 
ough  extension  of  my  work  is  required 
which  might  lie  divided  into  five  classes 
as  follows:  1.  A  good  pruning  every  two 
years.  12.  Properly  sprayed  at  the  right 
time.  (Not  any  time  it  is  handy.)  M. 
Cultivate  thoroughly  every  third  year 
until  August,  then  sow  any  good  cover 
crop.  (Tills  might  vary  on  different 
soils;  mine  is  a  sandy  loam.)  4.  A 
light  coat  of  barnyard  manure  every 
year.  .r>.  Last  hut  not  least  a  very  thor¬ 
ough  thinning  of  the  fruit  upon  the  tree. 
With  the  foregoing  instructions  properly 
carried  out  1  have  had  no  trouble  in  tak¬ 
ing  the  honors  wherever  my  fruit  has 
been  exhibited.  HORN  LIAM  H.  FERRIS. 
Olean  C'o.,  N.  Y. 
Thorough  Work  All  Over 
The  orchard  in  question  produced 
these  six  varieties,  Northern  Spy,  Deli¬ 
cious.  Wealthy,  Winter  Banana,  Van 
Vraukeu’s  Seedling  No.  2,  and  Wagoner. 
The  first  five  won  gold  medals  and  the 
sixth  honorable  mention.  It  was  set  12 
years  ago  on  quite  loose,  well-drained, 
poor  sandy  land,  and  has  been  kept  un¬ 
der  cultivation  since.  This  sandy  land, 
although  requiring  more  feeding  than 
other  soils,  fully  repays  all  this,  as  we 
consider  it  puts  the  highest  possible  fin¬ 
ish  to  the  apple,  both  as  regards  quality 
and  appearance.  The  cultivation  is 
nearly  all  done  with  a  double  cutaway 
harrow,  commenei.ug  early  in  the  Spring 
and  continuing  until  about  July  1.1th, 
when  the  orchards  are  seeded  to  vetch 
and  rye,  which  is  again  worked  in  the 
soil,  with  the  harrow,  the  following 
Spring.  We  have  done  a  lot  of  experi¬ 
menting  with  new  varieties,  which,  al¬ 
though  expensive,  has  been  very  inter¬ 
esting.  Especially  noteworthy  among 
the  new  varieties  tried  was  the  Stark 
Delicious;  although  a  western  apple  we 
think  it  roaches  far  greater  perfection 
here  judging  from  the  Western  speci¬ 
mens  we  have,  at  various  times,  tried. 
You  asked  how  we  would  care  for  fruit 
for  the  show  table.  If  time  permitted  we 
would  select  a  few  of  the  host  trees  of 
each  variety  and  trim  those  a  little  more 
open,  and  then  thin  the  fruit  on  these 
trees  very  thoroughly.  With  us  young 
trees  scent  to  produce  the  finest  speci¬ 
mens.  although  we  find  some  exceptions, 
very  notably  tin*  Delicious  and  Jonathan. 
We  have  had  no  opportunity  to  compare 
the  dwarfs,  as  there  arc  none  grown 
light.  Do  a  good  thorough  job  of  spray¬ 
ing  whether  any  fruit  is  in  sight  or  not. 
Thin  wbtre  needed.  lie  personally  on 
the  job.  Doing  these  things  usually 
brings  results,  1  have  never  given  any 
special  treatment  for  prize  apples.  In 
fact  this  last  Fall  I  could  duplicate  the 
pti.Ze  winners  hundreds  of  times  over. 
GRANT  G.  lUTCHINGS. 
Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Good  Judgment  Required 
If  we  were  raising  apples  just  for  ex¬ 
hibition  purposes  (which  we  are  not  do¬ 
ing)  we  would  just  do  as  we  always  have 
done;  simply  select  what  we  consider  are 
the  very  best  specimens  of  the  variety 
we  wish  to  exhibit,  having  them  uniform 
in  color,  size  and  shape ;  not  the  largest, 
not  the  highest  colored,  hut  just  a  typi¬ 
cal  specimen  of  the  variety.  It  requires 
a  close  study  of  each  variety,  with  many 
disappointments,  as  the  other  man  has 
his  opinions.  The  judges  have  their 
opinions  or  a  stylo  of  judging  which 
counts  the  biggest  score.  There  should 
he  a  uniform  standard  way  of  judging. 
Generally  apples  from  young  trees,  but 
very  often  apples  from  the  top  or  side 
branch  of  an  old  tree,  are  extra  fine  spe¬ 
cimens,  Oar  apples  are  from  both  sod 
or  muleli  and  clean  culture  trees.  10  to 
15  years  old.  Trees  must  have  sunlight 
and  air  drainage;  sprayed  morning,  noon 
or  just  before  supper,  and  to  make  sure 
of  catching  the  robber  an  extra  spraying 
on  a  bright  moonlight  night  about  1  a. 
m.;  that  is  if  you  follow  the  advice  of 
our  professors  of  the  experiment  sta¬ 
tions.  Tln.v  have  the  time  for  the  work 
and  ought  to  know,  li  e  do  not  think  the 
fruit  from  standard  worked  on  dwarf 
stock  would  produce  a  fair  specimen 
typical  of  the  variety.  We  do  not  be¬ 
lieve  in  severe  pruning,  hut  little  and 
often,  cutting  out  interfering  branches 
and  water  sprouts.  Thinning  is  very 
important,  ami  if  we  expect  to  compete 
with  the  West  we  must  do  very  much 
more  of  it.  Great  care  must  be  taken  in 
picking  fruit  for  exhibition,  it  must  be 
wrapped  in  paper  and  handled  as  little 
as  possible.  About  all  the  fruit  we  have 
exhibited  1ms  been  from  common  storage 
(cellar).  Racking  of  prize  apples  in 
boxes  must  be  done  very  carefully  and 
the  very  best  judgment  used  not  only 
in  selection  of  the  fruit  but  the  style  of 
package  and  pack  used ;  tile  size  of  the 
fruit  must  he  considered  in  deciding  kind 
of  pack.  The  finest  fruit  should  be 
wrapped  in  paper  and  packed  in  boxes 
with  just  tin*  right  bulge  which  requires 
much  practice  and  patience.  Racking  in 
barrels  is  not  so  hard  to  do  as  packing 
in  boxes.  Face  the  top  of  the  barrel, 
packing  the  first  tier  with  apples  uniform 
in  color  and  size  of  the  variety,  making 
the  first  tier  tight,  the  next  tier  close 
and  light,  so  when  the  barrel  is  opened 
no  spaces  show  below  the  first  ti.er. 
Shake  the  barrel  every  time  a  half  bush¬ 
el  is  put  in  until  nearly  full,  then  tail 
or  face  the  same  as  the  head,  using  cor¬ 
rugated  caps  or  pads  on  both  ends.’ 
J.  A.  IIEP  WORTH  &  SONS. 
Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y. 
