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<THr£ KUKAt NEW-YORKER 
February 24, 
COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF APPLES. 
No. n. 
The Dealer’s Opinion. 
If you should ask 50 men around Faneull 
Ilall Market what varieties to grow the 
answer would be: Baldwins, Greenings, 
McIntosh, Gravenstein, Spy, and Wealthy. 
The above would be unanimous. A few 
would say, if living within 50 miles of 
Boston, grow the Williams; every one of 
the lot would say have three-quarters Bald¬ 
wins. Russets are obsolete. The only 
sweet apple that pays is a Pound Sweet. 
There are too many varieties on all mar¬ 
kets commercially. It is true there are 
other good varieties, but they are in limited 
quantities; they are not needed, and with¬ 
out question the grower who would put all 
his time into producing the above varieties 
and none other would have much more 
profit than the one who grew other varie¬ 
ties or enlarged upon the quantity. The 
red apple is the one desired in the North, 
South, East and West. a. wauken patch. 
Boston. 
The one variety of apple which has prac¬ 
tically an unlimited outlet in most mar¬ 
kets is the Baldwin. We presume you re¬ 
fer to apples grown in this State, and as 
the Baldwin is one of the best croppers, we 
believe that it is likely to prove the most 
profitable as a commercial enterprise. Next 
to Baldwins we would place Greenings, 
Twenty Ounce, and Kings in the order 
named. The average wholesale apple buyer 
undoubtedly knows the principal varieties 
of apples on sight, but in our opinion, the 
average consumer does not know one va¬ 
riety from another. 
Game Preservation. 
The Biological Survey states that the 
month of January has been marked by ab¬ 
normally low temperatures throughout most 
of the country, accompanied in many re¬ 
gions by heavy snowfall. In consequence, 
quail and other game birds suffered severely. 
Grain was distributed in suitable places by 
game wardens, mail carriers, and other pub¬ 
lic officers. In the District of Columbia 
more than a thousand quail were fed by the 
police. Virginia expended $200 through the 
Virginia Audubon Society and the Game 
Protective Association. In Delaware, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, 
Missouri, Oklahoma, Montana, and other 
States, concerted action was taken by the 
residents of many localities in the distribu¬ 
tion of food. In Illinois numbers of dead 
prairie chickens were picked up, and the 
same conditions doubtless prevailed in other 
parts of the prairie-chicken country. The 
elk of the Jackson Hole region, Wyoming, 
have thus far been in good condition and 
there has been no repetition of the losses 
by starvation such as characterized the 
two preceding Winters. 
New Jersey Agriculturists and Parcels Post. 
At the annual meeting of the New Jersey 
State Board of Agriculture held in the State 
House, January 17, 18, 19, 1912, the fol¬ 
lowing resolution was unanimously passed, 
copy of which has been sent to our Con¬ 
gressmen and Senators. 
“That the New Jersey State Board of 
Agriculture in convention assembled, en¬ 
dorses and approves parcels post and urges 
our Congressmen and Senators to vote for 
it.” franklin dye. Secretary. 
R. N.-Y.—That is good, but we hope the 
members will follow it right up with letters. 
Most of the New Jersey delegation in Con¬ 
gress will favor parcels post if they are 
pressed a little. Senator Briggs seems to 
be the hardest. He seems very shy of stat¬ 
ing where he stands. 
Effect of Land Plaster. 
SIMONS, SHUTTLEWORTH & FRENCH CO. 
New York. 
At this season of the year Baldwin, 
Tompkins County King, Northern Spy, 
Greening and Hubbardston are the best 
varieties of apples and the most salable. It 
is impossible for us to palm anything off 
on our customers except such fruit as they 
know. They ask for what they want, and 
are acquainted with the varieties above 
mentioned, which are always salable at this 
time of the year. There are a great many 
other varieties that sell for less money, 
but the ones mentioned are the highest 
class fruit outside of box apples that we are 
handling. The box apples come from the 
Northwest and command fancy prices. 
These consist of Spitzeuburg, Black Twig, 
Willow Twig, Winesap and Gano. 
IRON CITY PRODUCE COMPANY. 
rittsburgh, Pa. 
The following varieties might prove the 
most profitable as a commercial enterprise, 
in the order named: King, Northern Spy, 
Baldwin, Rome Beauty and Greening. Our 
customers certainly know all the principal 
varieties of apples, and it is not probable, 
generally speaking, to palm off one variety 
for another. the bigalow fruit co. 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
The most desirable apples grown in 
New York State are the Northern Spy, Bald¬ 
win, and Greening for Winter apples, while 
for a Fall apple. Snow, King and Twenty 
Ounce are the most desirable. We, however, 
are not competent to advise you as to the 
bearing quality of these apples, which of 
course, will have considerable to do as to 
whether these varieties will prove more 
profitable as a commercial enterprise. 
F. BRENNISEN & SON. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
So far as this market is concerned our 
standard apple is the Baldwin, and while 
there are other apples that bring more 
money at times we believe that the Baldwin 
as the steady and regular seller is the best 
apple for this market. Of course, some of 
the fancy trade want Gills, Spys and other 
standard varieties. The Greening is algo a 
good seller, and the trade knows these 
varieties of apples when they see them and 
you cannot fool them on them. Of course, 
there are hundreds of other articles that 
are called one thing in one market and in 
another market something else, and even 
the growers themselves do not know the real 
name of the apples, but as to the trade, 
especially the buyers on the market, we be¬ 
lieve we can safely say that they know more 
about the average apple than the buyer or 
seller. At any rate, you cannot fool them 
on the quality, and you certainly cannot 
palm off a common or poor eating apple 
on them it matters not how fancy it looks. 
For instance, the Ben Davis is one of the 
most attractive apples that we receive, but 
it is one of the poorest sellers or lowest- 
priced apple on the market. 
Baltimore, Md. stevens brothers. 
Undesired Mail Matter. 
Is there any legal way to put a stop to 
the sending of small articles to children to 
be disposed of for a premium, such as sheet 
bluing for example? j. B. E. 
Blairstown, N. J. 
Probably not. You could complain to 
the Post Office Department, but it is doubt¬ 
ful if they could make up a case. The 
best plan is to ship the stuff right back 
by express C. O. D. After these fellows 
pay a few express bills they will quit. 
I have read in The R. N.-Y. about using 
land plaster under hen roosts. Is this land 
plaster applied to the land mixed with the 
hen manure any corrective of acidity of the 
soil, or in other words, will it take the 
place or do the work of an application of 
lime in any degree? f. c. d. 
Connecticut. 
No, the effect would be slight. The land 
plaster is a sulphate of lime. This chemi¬ 
cal form fits it to unite with and hold the 
ammonia in the manure. There would be 
little effect upon the soil, but not nearly so 
much as with the lime. 
Fertilizing an Orchard. 
I have 10 acres of apples set one and 
two years ago. They are on soil which runs 
from sandy to very gravelly loam. I have 
been putting horse manure around them, 
and they are making a fair growth, but I 
think the soil is deficient in potash and 
phosphorus. If I put much horse manure 
around them it seems to me that they 
should also have some potash and phos¬ 
phorus. Will you give me your opinion? 
Also tell me the cheapest form in which to 
purchase the potash and phosphorus and 
amounts to use per tree. f. w. l. 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Yes, it will be a good plan to use potash 
and phosphoric acid around these trees. The 
stable manure gives nitrogen, but only a 
little of the other elements, both of which 
are needed. You can use either three parts 
by weight of acid phosphate and one part 
of muriate of potash, or three parts basic 
slag and one part sulphate of potash. We 
should use two to three pounds per tree, 
scattered in a circle within three feet of 
the stem and well worked in. 
Genuine old Winter, nine degrees below 
zero this morning at 7.30 on our front 
porch; same as the official temperature at 
8 a. m. It is three degrees below now, 
8 p. m. A strong wind blowing, but the 
furnace going full blast keeps us warm. 
There is a good deal of snow, at least 12 to 
15 inches, and it covers the ground, al¬ 
though country roads are somewhat drifted, 
yet the fields show few if any bare spots. 
Rail and electric roads are having a hard 
time of it. The suffering among the poor 
must be very keen. c. J. 
Monroe Co., N. Y. 
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