McKAY’S Profitable Apples 
McKay's Profitable Apples have been justly styled, “The King Fruit of the Northwest"—a by-word among farmers and orchardists. 
No other fruit is as widely grown and no other Apples have met as universal a demand throughout this territory. No other fruit offers 
so many variations in quality and usefulness. No other gives such a long period of enjoyment as a fresh fruit—very late keeping 
varieties lasting over until the early varieties of the following season are ripe. Every farm home should have a family orchard featur' 
ing McKay's Profitable Apples. A careful selection will provide fruit all year. 
All McKay's trees are dug, graded and packed by men of long experience in this specialized field of activity. The necessary re- 
quirements for profitable fruit growing are fertile, well drained soil, proper selection of varieties, and the purchasing of healthy, 
hardy, well grown stock from a reliable nursery with a proved record of satisfactory performance. 
The more hardy varieties are marked with a star (*) and will give good satisfaction in the Northwest. 
Summer Varieties 
Early McIntosh—Continued. 
Anoka. The Anoka Apple is at' 
tracting attention because it 
bears freely on one'year'old 
wood, beginning the second 
year after planting a one'year' 
old tree, and annually there' 
after. Fruit is similar to Duchess 
as to size and the quality is con' 
sidered better. Very hardy and 
blight resistant. A good eating 
and cooking variety. Ripens 
early, about the time of the 
Duchess or a little before. 
:;: Duchess (Oldenburg). A large, 
beautiful Russian Apple, round, 
streaked red on yellow ground: 
tender, juicy, very acid. Fine for 
cooking. Bears early; productive. 
September. See cut page 39. 
«»»AKUL SHEEP ALFALPA SEED AfsJD .a<5 ACPES OP APPLES 
CORNF ALFA FARMS 
SWARTZ BROS. Proprietors 
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Waukesha. Wis.. April 23, . 193 4 
V.t. W. <5. HoKay, Pres. 
t£ct ay Huraery Company 
K&di&on, Wisconsin 
Dear Ur. FcKn?: 
Tie have just finished planting out the 
1138 Apple trees and we miat say they certainly are 
a fine "bm ok of trees. Tie expect to set out IF acres 
more next sprint and will certainly be glad to pret 
to that of McIntosh and the 
flavor is good although less aro- 
matic. The trees are vigorous, 
hardy, healthy, productive, and 
bear annually. The parents of 
Early McIntosh are Yellow 
Transparent and McIntosh. The 
crop ripens a week or ten days 
later than that of Yellow Trans' 
parent. 
Golden Sweet. Large, yellow; a 
fine, sweet Apple; productive. 
August and September. 
:;: Liveland (Lowland Raspberry). 
Of Russian origin; color white, 
shading to crimson: flesh white; 
tree hardy, long-lived. Very 
juicy and sweet. July to August. 
Autumn Varieties 
Early Harvest. Medium to large; 
pale yellow; tender, with a mild, 
fine flavor. One of the first to 
ripen. Middle to end of August. 
Early McIntosh. Fruit growers are 
in need of an early red Apple 
of good quality. Such an Apple 
would sell well in all markets, 
and would be particularly valu¬ 
able for roadside booths. The 
appearance of the fruit is similar 
Here is a typical view of a field of McKay's fruit trees. The quality of this stock and the 
care it has had is clearly evident. 
'“Hibernal. Originated 
in Russia. Season 
November and De¬ 
cember. This variety 
represents what is 
probably the hardiest 
type of the Russian 
race, and useful in 
the very northern 
parts of the country. 
Tree is sturdy, vig¬ 
orous and produc¬ 
tive. 
Melba. An early Apple of Duchess 
season with the quality of Mc¬ 
Intosh. Color pale yellow, well 
washed and splashed with crim¬ 
son. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 
quality very good. Very hardy. 
Winner of Wilder Medal. 
Red Astrachan. Large, roundish, 
nearly covered with deep crim¬ 
son, overspread with thick 
bloom. Juicy, rich acid, beauti¬ 
ful; a good bearer. August. 
* Yellow Transparent. 
’Medium, white, 
changing to lemon- 
yellow, smooth wax¬ 
en surface; of good 
quality, with crisp 
flesh; very early, and 
for an early Apple, 
an unusually good 
keeper. Valuable for 
market. July and 
August. 
in touch rlth you then, We Just thought perhaps you 
would like to know how the setting out of the 11 acres 
went. 
Thanking you for past favore, we are 
Very truly yours, 
SWaRTZ brothers 
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