PURSER Y M E X— O RCIIARDISTS 
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Stayman Winesap 
Winter. Dark red skin, tinged jcitJi yellow. Flesh yelloto. 
Medium to large 
It really doesn’t seem necessary to describe this variety, as the 
■\Vinesap is known favorably wherever apples are sold. You can 
find people in every locality who will buy nothing else. Stayman 
Winesap is larger than the original Winesap and somewhat iater. 
It is also more prolific. 
One of the most desirable points about this tree is that it does 
not require rich soil; in fact, it seems to do best on land that is 
dry and hard. Many apples will do well on ordinarily good soil, 
but there are only a few varieties of winter apples which show 
A REAL PREFERENCE FOR POOR SOIL 
If you have a patch of land which does not produce according 
to your expectations, and if your land suffers from dry spells 
which do not permit grain and vegetables to mature, try an acre 
of Stayman Wiuesaps. They will convince you that your land 
has a decided value—but it must be planted to the right crop. 
EASTERN GROWERS PLANT IT LARGELY 
In the new orchards, and they are men who know what tree value 
is. They realize that this apple will produce as good results as 
many others, and do it on poorer ground. Naturally, not so much 
capital is required for the investment. 
With the old Winesap, the fruit tends to decrease in size as the 
tree ages; with the Stayman it is generally as large and attrac¬ 
tive as ever. It is a strong grower, comes into bearing early, and 
is reasonably certain to produce good crops every year. 
STAYMAN WINESAP IS ALWAYS DEPENDABLE 
Many varieties of apple trees have a good year and an “off 
year;’’ that is, they will give a large crop one year and next sea¬ 
son produce veiT little. While conduct of this sort cannot always 
be blamed upon the variety, since climate, temperature and other 
causes enter into the question, yet Stayman Winesap seems to 
ripen a more uniform crop than many of the others, and letters 
from our customers inform us that the regularity of crop is re- 
mackable. This is naturally a valuable qualification, and, in 
part, accounts for the choice of many Eastern orchardists. The 
taste and appearance tell the rest of the story. 
