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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Baker Sweet (as received - #24221)

Orchard location: 1803 (See Acc. No. 4312. E-21-4)
Pom. No. 24221

Year: 1922
Date Picked: 9/23
Pomology Number: 102603

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 9/24
Pomology Number: 104056

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 10/1
Pomology Number: 105439

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 9/17
Pomology Number: 106810

Year: 1926
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Year: 1927
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Year: 1928
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Year: 1929
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Year: 1930
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Year: 1931
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Blossoming dates:
1924. 4/29, 50% buds open; 5/3, past full.
1925. 4/13, 20% buds open; 4/16, full bloom.
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<s>Blossom dates:
1924
1925
1926
1927</s>

Remarks:  A notation recorded in 1926 for Acc.
No. 4312 indicates that I regarded
these 2 lots as indentical though
the fruit was apparently not compared
side by side in any single year.
Scions from N.Y. Expt. Sta. 1902.
Presumed to be correctly named, but some
difficulty in knowing just what Baker really is.
In 1923 (Sept. 27) it was noted that the fruit was
extremely large, greenish undercolor, some overspread
of red blush.  Fruit compared fairly well
with Mr Irwin's description of Baker except that
these specimens were much larger than those described.

Characterization:
Composite characterizations in 1924 & 1925:
Good size to very large, a little lopsided
otherwise regular - gen. marks slightly suggestive of Fallowater
ground color yellow, partially to nearly all covered with bright red.
Same coarse buttermilk overspread.  Dots numerous
variable, same depressed, brownish; russet leather cracks,
Much coarse russeting about stem, not attractive.  Flesh
yellowish, fairly fine grain, tender, juicy, mildly acid.
rather rich, a rather good eating apple,  1924 spec. were
not fully mature when examined but probability of being fairly
rich and good quality was mentioned; realized in 1925.
Only Mr. Irwin's desc. as means of identification. 1924 seemed
probably OK. 1925 doubt of identity was expressed (over)
        