EARLY APPLES 
Early apples are hardy anywhere, and 
they bear extra well. Due to the fact that 
they cannot be kept very long after ripen- 
ing, they should be planted in small num- 
bers only, unless there is a large city near- 
by where early apples would find a good 
and profitable sale. 
. Duchess of Oldenburg ¥Yetium 
in size, greenish yellow with red stripes. 
Bears heavily. It is a little sour, and on 
that account an excellent apple for cook- 
ing. The tree is a wonderful grower, mak- 
y» ing a large crown, with a heavy foliage. 
Tf you would need a combination fruit and 
shade tree this apple. would do well, and 
for that purpose I recammend the 4 to 6 
ft. size for planting. 
The first apple to 
Early Harvest ripen; with us here 
usually about July 4. On the farm my 
father counted this apple and Mayflower 
Early Peaches to be the earliest of the 
large fruit trees. You must grow these 
trees yourself to appreciate fruit of such 

quality and so early in the summer. A young Winter Banana apple tree in 
the orchard of Mr. H. O. Klose of 
R dj An old-fashioned early ap- Bertram, Kansas. Mr. Klose writes: 
e une ple. Have small supply of “This is the second crop from this 
trees on hand; order early and_ reserve Sonderegger tree.” 
your Red June apples. Ripens with Yel- 
low Transparent; medium size, yellow with The Dark Red Jelly Crab. The 
tripe. b. 
vals i agera ha Dolgo high quality of this. beautiful red 
Ripens a few crab apple, the abundance in which they 
Yellow Transparent days after are produced, and the hardiness of the tree, 
Early Harvest. It is of pale yellow color 
will satisfy -you in every respect. For the 
pee reer Aue the Hea, pee ies finest jelly ce Dolgo Tecny auples The 
white, o inest quality. e tree bears 
very young, and is perfectly hardy. This tree bears young, and grows well. You can 
is one of the finest early fruits that can 8row Dolgo into a very pretty shade and 

be grown in any locality. ornamental tree. Dolgo is hardy every- 
where, and will supply you with its won- 
Prices of All Apples Page 9 derful fruit for many years. 
Whitne THE SWEET CRAB. The apple 
y is of good size; I would say on the 
average as large as the old-fashioned Winesaps. 
It is green with red stripes, good for raw eating 
and for cooking. In the North this is considered 
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a very good summer apple. Whitney, Dolgo 
OR‘ HARD Crab, Duchess Apple, the Superb Apricot all 
make very good shade trees, and it seems to me 
that at this time when so many old shade trees 
must be replanted it would be well to include a 
l Wealthy few of these trees for shade as well as fruit for 
DIE around the ee Especially on the 
arm suc rees would be of great value, and 
l Duchess of Oldenburg if you select the large size, 4 to 6 ft. trees, you 
will have no difficulty growing them to nice 
1 Yellow Transparent shade tree shape. 
1 Dolgo Crab Pruning of Apple Trees 
So that the trees make an even shaped crown, 
apples should be pruned every year or two. 
4 to 5 ft trees Shorten the longest limbs. Cut out some of the 
. rd = peas where ey, end pea Cut ail 
s the ‘‘water-sprouts.”’ is is done very early 
bearing for in the spring. Trees growing extra fast due to 
favorable soil or weather conditions, should have 
By Express a light summer pruning of the new branches. 
This applies also to Peaches. 
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