EARLY APPLES 
Early apples are hardy 
anywhere, and they bear 
extra well. Due to the fact 
that they cannot be kept 
very long after ripening, 
they should be planted in 
small numbers only, unless 
there is a large city nearby 
where early apples would 
find a good and profitable 
sale. 
Duchess of Olden- 
Medium to large in 
; burg size, greenish yel- 
| low with red stripes. Bears 
heavily. It is a little sour, 
and on that account an‘excellent apple for 
: cooking. The tree is a wonderful grower, 
making a large crown, with a heavy foliage. 
If you would need a combination fruit and 
shade tree, this apple would do well, and 
for that purpose I recommend the 4 to 6 ft. 
size for planting. 
| Early Harvest ripen; with us here 
usually about July 4. On the farm my 
father counted this apple and Mayflower 
| Early Peaches to he 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. 

Whitney, the Sweet 
Crab, bear well 
anywhere 
Tigo 
Fine Crab 
The first apple to 
An old-fashioned early ap- 
Red June ple. Have small supply of 
trees on hand; order early and_ reserve 
your Red June apples. Ripens with Yel- 
low Transparent; medium size, yellow with 
red stripe. 
Yellow Transparent Ripens a few 
days after 
Early Harvest. It is of pale yellow color 
and larger than the Early Harvest. Flesh 
white, of finest quality. The tree bears 
very young, and is perfectly hardy. This 
is one of the finest early fruits that can 
be grown in any locality. 
Prices of All Apples Page 9 
Apples 
The Dark Red Jelly Crab. The 
Dolgo high quality of this beautiful red 
crab apple, the abundance in which they 
are produced, and the hardiness of the tree, 
will satisfy you in every respect. For the 
finest jelly use Dolgo Crab apples. The 
tree bears young, and grows well. You can 
grow Dolgo into a very pretty shade and 
ornamental tree. Dolgo is hardy every- 
where, and will supply you with its won- 
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 
a very good summer apple. Whitney, Dolgo 
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 
few of these trees for shade as well as fruit for 
planting around the home. Especially on the 
farm such trees would be of great value, and 
if you select the large size, 4 to 6 ft. trees, you 
will have no difficulty growing them to nice 
shade tree shape. 
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Pruning of Apple Trees 
So that the trees make an even shaped crown, 
apples should be pruned every year or two. 
Shorten the longest limbs. Cut out some of the 
branches where they stand too thick. Cut out 
the ‘‘water-sprouts.’’ This is done very early 
in the spring. Trees growing extra fast due to 
favorable soil or weather conditions, should have 
a light summer pruning of the new branches. 
This applies also to Peaches. 
‘BEATRICE, NEBRASKA 11 
4 to 6 ft. trees, 
bearing for 
