
You should plant more apples. Raise your own now. You have had to pay a good price for the 
fruit the last few’ years. 
The following varieties are best for the midwest. 
Plant apples at least 30 feet apart each way. To fill in space for a few years, plant a peach 
or cherry tree as a temporary filler and cut out when you need space. 
quicker off your land by following this plan. 
WEALTHY. 

GRIMES GOLDEN, 
Gano 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Preferred by many 
to be the best early apple. Fruit light yellow 
with whitish skin when ripe. Ripens early 
summer. One of the best home use apples 
for cooking and eating. 
ANOKA. A remarkable apple that comes into 
bearing very young, oftentimes the next year 
after planting. A large fruit, red streaked 
with yellow, of good flavor. Extremely hardy. 
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. Tree rather poor 
in nursery, but has proven one of the best 
for the North; fruit large, surface smooth, 
waxen yellow ground with bright, carmine 
stripes; sour; one of best for cooking; very 
productive. August. 
JONATHAN. This well Known, proven success- 
ful apple is a special favorite as a commercial 
apple as well as home use. A sure heavy 
bearer. Medium size, well shaped, solid red. 
Bears young. Autumn. 
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. Very large, deep 
to dark red. A good commercial grower, trees 
vigorous and young bearer. A special favor- 
ite for a good keeping winter apple for 
eating and cooking. 
GANO. The fruit 
ground (no stripes); large, oblong, tapering 
to the eye; surface smooth, polished; dots 
minute; basin shallow, sometimes deep; eye 
large, cavity deep, brown in color; stem 
medium to long; core medium. Season, Janu- 
ary to April. Tree healthy, vigorous, hardy; 
an early annual and prolific bearer. 
WINESAP. This is the old well known juicy 
Winesap apple which is always a favorite for 
storing for winter use, a good cider apple. 
Keeps well. Fruit medium size, solid red 
color. Trees hardy. 
4 to 6 feet, not prepaid 
3 to 5 feet, postpaid 
2 to 4 feet, postpaid 
; Medium to large, red striped. 
for successful marketing value. 
cropper. Fruit good flavor for eating and all home: uses. 
i A favorite autumn yellow. 
choice. Keeps well for a good winter eating apple. 
is bright red on yellow 
You can get some fruit 
APPLE AND CRAB PRICES 
Per 1 Per 10 
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A widely known variety 
Trees bear early and excellent 
The flavor is very 
DELICIOUS. Extra large, high quality and a 
very delicious flavor. Beautiful red, pin- 
dotted color. Good home use and commercial 
Trees are vigorous and bear young. We be- 
lieve no home orchard is complete without 
a few Delicious. 
YELLOW DELICIOUS. 
licious flavor. Trees 
autumn. 
Fruit extra large, de- 
bear young. Ripens 
CRAB APPLES 

Dolga 
DOLGA or IMPROVED RED SIBERIAN. A 
Russian variety of rare beauty and peculiar 
lemon acid flavor, entirely different from any 
other crab. It is exceptionally hardy and 
productive and free from blight. Superior to 
any other crab for jelly. When filled with 
the large dark red fruit the tree appears 
from a distance to be covered with dark red 
flowers. 
WHITNEY No. 20. A large crab, 1% to 2 inches 
in diameter. Skin smooth, glossy green, 
striped with red. Flesh firm, juicy and flavor 
very pleasant. A fair dessert apple and one 
of the best for cider and vinegar. Tree a 
great bearer and hardy. Really deserves a 
place in our apple list. There are few early 
varieties of so much merit. One of the best 
for northern states. Ripens in August. 
TL 
Fairbury, Nebraska 
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