Apples The Linn County Nurseries 
APPLES 
Every home should have some fruit if there is at all room. Some summer 
apples or cherries in your own yard are a pleasure to watch grow and de- 
velop. As the fruit ripens what a satisfaction it is to gather your own apples 
or strawberries or even gooseberries if you like them. 
Apples are the most popular fruit and one of the easiest to raise. Plant 
from 25 to 40 ft. apart depending on your situation. A commercial orchard 
should be planted 40x40 or 40x30 or another system is to plant 40x20 and re- 
move every second tree when they begin to crowd. The soil should have 
good drainage and be well fertilized. Apples will do fine in sod if heavily fed 
and the weeds kept mowed. Be sure to clean the grass a foot away from each 
tree early every fall to prevent mice from girdling the trees, also protect from 
rabbits by wrapping or if you place a piece of poultry netting 1 ft. long and 
2 ft. high around the tree it can be left until the tree is large enough that 
rabbits seldom bother. For top quality fruit they should be sprayed several 
times. The spray schedule may be obtained from your county extension 
agent or your State College. 
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EARLY VARIETIES 
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BEACON. A very good late summer apple of high quality, good size, ex- 
cellent bright red color. Hardy in Minnesota. An excellent market apple. 
“DUCHESS. An excellent early summer apple for pie, cooking and general 
use. Bears young and heavily. Large fruit striped red. 
“TLODE Resembles one of its parents, yellow transparent, but is larger, and 
a little later, and keep much better. 
~~ ORIOLE. A high quality early red apple. Very hardy. 
—~ YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Is an old favorite early summer apple. Very 
hardy and productive. 
FALL VARIETIES 
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MILTON. A MclIntosh type apple ripening with the Wealthy. A good grow- 
er and annual bearing. Excellent quality. 
“SNOW. Is an excellent fine grained white fleshed red apple for cooking and 
eating out of hand. 
“SUGAR LOAF. We recommend this apple for those who like a sweet apple. 
= WEALTHY is a leading fall apple. Keeps well. Tops for quality, juicy and 
of sprightly flavor. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
~\ DELICIOUS is so well known it needs no description. One of our finest cook- 
ing, eating, and shipping apples. 
“ FIRESIDE. A hardy and productive tree of the Delicious type. High quality. 
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