Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-11-26

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| OF Maryland. He was of course committed to prson
| VIRGINIA APPLEs.-I'he wild crab is said to be the
| only apple indigenous to our SOIL No efforts have
been made In this county TO improve its fruit nor any
experiments OF uniting it, by grating with the species
from Europe, because the various species import ed
succeed SO perfectly and furnish such excellent new
varieties that 1t would be useless waste of time to at
tempt the Improvement of the crab apple On this
stock, however, most OF our apples have been grated
and raised by the ingenuity of the English Gardeners
who have, by sowing the seeds and studying the SOIL
so improved and multiplied the varieties of this most
exec ,ent and wholesome fruit that it has now become
n England, and is rapidly becoming in this country a
crop OF national importance ahordng an agreeable and
wholesome diet, in a hundred shapes to a classes
Although the apple said to flourish in every part g
the United States, if we except the extreme Southern
portions, the fall and winter varieties commonly come
to The greatest perfection in the Northern States and
the Northern portions ofthe Middle States where this
fruit constitutes very profitable resource to the farmer
both for the home markets and expectation to the Sou
them States the West Indies and Europe and even TO
Asia.
The varieties OF the apple are now almost beyepd
enumeration. Some years since the catalogue of the
Royal Horticultural Society of England comprised
upwards of l4o0, and every year new additions are
made In France, too, great attention has been paid
this fruit but good judges assert that neither The ap-
pies OF England or France will compare for excellence
ohavour, to those produced in the United States.
We have no means by which to ascertain the exact
amount, but we think may safely assert, that thou
sands of dollars annually paid the Northern farmer
by dealers in this city, for apples alone. Now, it is
we'll known that portion Of the Union is better suited
for the production OF this fruit than the Piedmont coun
try OF Virginia. There that choicest species-the Pip
pin-hourishes we'll and attains favour, which, for
delicacy and excellence, renders it infinitely superior to
the pppn grown in colder climate and what is true
Of this species, will doubtless hold good of most other
varieties. II the farmers of that section of the State
would turn their attention to their orchards--f they
would take the trouble to consult excellent and sem
slbe friend, Mr. Sinton, whose admirable Nursery near
this city has long been the theme of paisethey would
discover that new, delightful and profitable field for
labour had been developed. With every advantage
which soil and climate afford land with good faci-
ties for reaching MARKET does appear passing strange
that the farmers OF this highly tavoured region should
totally neglect one OF the surest of wealth. As
an instance permit us to cite which occurred in
this city few years ago. farmer in Abemarle coun-
ty possessed thrifty young orchard The annual pro-
duct of apples was argeso large, indeed that he could
not dispose of them. He gave beautifully to his neigh
bors, made quantity OF cider, and finally as last re-
Sort determined to throw the remainder to his hogs
Then, in truth, "pears before swine for.
however highly may estimate the hog, it conceded
that he is not very choice animal either in habits or
appetite. The following year, the farmer was again
blessed with bountiiul product. Many ofthe apples
OF the choicest varieties and he really deplored the
sad necessity which would again compel him to throw
such fruit to his hogs happy thought strikes him:
he is preparing to ship produce the canal to
Richmond possibly few barrels of apples might be
disposed of by his merchant there could be harm in
making the experiment, at all events, he sends half
dozen or dozen barrels. In few days he receives
statement OF sales from his merchant, and to his utter
amazement finds that the apples had sold readily.
at handsome profit. The following season he hus-
banded the products ofhis orchard shipped the surplus
TO Richmond, and received in return the handsome sum
OF $1,000 for apples alone! Probably there are many
farmers similarly situated. Let all such pay some at
tenon to pruning, cuvatng, and improving their or
chards-let them send good, sound apples TO Richmond
and Norfolk, and our word for it, they will meet with
ample remuneration. Instead importing apples from
the North our merchants here might supply the South
ern market.
But we wandering from the main object we had
in view, in speaking OF apples That object was, sim
ply to return unieigned thanks friends and
former neighbors, Messrs. RAGLAND g. BRoTHER, for
compliment modesty bestowed, that we are at loss
which to admire most the mode Of bestowing it or the
complmentits ITSELF Upon reaching home few days since
we found barrel OF superb "Abemarle Pippn appes"-
had no recollection OF having seem much less
OF having purchased barrel Of these apples the whole
matter wore the appearance of an enigma but upon
opening the barrel, note carefully folded appeared,
which at once soved the difficulty: Our friends had not
forgotten U.S. and in return beg the good people oil
Richmond not to forget that Messrs Ragland &
Brother frequently receive and have hand "few
more OF the same sort, grown in the famous county Of
Abemarle.
MAYORS CouRr.-A couple of white men were
brought before the Mayor yesterday charged with dis
orderly conduct Sunday night One of the men, who
gave his name John E. Gentry, fired pistol in
font OF the Ahambra hotel, on Pearlseet merely out
Of tunhe slept in the cage Sunday night and yester~
day had fine of sc &c scored to his account besides