New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-24
THE APPLE CROP.


Harvest and the Red Astrachan, but the latter was
in poor supply. The orchards everywhere within
this vicinity are nearly barren and throughout New
England the crop is short and unsatisfactory Large
quantities have been brought from Virginia. the size
and quality were good but their day is about over.
1t has been stated all along that the crop in Western
New-York was poor, but this is y mistake; and even
in the vicinity of Rochester, where it was said little
would be produced. the supplies unexpectedly are
proving if not abundant still ante fair The truth
seems to be that there is certainly deficiency in
some orchards while others not what Is called
loaded but the size compensates for numbers and
on the WHOLE the crop large Particularly is this
the case with the region close to the Lake Shore,
The best proof of this general statement is, that not
for several years have prices ruled so low and TINS Is
preventing shipments from Michigan and other
Western points.
The celebrated orchards of Northern Ohio this
year are barren and dried apples shipped thence last
year. and still are lying in market have been ordered
to be held. Down in the interior of this State there
are better supplies particularly the rich culcare-
GUS soil of the Ohio River hills. Farther westward
through Indiana and Illinois, we have encouraging
reports, while in Iowa and Northern Missouri the
yield is represented as enormous. In Wisconsin the
hardy varieties have yielded fair supplies, and even
in Minnesota a few orchards are beginning to bear;
brought from Norway by emgrants' Delng tne lrul1
common in their country and in Sweden and Russia
of the Western fruit region perhaps is so favor
able as one about $50 miles wide commencing IN
Kansas, south of the Kaw, and reaching to the
Indian Territory, thence east through Missouri,
south of the Ivor of that name. to
to the Arkansas line, thence across the Mississippi
taking in the whole of Southern Illinois, partlcu-
larly the timbeTed region, which is 40 miles from
and almost the whole Of Kentucky. For the most
part the soil partakcs largely of lime, with inter
mixture of gravel drift with here and there .aiy
sandstone lodges, with occasional elevations Oh pll
tive rocks, and in some parts the upper ana lower
magnesa limestone abOunds. Here the Yellow Deli
flower grows to a perfection elsewhere unknown.
Rawe's Janet is n favOrite, very profitable ana Tor
localities subject to late frOsts it is invaluable AZ ~
blossoms later than any other variety tQr keeping
qualities the NewtOwn Pppen Is valuable ana llS
quality is scarcely secondrate whatever reputation
it may have acquired in other places, perhaps VIII
out Just grounds The Red Asrecban d9e1 oA
well and on hard iron ore soils. Pry0rs lea atahs
good size and brilliant color TINS apple region eA
tends Eastward from Kentucky into virginia ana
into Fast Tennessee detecting SOuthward by reason
of fine elevation it is continued into the mountain
country of Western North Carolina. rom TINS list
State several varieties have been sent est into Ken
lucky Illinois and Missouri, and among them Is the
| Ben Davis, winch for beauty and quality scarcely
has an equal in the world It's fonnd IN the greatest
! perfection in the nelghborh0od oil Paducah' n.y.
! When grown North it Is only thlrd-ate.
An varieties of apples grown IN this region arc so
large and fair that when taken North experts III fruit
culture refuse to recognize them by name ms me
most valuable section for fruit growing in our whole
country: large supplies III the future VIII come hence
! At present only few orchards OF recent planting
have come into bearing, and only in very few local
tiles has much attention been paid 10 thc business
| And vet there is serious drawback. Only Il iew OF
| the winter varieties keep well. For instance the
Rhode Island greening grows to an immense SIZE IS
! mellow and fully ripe IN October, nor can III he kept
Till December while in Northern Michigan, III ~ OF
latitude il is not moro than fourth OF the size III
is rough messy and spotted. and IS scarcely ht for
eating before February, but the quality IS eNcelent'
However if judicious selection OF varieties - iau
Il oart Ia. A IL
/ tnte sections both North and South. IT wOnld De
wise TO draw largely from the select fruto OF North
Carolina and for the most part TO neglect Northern
varieties. In the States south Of KENTUCKY apple
culfuTe is not likely ever 10 be successful tOnph
with some few kinds IL might be ~ successful ~ III
| Minnesota. Even here, and III the region Deloic
| mentioned the apple should be n most prohtaDle
crop for the making of vinegar alone for there - no
article in domestic use which through our whole
country is so scarce and dear and generally poor as
vinegar
| Indiana and the Southern half of Michigan, Tor
through their whole extent a vast number OF thrifty
orchards of the choicest fruit have been brought INTO
/ bearing and for keeping qualities they nave no
! superior So profitable have these orchards been OF
late years that the instances not rare where IN
one season farmers have realized more for Their fruit
than the farms themselves would bring. When
prices have been high in the East their market IN
| part, has been NewYOrk City, though high freight
is great drawback but the greater part of the ship
ments have been made to Chicago, ana even from
the vicinity of Detroit. Chicago has the reputation
for dealing more largely III grain and lumber IMAM
any other city TO these should be added fruit also
The distinction has arisen from the pans taken 10
improve the natural advantage IT possesses for DIS
tributing commodities IN every direction, ana so
complete have arrangements become tnat ~ Is
| scarcely possible to gut that market with 1rult.
This last season. while 1900 bushels Of Strawberries
daily reached the place, mostly from Southern I'LL
nos, the demand from the Lake Superior region, ana
other remote northern localities was so constant ana
great that frequently little was left to supply the
! II is melancholy to reflect that the orchards of
| NJ En- xyh
which first proved that America was capable OF eX-
| ceiling the Old World, and which really laId the
foundation of fruit culture IN this Western World,
now have fallen into decay. More than this, 1t IL
| alleged that orchards recently planted and when
now should bear abundantly, not only are barren,
! but many of the trees blight and dle. III rs 10 DC
| considered that the apples OF New-England, rs "a
general thing. were of poor qnallty, BENG merely
seedlings that one cause OF disappOhtmehI is inc
natural result of old age and that recent planting
! has been by no means general Another cause rc;i-
sonably may be looked for in the fact that by long
| cultivation the soil OF these States has been de-
prved of the elements necessary 10 BRING orchaias
into bearing state or even 10 give vitality to the
| trees 1t would be worth while for farmers 10 Try
the experiment of taking some emlnence OF md
| which never has had much cultivation, even II
rocky, and test the question whether TINS sou VIII
not produce fruit well as all portions or the
country did in early days. Last year. when the re-
mains of ROdger Williams at Providence were re-
moved it found that the roots of an apple tree
| had descended into the grave and absorbed the
whole skeleton and in doing SO the roots had umlS
| takably arranged themselves III the human form
RodgeT Williams taught an invaluable lesson to on:
people when he inculcated the wisdom OF religious
liberation and led the way for its Incorporation into
| our National Constitution, and now, though long
| dead with the last remains of his mortal body we
should be reminded that the phosphates and other
! elements common to animal organisms required
10 make the apple orchards of the old States again
| blossom and bear as in the happy days which are
| gone
THE DEAF MUTEs AT THE FAIR.
| The Deaf Mutes under Prof. Peet gave an