Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-26
Mort hern Town Annie IIst

u. A. Knowles, of Laporte, In this
county, makes the following excen.
lions, in the Homestead, to tie apple
list for Northern Iowa, prepared by
the State horticultural Society:
EDITOR HoMEsrEAD:-uavI ips,
seen the report OF the various COM
inlttees on the list Of apples for gen.
erai cultivation in the different parts
OF inns state, in accordance with in
strhctlons OF State Horticultural So
tlety, am somewhat disappointed
not because | have an axe to grind
put rearing that some will be dissat.
lshea with the result of planting
trees according to the lists recon-.
mended. III is true the committee.
may be supposed TO eaabody suffi-
Gent knowledge on the subject 10
give the requisite information. al
though the entire committee for the
north part OF the State are located
near the Mississippi river, which
leaves frge field in the North west
part OF the State unrepresented. and
having had some experience in the
iast ten years in fruit growing ina the
north part of the State, with your
permission will give it for the hem
eht OF the readers of the Home.
stead. O''0
The market list of summer anples
may be al right, especially Tetofski,
as tree, but the time ofrjpeninp its
frult Ia not given. only as earliest of
all apples, but the testimony of u.
w. Adams, the impress of whose
pen The report seems TO bear. and 10
vhom L sent some specimeus of
Frince's Yellow Harvest one wear
ago last July. was, that those s6eci.
mems sent were evidently earlier
nan any apple he cultivated: hav-
-aiiy rlpened by July "a, in 1859. and
July 9Th, In 1870. Il understood at
me Tune he had the Tetofski in bear.
lng) The Early Harvest has proved
as good bearer In this vicinity. and
netter apple than the Duchess of
oidehourg; the tree on rich land Ia
aiet 80 dong lived as the Dutchess.
winnie with 4s the Red Astracan has
seaobed badly. We find the Red
June az good q tree. and better an
pie. The Williams Favorite is quite
as good as the Sops of Wine. with
us, out the Yellow Jenetin, we find
ne best and most profitable of all
our summer apples; season August
and september; indeed I have no
grated tree in my orchard of 100
varieties that has borne The same
amount Of value in fruit in the same
line.
The fall list like better, but
While have the old Canada None
"ich and Fall Spitzenburg, the 9TH
RS are not called for. AS nursery
rec the Gross Ponier IL the tallest of
any, but as an orchard tree the Fall
3pitzenburg Ia THE largest and most
abundant bearer, and much the best
apple. The Canada Nonesuch Is an
ironclad, an early bearer, with an
undance of the best fruit.
The winter list think susceptible
Of some improvement; Fameuse all
,1ght, Plum's Cider ditto; Whitney
Eusset I prefer to Perry; Bailey
sweet to Tallman Sweet, or fer long
aeeping and winter baking the Cart
iorse. The Swaar, small nursery
Tree, gives good account of itself
III the orchard. the bushel, Oh the
iessert, while the Wagner tree will
ear more apples than two OF the
Zen Davis, and much better quality,
and is very productive on wet or clay
and, for warm sandy land is not its
home. The Yellow Bellhower and
Northern Spy, although late in bear.
1ng, make up all deficiencies when
0 ace in full bearing.
For home use the Fall Wine Sap 10
a perfect tree and superior apple. but
not a heavy bearer; Scallop, Gill;
flower and Bennington Stripe. are,
apples of high yalue, but trees not
quite Ironclad. ] have some seed
l.ngs of good promise but not tested
Oh different soil on various localities.
Yours Truly,
G.. A. KNOWLES.
Evergreen Farm. LapOrte City,
Black Hawk Co, April IS.