Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-04
horticulture.
APPLEs FOB WISCONSIN AND MINNIE
sofa.

From time to time we receive inquiries
from correspondents in the above States re-
lating to growing apples there. Our columns
have often contained in various ways the in
formation sought for, and we are always
gratiied to respond. Recently II Wisconsin
correspondent desired lis to give II list of APP
pies that he could rely upon, us many that he
had tried had succumbed to the climate. He
is in II new locality, where there is compare
lively little fruit grown; and while there is
much to discourage fruit growing there, he
is disposed to keep on trying until he gets
fruit. That is the thing to do.
Our purpose at the present time is to intro
duce the following, taken from n commune
cation in the Milwaukee Sentinel some time
ago, and written by "Dell Pilot" IN intelli-
gent gentleman of Kilbourn City, Wis. The
entire article is interesting and instructive,
but portions of it will be more sessonable ut
another time. He says:
There are some valuable kinds of trees,
satisfactorily hardy in this climate after
reaching Il bearing age; but in consequence
of getting killed dow every winter at first,
by reason of rapid and late growth prevent
ing the woods maturing before winter, it is
found difficult to raise them. Our hardest
kinds mature the wood yearly from the be-
ginning, and do not get black hearted from
thrifty growth. Persons are naturally reluc-
tant to invest in fruit trees in this northern
latitude, after having witnessed a succession
of failures occasioned by setting tender, UNI
tested varieties, corroborated by the fact that
not more than one in a hundred of those
having set trees nave thus far succeeded.
| append n list of eight varieties that can
be relied on, from having been thoroughly
tested in this and more northern ATTITUDES of
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and recommend
Il list of fifty trees, desirably apportioned,
that can be proportionately increased and de-
creased in proportion to the number wanted :
Is Fameuse, the most profitable fruit rails
ed in the Northwest; fruit excellent; keeps
till February.
IL Wagner; winter fruit; keeps till May.
5 Tallman Sweet; excellent winter apple.
5 Golden Russell; winter fruit; keeps well.
5 Duchess Oldenburg; late fall; one of
the best and hardest; with care fruit keeps
till March.
A Red Astrachan; fall; keeps till Deem
Der.
2 Sweet June; summer fruit; late bearer.
2 Plumb's Cider; late fall fruit.
For those with means is hereto added II
desirable list of hardy fruit successfully
grown in this latitude, which, as q compile
mcnt to the above list. makes the number of
two hundred trees:
2 Sops of Wine; summer fruit; do not
keep.
3 Fall Stripe; fall fruit; do not KEEP long.
s Early Joe; summer fruit; do not keep
long.
A Autumn Strawberry; fall fruit; late and
prolific.
6 st. Lawrence; late fall; prolific fruit
large.
t 10 Flower of Gencsee; late fall; large and
fine.
s Fameuse.
10 Bailey Sweet; winter fruit and large.
!, s Drap'd'or; winter fruit and large.
s Blue Pearmain; winter fruit and large
8 Tallman Sweet; winter fruit and large
5 Northern Spy; winter fruit and large