The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-29
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.

O0FiOOO hLStN' WIN
The Tyson PEAR.-We obtained gratis
of this pear from the elder Robert Man
ming, and have it in fruit nearly forty
years. 1t has uniformly proved excel
lent in qualty-we Dc not recolect a
single bad favored specimen but all have
had the peculiar rich perfumed character
Of our best varieties of the pear. The tree
is good grower, handsome in form, does
well and bears earl y on the ounce, al.
though tardy on pear roots. But like
tho Northern Spy apple, it is worth wait.
ing for. The present season is the first
that we have seen any cracking Of the
fruit, but it is only on q few specimens
aud not formidable, and perhaps we may
not see it again for long time. The
season Of the Tyson-some two weeks or
more before the Bartlett, and after the
Clifford, Bloodgood, Dearborn and Os-
bands Summer, makes it the more dcsi.
rable. 1t is recommended in twenty
Suites in TIE catalogue of the American
Pathological Society, with the strong com.
mendation Of double stars in Eve.
We take the above from the Country
Gentleman and will add that we think
he Tyson has proved hardy and very
productive 10 Vermont. We have seen
very fine specimens grown in Caledonia
County that were presented at tho State
Fair two years since at St. Johnsbury,
and also seen the trees loaded with fair
fine specimens Of fruit in Chittenden
County. We would like to hear if any
of our frui: growers have tried the Tyson
in Addison County, and if SO would like
to hear how it has succeeded.
SWEET APPLES.
1t is common opinion that sweet ap-
pies only are properly adapted to the feed
ing Of swine and cattle. There is no
doubt that rich and sweet fruits are ex.
cellent for this purpose, but our observa.
tions do not tend to prove their pre.cmi-
nence over rich apples that are sub.acid
We have fed cows, horses and swine on
both sorts. Like all succulent food, they
tend to promote the health of all these
animals, if regularly given in moderate
quantities. Nearly the whole Of the fat.
tening Of large swine has been well ac.
complished with the droppings of an or.
chard, nineteen.twentieths Of which were
sub.acid fruits We should, however,
prefer sweet apples in planting new or.
chards exclusively for domestic animals
They are not enough planted for culinary
purposes, as they arc always excellent for
baking, and they may be employed econ.
omically in certain buildings for the ia.
BILE. In order to cal! attention moro par.
ticularly TO planting sweet varieties, we
give the following brief descriptive list
of most OF the well known sorts, begin.
ming with the earliest.
The Sweet Bough, or Large Yellow
Dough, is undoubtedly the most valuable
Of the earliest varieties. The tree, al.
though not strong grower, forms round
even head, and bears regularly and mod.
erately the fruit is large handsome and
one Of the most agreeable of all sweet
apples for the table, ripening immediate.
ly after our wheat harvests. The refuse
or inferior specimens might be proftably
fed to domestic animals.
Immediately following the Bough are
Golden Sweet and High.Top Sweet, both
vigorous growers and good bearers. the
latter known at the west BY the name
Sweet June. Summer Sweet Paradise is
large, good apple, ripening nearly with
the two last named; the tree is rather
struggling grower, aud not so certain ia
its crops. Autumn Sweet Bough or Phil.
adelpha Sweet is medium sized pale
yellow apple, ribbed and furrowed, with
good favor, the tree quite productive
lu autumn, we have Jersey Sweet du
ring September. good apple Of medium
size, the tree very productive, but a mod
crate grower, and not always hardy anC
healthy Autumual Swaar, fine vgor
Gus grower, good bearer, the fruit gooc
size, rich yellow ,oblate. excellent in quail
ity, ripening about mid.au.umn closely
following this is Munson Sweet, also /
good grower and handsome fair fruit 0
excellent quality. Haskell Sweet is
large autumn variety, of excellent flavor
but unlike the two last, somewhat labl,
10 scabs or spots. The tree is a moderate
grower but great bearer. Lyman's Pump
Kin Sweet is remarkable for the hand>om
growth Of the tree and its great produc
tiveness the fruit quite large, al~aY
fair, but not so agreeable in flavor a
most OF this class. 1t is however val
liable sort.
Among the early winter apple. an
Bailey Sweet, Ramsdelps lSweet AM
Honey Greening. Bailey's is q large
handsome red apple. tender, sweet az
agreeable, the tree strong growcr mn
good bearer, aud altogether a ynluabl
sort; Ramsdell's equally vigorou. as
grower, quite productive, large tu, q
moderate quality. Honey Greoniug, ii.
tinct from Green Sweet, to which ia
name is s,metimes spplicd,) is an oblate
yellow fruit, very sweet and Of good quail
ity, the tree of spreading growth
There are several later winter sort,
prominent among which for wide popu
larity is the Tallman Sweet, on accouu
Of its excellent quality, fair appearance
and produStivepess. The trees whe