The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-04-27
Varieties Of Fruit to Plant in Kansas.

apples for other sections of the country
than Kansas. In planting CONNER.
cial apple orchard or one for family
use, experience indicates that large
number of varieties is not profitable
or satisfactory. Among the large
number of summer, fall, and winter
apples that may be planted with hope
of success in Kansas, the following list
contains the most reliable kinds:
Summer-Early Harvest, Red June
Red Astrachan, Cooper's Early White
and Early Pennock.
FdH.-Malden Blush, Rambo, Fa'
meuse, Lowell, Fall Wine.
Winter. Winesap, Ben Davis, iona
than, Rawle's Genet, White Winter
Pearmain, Missouri Pippin, Willow
Twig, Rome Beauty, Gilpin and Ro'
manstem.
| PeacheS.-Among the cultivated
peaches, Early York, Old Nixon Free
Stump the World, Smock Crockett and
Heath Cling seem to have given the
most general satisfaction.
Pears.-Thls delightful fruit has
proved almost failure in Kansas. Fol
a few years our young trees give prom
Use Of health, bear crop or two and
succumb to the blight. There seems
to be no escaping the fate for the pear
no matter what location, soil, mode OF
culture or care may be shown to pears
PlumS.-Plums have proved almost
an entire failure so far as our own ex.
perience and observation extends
The Damsons' giving occasional sue
cess.
Cherries.-The sour cherries succeed
especially the Early Richmond, May
Duke and English Morillo. The Heart
varieties have proved failure.
Quinces-So far as we have observed
have never given a paying return.
Grapes.-The Concord has proved
the reliable grape for Kansas, and only
exceptional years fails to give paying
crop. The Virginia Seeding bear:
well. Some years the Delaware pro-
duces fine crops, also the Catawba
There are many varieties that may YET
prove profitable in Kansas, bat if you
want grapes without fail, plant the
Concord.
Gooseberries.- The Houghton Seed
ling will give good crops and is the on
ly one we know of, that it will pay te
plant.
Cuyrants.-The Red Dutch is the
most reliable. They require protec
ton, which is usually best given by
planting on the north side of fence
| Blackberries.-Thc Kittatinny payi
well for cultivation. Lawton, wheI
well cut back during growing season
has given satisfactory returns. Many
complain of winter killing.
Raspberries.-Black Cap varieties
all succeed, of these the Doolittle anG
Mammoth Cluster have proved the
best.
Strawberries. This berry requires
high culture, mulching, and has not
we are compelled to say, in the hands
of most growers, proved profitable
Wilson's Albany, Triumph de Gand
and Green Prolific are among the best
varieties to plant.
We are aware that there is nothing
very fattering in the above, to our
State as fruit growing country. The
practical experience of fruit growers
in Kansas, the past fifteen years, is OF
advantage to those who desire to plant
orchards and vineyards to-day. We
are aware that much loss has been oc-
casioned from careless planting and
neglect, and from endeavoring 10
grow too many varieties. The drouth
and grasshoppers have very material
ly damaged the fruit paintings of the
Stationary orchards being partially
or totally destroyed. 1t will pay those
who wish to plant to profit by the ex-
perience of others and make haste
slowly.
We hope when our readers are Civ
ing their notes on farm matters that
they will remember the orchards, and
give us their condition and the fruit
prospects.-Er.