The anti-monopolist., 1876-07-27
commendable regularity, Of course
something must happen soon.


A Very Interesting Letter Upon Apples
The Hardy Varieties.-Sound Ad-
vice to Fruit Raisers.
Editor A,ati-lNonopolist:
DEAR SIR:-I know that political and
National affairs are seriously absorbing
the interest OF the people as we'll as the
many readers of your valuable paper.
But as variety is the spice of life few
stray thoughts and suggestions on Hor-
ticulture might be acceptable. and es-
pecially on that branch OF it devoted to
the culture Of apples.
Those who have been pioneering in
this matter for the last 20 years, know
by experiedce something of the high an
ticipations and hopes that swel!ed the
breast of many sturdy farmer who
gazed with admiration and delight on
his many promising seedlings that were
loaded with fruit in the autumns OF 1871
and 1872; and likewise of sadness and
disappointment, when in the spring of
1873, nothing was lett of those promis-
ing trees but bare, naked, dead limbs to
tell the story of that terrible winter that
likewise robbed many prairie home of
the lite and promise OF some cherished
one of the family circle; and not even
stopping here but freezing the very life
out of some of our forest trees. Then to
finish the work of wedding the tares, the
more tender varieties OF Seeding and
standard fruits the varieties OF 1874, and
1875, gave US all valuable lesson on
planting tender varieties of fruit trees.
But we must never forget that the great
est success, individually and nationally.
is always predicated and founded upon
failures and defeats.
Failures and defeats are not known to
the Caucasian race. Determined and in
vincible with his great Intellectual and
scientific skill. nature ever bends her
seeming intlexible forces to his will and
bidding. With no gift Of Ofprophecy, can
plainly see the future will give us abun
dance of apples, and some to export to
more unfavorable localities.
The signs of the times are certainly
more encouraging in relation to the Sc
lection Of more hardy and reliable vari-
eties of both hybrids and standard ap-
plies ; and there is to-day over our coun-
try thousands of seedlings that stood
those severe winters, that will soon give
us more valuable varieties OF fruit. |
notice our nurse-ymen generally have
now for sale only the more hardy varie.
ties OF hybrids and crabs, and these have
been largely planted the last two years.
The Transcendent stands first and
foremost as to hardness and prolificness,
butt appears to be entirely unable to
,y y;th oto ~ tho iro bl;rht ~ uh;ob ooom, IN
be doing this year more damage than in
any previous year in my memory.
Ii money could induce any of our sci.
enttic men to reveal the cause and cure,
it surely ought to be given by our state.
But there are varieties that are almost
tree from this disease. There are many
OF the Hybrids that are as hardy IS can
be, and in quality as tair as standard ap-
plies that are tree from it.
believe Z. A. Jewell Of Lake City,
Minn., has propagated and brought be-
fore the public the very best and greatest
number of these varieties many OF them
are very good keepers, lasting until
April or May. His "Minnesots' stand
ing, the most prominent in beauty and
quality rs winter apple. The Yetoss-
Ky and Duchess, of Oldcnburg, are per-
haps the very best standard summer ap-
plies that we have; almost entirely free
from blight, tolerably early and prolific
bearers The Wealthy apple no douot
is the very best fall aud early winter APP
pie Minnesota has yet produced. in
some localities. though this is slightly
damaged by the last cold winter. and
somewhat subject to blight. But to those
planting largely l would recommend it
above all others. have quite number
OF trees now six years old; some have
been bearing two years. and quite fair
crop this year. The Haas. with me, has
been almost as hardy AS the Duchess oil
Oldenburg, the trees bearing iull this
year. This variety keeps till February
We also have in bearing .'Sops Divine,
''Famcuse," and plum Cider" but the
trees are not hardy by any means. For
semi -hardy trees the Waloridge and
Pewaukee perhaps stands foremost: and
i'll some otalities will no doubt do we'll
and both being long keepers, large and
tine Favored apples. it makes them very
desirable. but would not recomme nd
them only to those who have time to take
NAAS oA suSAA PAoPCtAs, AAA . Sooo iva
tion to favor their growth.
In the spring of 1878 purchased from
| Adams 4 Griffin. Waukon. Iowa, sever
al hundred gratis, the Scions cut iron
from trees in the spring, after the ex
tremely cold winter. aud out of six OF
eight varieties Of standard apples los
almost the whole OF them. except the
Canada Black these nearly every ous
grew and have never killed back hardl,
\ single bud the past three winters, ant
have not colored in the forks, when tn,
Trauscendents have. that grew close he
side it. 1t always starts AS early. ant
with the same yigor and life As Crabs
Hence am led to believe that as a win
ter apple aud long keeper it will be sue
cesstuI in this latitude. l am not &C
| ouainted with the fruit or tree more thar
this, but would very much like to heal
| from some one vino is. for it is necessar,
that it should De known ii it proves sue
cesstul as 3 hardy winter apple.
Yours truly.
n J. SrUBBs.