Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-05

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SIR-Agreeabe your request send you what know
of the Wagner apple My acquaintance with this variety
sixty send you statistics experience
its cultivation which be of your BY reference
to the Agricultural Society of
find its origin and history recorded follows
In the spring of 149 Mr. George Wheeler brought him. from
Dover Duchess county New York; bag apple Seeds which he
planted upon his farm which he retaining wilderness
1885, Abram WAGNER the gentleman of the APP
derived purchased the
produced from above having previously
chased of the original George NJ Wheeler. Among the trees
which subsequently taken and planted his premises
which the subject of this and occupies
position in the thriving village of Penn YAM The premises
owned by the Hon Ezekiel Cortene who "The still
continues to produce beautiful crop of delicious fruit
by the his apple its agreeable taste
favor opinion has been expressed by the
numerous persons who have tasted it. 1t a beautiful
apple toe in which respect is rarely surpassed keeping
qualities have been be- by experience
first ORDER stated by Mr. Lee who remarks from
October o May"
The year varies seedlings entered as comp
tors for the premiums of the society offered seedlings exam
naton being governed in their action by rule first the
genealogical adopted by Society," guidance fuit
committees it decided that the "Wagener APPLE Chas Lee
of Yates county which the second premium of the Society
ng awarded at the annual meeting of s8
for competition in accordance with suggestion of the
owing the fact of having been bruised the passage
consequence being badly packed wishing TO
award it at that time than the second premium The pre-
send under favorable circumstances and from its beautiful APP
good size tenderness flesh and decacy favor
from information before the committee which established its
character of long keeper they have concluded
be placed in the first class apples and that additional of s.
and also diploma be awarded to Mr. Lee for ommee-o
whom the Hon. Sanford Howard oneconsdered this very
Pile desirable addition Its appearance
is prepossessng. as is also its size and form"
From the above statistics appears that the original tree which
planted in 1885, in vigorous condition bearing crops
good sized apples of fine appearance and delicious palate the
1S4S The tree at that time yseven old
eed continued to bear full of mehanabe fruit till
he year 1863 being then seveour old from the
or has always found ready market highly price,
New York and Philadelphia have orchard
picked from single thirty fair and
handsome apples This apple hangs with great tena
nd also this excellent quality utilized
need be wasted it the best culinary apples
is also excellent for cider neghbo having tested
ng that makes better cider than the Harrison apple present
here is great demand for Wagner trees Yates In regard
its keeping qualities would here this apple
ept with extra until apples at for
have also orchard fine Of the following winter
Baldwin, GeeDing Seeknofurher Behour, Spitzenberg
easant Talman Sweet Swaa Tupehoken and White Winter
an bot find profit from the Wagner than
or family consumption the WAGNER almost entirely
ends when visiting
fusion will state that this fruit popular here than
ND as TO its merits exceeding beauty adds the highest qualities
r dessert and cooking will be cultivated wherever known
and have this apple properly represented State Fair
VI from trees that have been in bearing thirty
Yours Truly, -
CHkRIrs wlerNrR