Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-03
Two Remarkable Apples.

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About twelve years ago became &C.
quainted with new seeding apple which
promised to be an acquisition to the apple
family. As was then engaged extern
sively in the grating business, began to
propagate the variety as rapidly as posi-
bio and now, after twelve years. expert
QUESTION. Inamed it tho evoke Apple"
BY which name it is known in these parts.
The history of the apple is as follows !:
About the year 1860 and 1862 young
seeding apple trco on the farm of Benia-
min Yoke, Of Paradise, Jefferson county,
Pa, was grated in the top prior to its
having borne any fruit and some of the
natural branches, through neglect or
otherwise, were permitted to remain till
they bore fruit, which proved much supe-
rior to the CRAFTS on the same tree and
omission or neglect saved to the world the
Yoke Apple" 1t is in season from the
first of September to the middle of Octo-
ber. It is large, round sub-acid apple,
and in color is very much similar to the
Fall rambO.
Ihave had forty years experience in the
grating business have become acquainted
with and grated almost all the varieties
that have been brought to the country
from far and near, from moro than adozen
nurseries for the last twenty-five years,
and will say that in my opinion the Yoke
Apple" for drying purposes, stands at tho
head and is also very good when fully
ripe for eating, and all culinary purposes
though its best use is for drying. About
the 9Th of October last I bought bushel,
which gathered from trees which
I had grated about six or seven
years before, and thirty-twO apples was
Ill that would lay in and on each half
bushel. A portion of these took to the
Punxsutawney fair, where they were as
much or more admired than any Other
apple among very large collection Ol
varieties there exhibited. It is without
exception one Of the best and most regu.
lar bearers that ever knew among apples
Tho apple should generally be cut in
eight pieces to dry, and when dry, is of a
rich, whitish- yellow color. This apple
has but one drawback or fault. When
tho gratis are young and growing very
thrifty, or when the tree stands i'm damp
or very rich ground, they are somewhat
disposed to rot, but when grown on high,
dry ch2unery ground, suitable for the
growth of the apple, it is without spot OF
blemish. 1t is a good grower, and is des
tined to become extensively cultivated.
But must speak somewhat of another
apple, and that is tho "Gravenstine.' u
This apple came into bearing for the first
time in this community about four to six
years ago, and now it is regarded by all
who have it as the most perfect apple they
ever saw. As Fall apple it seems to be
without fault. About eight years ago
was told by an agent from Rochester, New
York, that there was not a better apple
known among nurserymen than the "Gra.
venstine, 7" and our short experience in this
community fully proves it true.
feel like saving word for the ''North
ern Spy" We're l to giva my opinion,
after forty years in grating apples, and
having set in that time near or quite 200,
600 gratis, of the three above named ap.
PIES would say :: The Yoke apple" fol
tho purpose Of drying is the most ualuablt
apple ever grated. The Gravenstine''
is the most perfected apple in all respects
ever grated and the Northern Spy
Is the most oalua3b apple to. grow for use
and market that have ever grated and
&bey should all be grown on high, or dry
S6Dnnery ground.