Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02
.sComrOrt Me with AppIes.n

Thus cried the wise man of the ancient
Hebrews, and thus has cried many q
wise man OF other nations since his time.
The fzrr is, the apple is the king OF
fruits. IL is worth more than all the
other fruits raised in temperate climates.
There is something substantial shout the
apple. IL is much more than a luxury.
IL satisfies hunger and keeps it satisfied
long time. Like bread and meat, 1t Is
true food. II does not quickly come and
suddenly vanish like the strawberry. 1t
does not commence TO decay before 1t
has scarcely ripened like the banana and
plantain. Il has lasting qualities. II
comes to stay till other fruit can be raised
20 take its place. No fruit presents so
many varieties Of size, color and flavor
as the apple. IL accommodates itself to
the peculiar taste Of every person. Ii
Is sweet, sour and sub-acid. There are
persons who dislike strawberries. and
others who do not care for figs, dates or
peaches, but there il no one who does
not like some kind of apples. Some fruit
like the ounce, is only palatable when
cooked. while others are only valuable
when I'm the state they are in whenripe.
But the apple isexcellent whether - ten
raw or cooked. II can be cooked in
more WAYS than any fruit that grows.
Few kinds of fruit siIrpass It for can
ming purposes, though it is preserved
so easily and cheaply in other ways that
il is rarely kept in tight cans. For dry
ing il is worth all other kinds of fruits
combined. Its juice. il rightly managed,
is but little inferior TO that of the grape.
Less time and money are required to in
sure a supply of apples than of any kind
OF fruit. Trees planted in childhood
will continue to produce fruit till the
planter is as old as apatriarch. .-
Less attention has been given to set
ting out apple trees during the past few
years than during n corresponding time
in the early settlement of the country.
! The decline i'm interest in the apple cult
ure has been largely owing to the great
attention to other fruits. Nurserymen
| have made more money in selling grape
] vines and bushes that produce small
\ fruits, and have accordingly devoted
more attention to bringing them to the
notice of the public. As a consequence
! there is a scarcity of apples in almost all
parts of the country. The foreign de-
mand for apples is very large and is
constantly increasing. Dried apples are
very high, while cider sells for more
than IL ever did in the history of the
country. The prospect for raising apples
with n view of supplying the market
was never so good in this country as al
the present time. Most of those raised
in the East and not wanted for consump
4 ton in the vicinity where they are raised
are sent to Europe. Very extensive
regions are settling up in which apples
or at least very desirable varieties oil
! them, can not be raised. The demand
for apples, in the far West is rapidly in
creasing, The same is true in the
South. The planting of apple trees doe,
not keep pace with the increase of popu
lation. Apples are used for more pur
poses than they were a few years ago
The trade in apple Jelly is now verv large
During some years IL is very difficult 4
procure material enough to supply tn,
demands of jelly-makers. Persons en-
1 gagged in drying apples in large estab
liShments save all the cores and pairing
and dry them for Jelly manufacturers
Considerable is made into imitatior
champagne. The foreign demand 70
dried apples is increasing very rapidly
Every farmer who lives where apple
can be raised should at least plant tree
enough to supply his family with fruit
For family orchard there should b,
quite variety. There should be lat,
and early. sweet and sour varieties. Fo
a commercial orchard il is better to plan
but few varieties. There is general,
little profit in very early varieties. Tn,
I..N II. A. n Al.
harvest comes on when there is othe
work pressing. The early apples ar,
ripe when the market is filled will
peaches, cherries. grapes and other small
fruits. Late keepers are ready for thu
market when there is no other fresl
fruit. There is nothing to compete will
them. Color has much to do in selling
apples. The preference is for bright rec
apples. They are especially wanted TO
fruit-stands and the table. Red apple
will always sell on sight. In the Ian
guage of the vendors of patent medicine
"children cry for them" The color o
an apple has more To do with its sal,
than its flavor Large apples sell bette
! than small. ones. and it is much les
! trouble to pick them. A large red, long
keeping apple fills the requirements o
the market. II the varietyis productive
, and the tree hardyit fills the require
ments OF the grower. The qualities O
hardness and productiveaess can be as
certained by reading the reports of locs
horticultural societies or by consultin,
: with fruit-growers in the vicinity.
local nurseryman can ordinarily be relie
! on to give reliable information about tn
. most profitable varieties to plant. IL on
} sort OF tree is much more hardy and pro
! ductiye than others it is good policy t
: plant an entire commercial orchard to il
A large dealer will have the product q
, several orchards and will be able to fnI
{ nish the required variety to customer:
The orchards that pay poorest are thos
. that eontain the largest variety.-Gh
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