The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-05
FIELD NOTES.
/ have had in contemplation for some
time q series:of articles on topics Of gen.
eral interest. more especially on those


have had in contemplation for some |
time series:of articles on topics Of gen.
eral interest, more especially on those |
more Immediately related to koFtseul- |
tural matters, not entirely confined
TO horticulture but covering such other
topics Is come under our observation.
AS our horticultural society has been
discussing the question of apples, am
constrained to say q word about q very
fine apple which has appeared in our
midst the past season, and been greatly
admired. Samples have been shown by
Mr.. A. A. HIckox At the horticultural
fair and on the streets, and were exceed
ingly fine and Of good quality.
refer 10 Moore's Extra, which was
introduced to the notice of the public by
James TruItt of Quincy, KY, and sup
Piled to our citizens by Mr.. John W.
Truitt, lately deceased, and was de-
scribed In the Horticulturist of April,
1863, as follows: "Frult, large to very
large; form, roundish conical, fiattened
at the enthusiastically angular OF
one sided; skin, smooth and glossy;
color, clear light yellow ground
overspresd and spIashed in
the sun with bright clear red, scatter
ed minute raised russell dots with light
suffused surroundings; stem. medium
length; cavity, deep, open. russell at bet
tom calyx, medium open, segments di-
vIded basin, deep, open, with surround
ing broad burrows; flesh yellowish,
crisp, tender, rather coarse grained, sub.
acid, aromatic very good > core medium
or above, open center; seeds very dark
season early winter or December and
January"
This fruit is promising well In Lyon
county, and another year or two will de-
monstrate whether it is going to sustain
the character given it above. It Ger.
tainly promises well and ID a very large
and finely favored apple. For further
information parties are referred to Mr..
Hickox above named, or VIM. Craven
stein of Center township, who has plant.
ed largely of it. In conversation with
Mr.. James Truitt, who is now resident
of Chanute, Kansas, year or two ago
asked him why this apple had beer
allowed to drop out of notice to consid.
cradle extent, and his reply was that il
seemed very tardy in coming into
bearing, too much 80 to please our push
ing western people, who want 3 crop the
second year, and 1t was thought best tC
wait q little and see if this proved to be
a permanent fault. Since then l see thai
he is propsgating it and pushing it for.
| ward.
R. J. Black of fairfield county, Ohio
who has tested it pretty thoroughly says
it: ga large, snowy mar ket apple of fail
quality from Southern Ohio. Red
striped, juicy, pleasant. Not an early,
but a good bearer and very salable.
Good, erect growth; shoots clear reddish
brown. December to March"
think this variety worth the atten
ton of our planters. Apropos to the
discussion of the apple question the jan
uary number OF PAlmer's Monthly ha:
the following from L. A. Goodman, an
extensive horticulturist of Missouri, re-
gsrding the Ben Davis: "The Ben Da
Wis is the best market apple for Kansas
City; peys the most money per bushel
bears the most and sells the easiest, and
pays the best per acre of all other vari
etIes." What say our Missouri Pippir
friends to this? Respectfully,
ROBERT MILLIKEN.