Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-16

huiietin No. ffom ths divi.lon OF 20
nology OF ths Depsrtm.ut 10 Agriculture.
u devoted ~ reppr, on tne adaptation OF
kussiAn and othsr ffult ~ The sxtrems
northern portions of the unlted states,
prspsrci by hon +. T. Lyon % South
havsn. Mich TIE rsport seems 20 b. .
compilation of vhst l. snosa and has been
pat ou record 80 M sdJrts pat forth, both
~ indiyiiaAls snd ~ th- guvsrnmeut, ~
ssCurs varistics 90 fruit suficisutly hariy
to ~iihstspi ths climate of The section
nAmed, and iuc.1ies the rtsults, - fsr a.
attained, ~ sbs importstious 90 Ra.sisn
VAristiss, a. vel A. TIE sfOrts In orig.
mating us~ once. whns this work has
oesu chisfy coodactsd A. and iof the cold
Nofthsest, yst 10 some mss.ur,. a. least.
u 80 guide toward The solution of success.
'ul frun cultgrs In that section % our oNu
State whore ouly irOnelAds can be relied
apon
rhsr, srv some points brought oat very
plainly in me maltitude 90 tssumouy col.
.sctsd ~ NJ. Lyon. AMI though 90 para
moant lmpoftsncs in this oouusctiou, yst
- cNn ou.y refer ~ them ofsey Al this
time
Z. Thsrs !. necessity for vast
smuaut 10 experimental Sufk. even wits
selected vsrisii.s. In order ~ tsst their re-
nance; Ani shat oompucAies n vastly.
IBIS Sork. In order to b. % valus. must bs
carried 90 10 ths dlT.rsui s-ciion. where
10 L. sought o. grow The mutt EKPsri.
meats couiuctsd In Minnesota az not COO.
elusive fOr Illinois nor fof Michigan, aud
stil lsss iof pofthsru Maine. Esch sec
u1u must .u large measure 90 IL own
stperimrutAl woTS.
Thsfv have bscn two methods 90
sofk iuangurstei. namely Originating
nss And hArdy varieties ~ oross fsriiilEA.
too or othsr~i.s. snd fruiilnx the SEED.
Ing trs,s proiace,i from the seed. sui BY
ths lmporiaiion - hAriy varieties from
RasslN The noted hofticuligflst. Peter
NJ Gideon % Excelsior. Minnesota Il
gaotsd a. tsing gaitr couaiv1i in the Vie~
that greater success IL promised ihroagh
ths origin % nss hAfdy vAfistss, AMI be
refers o. tts results reached In The fss
Years hs IA. hssn Al sork 90 TIE problem
lu support % ths claim 10 the short
spscs % sixteen years, Nj Gideon claims
- have origiuaist more than tusuiy nfs,-
class apples, and a. good A. Tie world can
rro.iacs. snd la saccsssion from August -
MArch.- IL stPsrimsnts Arc nos on
vastly larger scale.
s. U9 ~ he present time. there have
hen Imported. hy The government AMI by
iniiviiaAls Ahoui three hundred ani nny
varieties o. Russian apples. IL seems 10
hs fact. a. shown ~ several Authorities
in thi. rvport, that mosi % these Rasslans
prov, % ~ early fruit George 4. Psfcr,
10 ths laie rvgion % Wisconsin, says
Nearly al ths Rassiah sPplos l have
ffuItsd flpsn In summsr, or early Aatomn,
aui rvtsiu thslr favor bat short ume.
Thisisa sample OF large uamoer Of re-
pofis from dIfsrvui sections oi The ooan-
~. giysu 10 thls coupliatioa-
Comparatively few of Tie ka.slan
vAfisilss are lronciAi The olt Dachss.
% uidsuba-g seems - be The standard 10
thls respect. Ani Il reliable ever shsfc
that fruii 10 grown. uhls nearly 90 AL TIE
other varisues fal In sAmc Situations.
Hsscs the necessity Cor further Sxpsri-
nsntAtion win these fruits. This IL go
az on In many hAnfs. Ani Ia time sc shall
knou more of their claims on oar eoun.
isucs.
Auy one deslrlng tais report shoali send
O. ths Commls.ionsr % Agrica.iarC, WAsh'
lugtou Maine fArtnsr