New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
He IS FOND OF APPLES.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR THE MAN WHO con
SIDERS THEM A NECESSARY OF LIFE.
FIFTEEN OF TWENTY APPLES DAY AS A
REGULAR DIET - SAVING MONEY ON
DOCTORS BILLS-MUsT HAVE
THEM AT ANY PRICE.

Il am extremely fond OF apples" said man who
was talking with friend in Of the strecta down
town Yesterday and tell You that my outlook IS
extremely gloomy. l mean, OF course, on account 81
tIe reports about the failure of the apple crop IL
seems to ne a dead certainty. too. Talk abo1t tho
failure oi the peach crop IN Delaware and Maryland
WHY IT,, nothing az all 10 the gloom that III all h.
BENG at The prospect Of apples. have a't
travelled All the country, 10 be sure, IA, SUMNER
but a, far a. nave gone, I tell You, apples are l""
and long distance apart II Is a clgou- ui't, ''"
that there the promise Of an abundant \.!d it-t
,pmDg Rarely have the apple tree ic.n more rrhy
shed with blossoms. They Ike luacD-c bplll.t-
aud rrcttcr light than orchard A!ied f1'h such
bouquets IL would be hard 70 imagine. They fairly
made nv month water IN anticipat1a % a." n-c.1n,
fruit that seemed certain 10 follow. Iu the 'mei4'
choly days have come, the saGdc,t Of thc ycaT-tnc
days which bring the ticngs from near ana lar that
there are 10 be 10 apples or at least not many.
Apples ,s / sad, are nece--r., # life 70 m".
Durnl the tine when apples easily prOcurhlr- as
from september 20 April or May" j, JAY regular
practice 10 eat from fifteen 10 twenty app!cs dai
not ouly like ucm but ! think they are a most
excellent article Of food AIN convinced HAT buying
apples keen, nc from buying drugs and paying doctors
bill. ! oat apple at every meal-ncvcr between
meals, whcn Of course Is improper 10 eat any hint
They form the first part Of breakfast ana the last
part Of uy othcr meals. aud find there Is nothing
better 20 20 70 bed Oh than three or four apple.
Con, oquently when face an applccss iuturc-or one
/ comparatively without this fruit Of in.ts-you can't
wonder n il that life Is les worth living
tiau il Jad Otherwise be-
Il once told my family physician What my habit
in regard {, Consuming apple, was. lie opened lis
eye, little wider than usual, AID with queer
smile remarked.
80 Why, you must be u regular cider MILL
That Wa all ne had TO soy Whether lie gave
unqualified approval 10 ny habit was left in doubt
Int he said nothing to show that he diappro>c d d..
pcrhap, If PANIED him 10 thInl. that il ! ate fewer
apple, the annual bills sent 10 my adore from u,
Office might De lIrer; aud perhaps he ind Ilccd IN
melancholy reflection on his OWL prospects f. life
/ IN ca>c al MS other patients followed my example
! In .itc Of the high prices that tai, fmt viii
! undoubtedly command this year ana during The
/ winter, ] have intention Of departing from my
/ We'll c,tuJl ped and Wholesome custom II applc,
arr procmablc mean 10 have them, unc's Che cost
f. simply tremendous. They may, and doubtless will,
come El-h, but must have them. For my last barrel
! last spring pad 50 or $50 30, and / prepared
/ 20 pay , much $40 barrel next season. How
! many people ] wonder. know how many apples
/ thorc in q barrel / know, for ] have counted
/ them. An averago barrel VII hold between 300 and
! iOO That at SO barrel If al the apples
turn out to be good, il Is easy 10 that apples
/ within the reach of with a modest parse.
But should think twice before paid more than SO,
| | must say. For one thing, have been living ir
, the country during the sumner, and haven't had 20
/ DGN a cents worth OF ice. 80 what ] have saved
/ on that can afford 70 put into apples. The great
} law 0; compensation IS at work here, you sec
! l., town Ike Scw- York one is able now 10 luy
apples the year round. l have found, however ulat
after early May it doesn't pay to buy them by tie
barrel They decay top rapidly For a time | biIy
them IN small Quantities from my grocer. alter
tlht time depend the street stands. by that time
however, out diy daily allowance down from fifteen
or twenty daN 10 half dozen or 3D. At
these stands last years apples be procured until
i~ years come 20 hand. Earl" in July the old cr0u
ana ire begin 10 jOslc each other and soon m,
uc" crowds the Old ont entirely. Apples are easily
kept The year round now by the cold storage system
an Of July 10 few apple that have been kept
/ IN ccd shape without any assistance Of this kind.
Il WAS talking the other day with An "a farmer
I mp ID orange county, who was telling about the
orchard which he -et ont twcny-sevan aso and
which Is now one Of the finest IL the cuighbo rhood
though not many Of The trees filed with apples tins
+ tr'F- nc slld tNat good many people maze a
mistake IN planting apple trees too close together 10
I Hdd seen tlcn not over ten twelve feet apart.
N''n. Of course, The trees had chance for de-
/ Vcopmcnt and The apples. when they hca~ any, no
/ opportunity 10 Tpen. In his own orchard he pui
the Hcc> tirty two feet apart hu the branches had
spread far that il impossible 10 raise a ladder
hctvccn many Of the trees and If he were going TO
do 10 over a~aiu De would make the distance between
tree NJ least forty G'ci.
u got another Interesting point from tins same
source. IL Appears hat man who recently bought
| farm IN O'anf, ,Gltv has set out 1900 peach
/ trcc1 and expects his Nr>i crop in 4 wear or Two.
80 there j. possibility tat the next time Delaware
| and Maryland have no pcachc, % offer, New YORK
may come forwa 70 Lake up the deficiency. hope
| 50. at any rate"