The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-03-15
APPLES, PEARS AND PEACHES.
All Have Been Wonderfully improved BY
Cultivation.

CNCI SiuCC UldU CNCIUiu Noy N"S
Garden Of Eden the apple has been
given a prominent place among fruits.
1t is undoubtedly the most useful
and satisfactory of all the fruits OF
the temperate zones. The origin OF
the common apple is TO be traced to
some Of those hardy 81 ecies which are
sometimes found almost as far north
as the Arctic circle. The fruit seems
to have a natural ability to Withstand
cold and it reaches its greatest per-
lection in New England. New York
and Michigan where the winters are
severe. AS it nearS .he equator the
apple retains its beauty but its fine
ness of taste is lost. American apples
stand at the head, although they are
not indigenous to this country, The
early settlers brought apple trees
with them and the Indians helped to
spred the fruit throughout the
country.
Although the apple is given such
Il prominent place in the Bible and is
mentioned by Herodatus, T%heophras-
tus and other ancient writer's. 1t Is
believed by authorities of the present
day that other fruits were designated
by that name. Even now the word
apple is used to designate a fieshv
fruit, as the %love-appIe or tomato.
pine, apple and rosc-apple. The word
has a curious derivation. The Anglo
saxon is ''apl" and the German
APPEL" OF the same origin, probably,
with the Zend and Sanscrit lab" or
zap" water, and ''p'hala," fruit.
The apple was undoubtedly Of
eastern origin but just what was its
natal country is a mooted question.
The apples Pliny mentions were
probably crude varieties Of those
familiar to-day. He says. speaking
OF crab and wild ap les, that they
acs SOUR. 50 sour as TO take the edge
81 knife; but some. he avs, are re-
c~sc.E varieties are mentioned BY
Fttr% Ii IS probable that the Rom
4c> ~CG4rs&ble fer their smell. More
ac4c reduced the apple into England.
eC- -ltblu- SHOWN Of Is .bSeQueut
History until after the advent OF
Cb-->tl1 -. when the monks and
olEec> r44c-ed orchards Hencefor-
MAJ .ce fruit became common.
u Isis >2y that the apple con-
c1,1s : Arsec percentage Of phosphor-
80 -EAc IL other truit Or vegetable.
PcCsp6QcQU> : that admirable
k-c-eG Tor rsueviu. The essential
-erv--s U1rCe,, .e-chicin. - the
-c1l- 1c1 SpiC1. cord IL i perhaps
t9- IS reason that old Scandinavian
.r1iI-1cs represented the apple as
-cs -1cd OF The gods VIA when they
- themselves growing weak and IN
r. -e>2c-ed - this tcu.- t1r renew
- cG9lc powers - min aud BODY.
The r1T>c,ogical benefits o. apples
i II >-cr here. fgr the acids q the
fruit ar . great Use for men ~
>edel-arg habits whose lives are
>u-->h 2 action these acids serving
- eliminate from The cody uoxious
matters, which. :: retained. would
make tGs Drain heavy AMI dull Or
bring about 5aUniice OF Skin erup
TOES
NJ fruit caring plant seem, T.
nave - many enemies = does the
apple tree. Years ago the fruit was
perfectly AR and uniciured OF worm
- caterpillar in New EngIaui. as il
= Sill II s0ue parts @. the west. but
row N oo-ec ATTACKS The stem, per
toratin- i J little above the ground:
-he Wood 4pnis ATTACKS the tender
SHOOTS; ne caterpillar builds its cob
wei nests and dev0urs the leaves the
canAeT worm also deyour- ali the
fu.iage the apple moth .ay> II, eggs
- the edSe Of the calyx aud the ,arya
when Latched enters the fruit aud
the C4cA Use ATTACKS the barA.
Ut III orcharii>r ! a0le 20 either
te>trOF 81 Of these pests or prevent
their rava-es. although 70 10 . re-
luice> constant care and warchfui.
ness.
C9>e.g related 10 the apple i the
pear. Ike is cousin il vas known
IL Piny> time. But II could NOT
have been very choice then for he
observes that all pear, whatsoever
are bur q heavy mea unless vel
boiled or baked Its excellence has
been attained within aComparati,e, civ
recent period. II IS Z native II the
temperate portions Of Europe and ot
the Caucasus. but that all the known
yarietIe>-something over ] thousand
Game from one stock il doubted ty
same. ~ some, however. a.. are be.
lleved - have descended from some
Wild shrub, specimens Of which ara
occa> onally found n the west ~
rance The origin - -ba ~
unknOwn
The pear, ike the apple. has many
enemies The greatest " which i the
bright. which will W thou, waruir-
destroy . -arEe branch or 3 whole
trea. b-lgnt Is probably due 70 3
minute fungus.
Who N the apple-gcuwins region.