The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-10
WEEKLY DIGEST
Of Experiment Station Bulletins.
No SO.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Bryant, Enormous. Kossuth, Smalley,
Thompson No. 1O3, and Wyatt are
promising. o; those somewhat older,
Aroma, Fred Stahelin Longfeld, Mar
Maxwell, Snowfall, and Thompson
Nos. 40 and Ga continue TO merit the
praise given them in former reports.
The best very late varieties are Belle,
Candy and Parker Earle.
or black raspberries Columbian,
Conrath, F~arnsworth, Gregg, Kansas,
Mills No. Is, Ohio, Older, Palmer and
Shaffer are excellent. Ada, Caroline,
Cromwell, Ebon Beauty, Hopkins,
Jackson's May King, Progress, Smith
and Virginia were unsatisfactory.
OF red r~aspberries, Cuthbert and
Turner still stand high and such newer
kinds as Kenyon, Loudon and Stay
man No. 1 are very promising.
OF yellow kinds Golden Queen and
Perry's Golden are recommended.
OF blackberries, Colorado, Taylor,
and Snyder are the only good ones per-
fectly hardy in Michigan winters.
Some others are good if covered up in
winter.
Ali such novelties as the Japanese
Golden May berry, June Berry, Straw
berry Raspberry and Japanese Wine.
berry are found to be of no practical
value in Michigan.
The behavior Of the old varieties Of
grapes is discussed, but no new ones
are treated Of.
OF currants, Naples was the best
black variety, Red Dutch, Holland,
North Star, London, Cherry and Fay
were best red kinds, and White Dutch,
White Godoin and White Grape we're
best white kinds tested. Crandall,
Victoria, Ruby Castle, Ruby and Select
were unsatisfactory.
Ofgooseberries, Champion, Industry,
Pearl and Triumph are the best varie
ties tested, but must be given faithful
spraying and watchful care.
OF cherries. Coe, Dyehouse, Rich
mond and Windsor gave best satisfac
ton. OF the new Russian varieties,
BessarRbia, Brusseler Branne, and a
few others are adapted to cooking pur.
poses.
OF peaches, Waterloo was earliest,
followed by River Bank, Alexander
and Amsden, but the best, most beau
tiful and most profitable early kind
was Rivers. Hyatt, Hale K, Japan
Dwarf, Haas, Hale and Hynes all
ripened in July.
OF IS varieties Of peaches ripened in
August, Champion, Early Michigan,
Eagle and Norris White ranked high
est in quality. But Amelia, Early
Michigan, Bequett, Early Barnard,
Early Crawford, June Rose, Kalama
0 Mime, Mountain Rose, Muir, Mys.
terry and Stump ranked highest as to
productiveness.
OF 90 varieties ripening in September,
Old Nixon Free ranked highest in both
quality ard productiveness. Allen,
Bonanza, Blood Leaf, Chill, Columbia,
Golden Drop, Smock, Lovett White.
Marshall, Pearl and Princess rank high
in productiveDess
Iron Mountain, Normand and Stark
Heath matured early in O.tober, Brett
the middle of October and frost caught
Ice Mountain before it ripened.
OF the newer plums Archduke, Block
Diamond, Grand Duke and Kingston
r very promising; also Lyon, Sara
toga, Victoria and Yellow Aubert. ALL
of the above are OF European origin.
The best native varieties tested were
Robinson, DeSoto, Moreman and Hawk
eye.
OF Japan plums, Abundance, Maru
and Shire Smomo are much alike and
all good. Burbank, Red Negate, Sat
suma and Wickson are all highly COM
mended.
OF newer, pears, Assault, Barry and
Ogereau II very promising. The
older varieties are also discussed.
A very long list of apples is discussed,
many of which gave satisfaction.
OF eleven varieties of the ounce un-
der test, none have yet proven superior
to the old Orange, or Apple ounce, all
things considered.
OF s varieties Of chestnut under test,
Paragon and Spanish were the only
fruitful ones. Almonds, flberts and
pecans have failed to bear. Japan
walnut has frUited finely.
No variety Of apricot has yet done
we'll in Michigan and the same may be
said of ~nectarines.
New American proved to be the beet
of all mulberries tested.
Palmetto and Columbian were the
best varieties of esparasns tried and