The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10

pouring part of a wassail bowl OF cider
on the roots of the tree. hanging a bit
of the toast (which is in the bowl ON
the branches. while the farmer and his
men dance slowly around the tree. sing
ing the following:
Here's to thee. old apple tree.
Whence thou may'st bud. and whence
thou may'st blow.
And whence thou may'st bear apples
enow,
Hats full. caps full.
Bushels and sacks full!
Huzza,
The apple Is a native of all temper
ate climates. and although most of the
kinds cultivated to-day in this country
are from seed brought from some part
Of Europe. the trees have so adapted
themselves to our soil as often -times to
bear better in this country than In their
original homes. 1t Is a very hardy and
somewhat slow bearing tree. but very
long lived. In many cases trees viii
live and bear for a century. and when
well cared for even longer. Naturally,
the apple tree bears well only every
other year. This. however. Is remedied
by helps given to the fruit by the FAR
mer. so that the tree Ia able. by means
OF extra fertilizing n careful prun-
In. to overcome the debility caused by
putting so much strength In the crop,
and. unless climatic changes interfere.
each year is a full bearing n In good
orchards.
Young trees are raised from seed. the
pulp of the cider mills being sent to the
nurseries for this purpose The seedlings
grow unhindered for a year, when they
are sorted n t~ransplanted in the nur-
sery. After this they are grated and
left for at least another year before
being put out in the orchard. Then they
are set out in rows o forty feet
apart. where they will continue to grow
slowly and bear good crops until old
age or some blight destroys them. The
custom Of planting apple trees In rows
originated with the ancient Romans.
and has been followed by all
since that time. Almost any kind of
soil will suffice for the apple, but Il
thrives best in a strong, sandy loan
and in a moderate climate.
The growing of apples for market is
the most thoroughly carried on Of all
fruit raising industries. The main part
of the crop for the New York market
comes from New York state and New
England. There are many fine apples
shipped from Ohio. Missouri and that
part of the country, while this year.
owing to the partial failure of the crop
In all these places. fine apples have
come to our markets from oregon. as
well as Michigan and Kansas.
The apple Is popular on account OF its
variety Of uses and its ~bility for
use as a food. boil raw and cooked.
and the kinds most i'm emand are those
that can be eaten in either of these
way A few apples ripen early IN the
summer and in the early fall months.
bu the majority of the crop reaches
maturity during the months OF October
and November. and even later in the
season. These winter apples are picked
when full grown and colored. being al
lowed to stay on the trees as Ion as
the frosts will permit without doing IN
jury to them. when they are packed
and sent to market. Many are reserved
for driving. this part of the apple con-
sumption being larger than would ap'
pear from the small quantities usei In
our markets. The dried apple Is shipped
all over the world, and when cooked
makes a very palatable dish. especially
in those climates where the fresh Fruit
will not keep. Many crops In whole re-
gions are used by the driers, and large
plants are established to carry N this
Industry. South America and other
southern countries are the chief mar
Ret for apples thus prepared. although
a large part of each years crop Is
consumed in u own southern states.
Then the cider mills absorb a part OF
the crop. usually the smaller, uneven
shaped fruit being sent there, with the
sour varieties which of late years do
not find as ready a market among the
fruit sold for eating purposes.
There are almost as many kinds OF
apples as there are orchards. so numer-
Gus have the new graftings become.
All. however. are descendants OF two
or three families, as the greetings, the
pippins and the spitzenbergs. which
were brought 10 this country from Ger
many. Holland or England by the early
settlers. Many of these varieties OF ap-
pies take their names from the places
where they were first grown, as the
~ ng.-s. x~hfnh nrfUfnn tad il
the town of that name on Long iSianu
Hubbardstown Nonesuch from Hub
bardstown, Mass; the little red apple
known generally as the snow rs really
the Fameuse, which cane from a towi
i'm old England, whence the seed was
first brought to Canada. the Iondtnah
which within the last few years mas
become a very well known and much
sought-after apple. was named after
the man on whose farm IL was mrs
grown, neal Rochester, n. Y, and IN
same is true of the Ben Davis. whicr
attains popularity in Ohio. Besides
these there are the old standards-ths
Baldwin. of the red apples: h Green
ing. of the g~reen-colored fruit. and the
Spitzenberg, another red apple-whict
are grown in great quantities along thu
Hudson river and throughout the states
of New York and New Jersey.
In n year when the CROP Is large OF
of fair size there will be thousand:
of barrels OF each OF these three kind.
sent into New York markets each week
They are shipped in carload lots some
times. many cars coming to one firn
alone, and they are placed by the rail
road company on tracks or floats by tn
docks along the North river front re
served for his branch of the fruit busi
ness. Here they are sold In small
quantities to the jobbers and the mel
who again ship them away, and hnail,
find their way to the table OF the con
sumner. A large part Of each years ap
pie crop finds its way to England an'
the continent during the winter. man!
houses on the other side keeping thei
buyers here the entire season. Thi
part of the business within the last fev
wears has assumed large proportions
but dealers differ In their opinions a
to whether much. II any. money ha
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