The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-12-06
APPLES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

The Western Section Well suited for the
Production OF Fine Apples
The following extracts taken ON
speech by Mr.. George K. Boggs
on the advancement OF app'e cul-
ture in the western part OF the state
are OF interest and profit to all who
contemplate apple culture in the
mountain section OF North Carroll
M:
AT present we do not prod uce ap-
plies IN quantity or In quality that
YOU d enable Us to supply the mar
kcts Ia our own states and state~
| Co the south 81 us IA we Guild and
.houli do Until n few years since,
| hen railroads first penetrated thi
| region, We Were An isolated and
primitive cOmnu nity. The m 'r''
desirable lands were divided Into
small farms, 81 that there has ba'n
nett h, the diSp sitton nor the con
dition- that Won q lea I" such rap
| q expansion OF the business AS has
| ecu red in some 9th, n pc tons Oi
the cuun ~. Win tho ad en- o.
| rAllrOats, some advance ment ap
| years, but not To such an extent A.
| 20 cause OverproduciiUn Ia the bus
mess This Is shown by the facI
that with { W RECEPTIONS the larg J
q chards OF rec. mt date have b g"
| planted by those VIII, have lately
moved into this region.
| Prof IL |. VAnDanan, formerly
u s. PomOlogist, - man OF long
experience In fruit growing, OF wid.
onservai and UfpXcelient judg
ment, visited our region during the
summer Of 1899, and male Il thor
nugh Investigation Of its Resources
fJr fruit growing In his subse
lquent annual report he says:
There Is no potion OF our country
that in iii aud climate j. bette
adapted to the growing of choice
winter apples" / hav. fr. Quen.i.
S"nt to The Pathological Depart
ment in Washington specimens u
app es, including the famous NV
CON- or 'Aloemarle Pippin' which
cannot be grown succt fully say.
N few favored regions, and they
were characterize Il by those ~
charge As fully equa', and in some
l0sTanc' 8 superior 10 any OF the
Kind rtey had ever seen.
9TH best locations are at the foo
and In the midst OF the mountains
The greater elevation gives some
protection against spring frosts
and Ia such 10 u ions we are apt !,
find fertile, dark. loamy soil, whict
- best suited TO the prOducti II o
tino fruit, especially Of the choic.
varieties. The commercial or, hare
IN this region should consist ma n
liy OF few varieties of winter ap
pies
The B Davis stands first in tn,
llst OF apples grown for the genera
mark, THE tree Is: vigorous an,
healthy, is unusually Tree from fun
guI DIS asses, aud is an early ant
abundant bearer. The apple Is o
: good size, and unusually uniform
as well "a OF beautiful color.
"The Winesap, widely grown ant
I d. S 'rHediy pDpuar, Is beautiful
apple OF high quantv, and whei
. grown under favorable conditions
) VI good siz' Like the Ben Davi-
It can adapt itself to a pretty wild
range Of sol 8 The tree is incline,
to overbear in good seasons.
The York Imperial i, a large
glossy, bright red apple OF gou'
' quality. Although rhomb ,idaI il
= hape, it Is very handsome. TIL
tree Is vigorous and symm trical /
= growth. lt IL an early and abun
< daot bearer, and Well suited to tn
= mountain glon.
"rhs R,me Beauty is beautiful
!. dark-red applr, large and quite ur
form in siz, The tree Is slo,
grower. b Il an early aud gooi oea
- ct. IL blooms very late and Is Yer
rarely injured by late fr.sts.