The evening times., 1900-03-16

The Department of Agriculture has jus
issued q pamphlet entitled, The Apple
and How 70 Grow Ii" The author is c. b
BTackett. pomologist OF the Department
who has devoted much study to the sub
iect. In introducing his treatise, Mr.
Bracket says:
Every farmer. however small his pos
sessions may be, who lives within the ap
ple-growing districts of the United States
should have an apple orchard, the product
of which should be found on his table in
some form every day OF the year. The
farmer of this country should give more
attention to the planting and care Of their
orchards and in their selection of orchard
sites. They should also learn OF the best
use and disposition to bs made of the fruir
when grown and ready for family use or
market This would stimulate the apple
industry among our farmers.
The possible range of apple growing
within the territory of the United States
is very great Perhaps two-thirds Of the
settled portion OF our country is more or
less adapted 10 the growth of this staple
fruit. and within that range there are but
few cases where the farmer is excusahle if
he allows his family to go hungry for ap-
pies"
The apple is not a native of American
soil. bu1 through years of culture and at
tcntion it is thought that the fruit Of this
country viii rival that OF Europe.
The UseS of the Apple.
In reference to the uses of the apple
MIR Brackett said follows:
so well known are The uses of The ap-
pie that little need be said upon This sub
iect. No fruit known TO the cultiyator in
the north temperate zone can take the
place of the apple as a food product Many
other fruits. indeed most cultivated fruits.
rank az luXuries but the apple in most
parts of the United States is one Of the
leading staple products of the farm.
In its numerous varieties its season OF
maturity extends throughout The year No
other fruit OF The temperate zone may thus
be had in continuous succession without
resorting 10 artificial means of preserva-
ton. Ii is pTe-eminently useful in the
household economy. As culinary fruit
none eNcels H. II graces the table in .
greater variety OF forms than any other.
and as a dessert fruit few are its equal
and none its superior. Its juice when ea-
tracted makes an excellent and whole
some beverage and for vinegar ir has no
rival As a market fruit il is one OF the
easiest and least expensive 10 handle. ana
usually finds ready market If well grown
and handled with that end in view.
Among the many ways in which the ap-
pie is now used. the manufacture Of jel-
lies and preserves is one OF growing I'M
portance. The numerous factories for the
manufacture or these goods which have
sprung up all over the apple growing re-
giOn OF the country have not only created
a demand for second and third grade ap-
pies but also for the waste products
cores and sEns-resul'ing from drying and
evaporaJing The fruit II has been found
that jellies made from this apple waste
10 almost good as those manufactured
from whole fruit. These waste products Z
have not only 4 value for the uses above
mentioned bur there is q growing de !
mand fer them for export purposes FOR the
manufacture o. cheap wines and cider.
Chops for which there Is also ready
sale for export purposes. are made from
the lower grade apples by choppiuE the
whole fruit into coarse pieces and con
vertiHg by an evaporator into what is
known as chops.
Apple butter of the real. Iieh oid-ime
farm product ret the thin factory made
excuse fills an important place in the
household economy. and always finds g
ready sale at good prices
Good. sweet cider made from sound ap-
pies, not from half-decayed. wormy fruit .
is one of the most bealthful products OF .
the orchard. and all surplus over ard above
what il needed for home cousumpli ion i .
always IN demand al remuneIaTivee prices .
II can bo kept sweet and uufermeutei by
heating il 10 temperature of 100 degrees .
f. and holding 1t there for thirty
minutes then sealing il Up tight in bot
les CT casks. to be put into a cool place.
Boiled cider made in the good, old
fashioned way by reducing ~ one-1fth by
boiling. and canned makes an excellent
article Tor culinary purposes for making
apple nutter. apple sauce, or for use in
apple OF mince pies u also has a COM
mercial value.
While the aim and purpose Of the farm
er should be 10 supply an abundance OF
fruit for his own family. he should also
be able TO offer TO the outside world a
liberal surplus. The apple orchard will
often bring him better returns for his out
lay than any other portion Of his farm.
acre for acre. The product OF a single
tree Will sometimes sell for SO or more !
and fifty such trees can be grown on an
acre of land. Though We NAV not always
count on such large results. we may safely
expect The orchard TO do full duty ore
wear with another. especially II we first
DO our duty by it
apples That Grow in the District
Following is a list OF names ~ the an.
ples which can be grown in the District ~
Columbia and vicinity: yellow Trsuspa-
rent. Trenton Early, Oldenburg. Early Joe
Benoni Primate Jefferis Horse. Rambo.
Wealthy Jacobs Sweet. iona
han. Northern Spy, Esopus. Blue Pear
main. Ben Davis. McAfee Rails Genet Bo-
lum. Buckingham. Yates. Early Harvest
Red June. Golden Sweet Red Stripe Early
strawberry Fall Wine Fall Pippin por-
pr, 81. Lawrence Shiawassee Mel
IN. Grimes Golden Newtown Spitzenburg
'allawater. White Pippin Arkansas MAN |
moth Blaektwigl Stark Carter Blue. York