Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-23
ON APPLES.
Press Bulletin From Experiment
Station, Mesilla Park.
AN INTERESTING ARTICLE.

There seems to be a growing inter-
est in the planting of apples for home
use. Some inquiries are being receiv-
ed by the station for information on
apples ripening in succession from
June to October. In view of this it
has been thought that a few remarks
along this line may be valuable and
timely.
The station has about ninety varie-
ties of apples growing in the expert
mental orchard, many of which have
proved to be unsatisfactory varieties
while others are good. Below is given
a list of the few varieties in the test,
which have fruited, with enough data
accompanying each to enable the plan.
ter to select from for his home orch
ard.
Early Harvest-Tree medium, pro.
d%uctive; fruit medium, yellow with a
slight red cheek on many specimens,
earliest of any in the test, ~ripening
by June &c, good table and a fair cook
ing variety, falls badly as it ripens.
Red June-Tree medium, product
i've; fruit small, red, good eating but
does not cook well, ripens July 1.
Red Astrachan-Tree vigorous, shy.
large and late bearer, a very undesir-
able quality; fruit medium, yellowish-
green, overlaid with red, good table
and cooking apple, ripens July 1.
Yellow Transparent-A Russian ap-
pie and one of the best early varieties
for this section, tree medium, some
what irregular in growth, early bearer
n very productive; fruit good size,
yellow, good quality and an excellent
cooker, ripens by July 6.
Sops of Wine-Tree medium, fairly
productive; fruit medium, striped, dry.
fair quality, poor for cooking, ripens
July Z.
Tetofsky-A Russian apple, tree
small to medium, early bearer and
very productive; fruit medium, yellow,
good and cooks well, ripens by July
25.
American Summer Pearmain-Tree
small, shy bearer; fruit small to med
ium, striped, falls badly, poor cooker,
ripens by August 5, not desirable for
planting.
Maiden's Blush-Tree medium to
large, good bearer, fruit large, yellow
with a red cheek, good table and cook
ing variety, ripens by August II.
Haas-Tree tall, slender, shy bearer,
fruit medium, red. fair quality and
does not cook well, ripens by August
II, undesirable for planting.
Wolf Rivers-Tree medium, fairly
productive; fruit large, striped and
covered with a blush bloom, good
quality and cooks well, ripens August
16.
Jonathan-Tree large, vigorous, pro-
ductive, one of the best fall apples;
fruit, which tends to drop as it ripens,
is good size, red, good quality and
cooks well, ripens by August 80.
r. I. Greening-Tree large, spread
ing, fairly productive; fruit large. vel
lowish green, drops badly, fair, ripens
by September Is; not desirable.
Arkansas Beauty-Tree medium to
large, good bearer; fruit medium, dull
red, a good eating but poor cooking
variety, ripens about September Is.
The Ben Davis, Gano. Mammoth
Black Twig, Wine Sap, Kentucky Red
Streak, Missouri Pippin, and Roman
lite may be mentioned amoug the best
winter varieties.
Probably the best eight varieties for
planting in the home orchard are the
Red June, Yellow Transparent, Tetof-
sky, Maiden's Blush, Jonathan, Rem
Davis, Mammoth Black Twig and Ken
lucky Red Streak.
FABIAN GARCIA.
January 81, 1902.