The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-07
apples

There seems to be a growing interest In the
planting OF apples for the home use. Some
inquiries are being received by the Station
for information on apples ripening in success
ion from June to October In view.of this IL
has been thought that a few remarks along
This line may be valuable and timely
The station has about ninety varieties OF
apples growing In the experimental orohardI
many Of which have proved to be .unsatisfac-
tory varieties, while others are very good.
Below is given list of few varieties IN the
test, which have fruited, with enough data
accompanying each to enable the Interested
planter to select from his homo orchard.
Early Harvest. Tree medium productive; (;
fruit medium, yellow with a slight red cheek
on many specimens, earliest of any in test,
ripening by June 20th, good table and fair
cooking variety, falls badly when ripened
Red June Tree medium, productive, fruit
small, red. good eating but d6es not cook
we'll, ripens July Let.
Red Astlaoan. Tree vigorous, largei shy
and late bearer, very undesirable quality
fruit medium, yellOwish green Overlaid with
red good table aud good cooking apple,
ripens July 1st
Yellow Transparent. A Russian apple and
one of the best early varieties for this section,
tree medium, somewhat irregular in growth,
early barer and very produetiyei fruit good
size, yellow good quality and an excellent
cooker, ripens by July 9th.
sops OF Wine. Tree medium. fairly pro
ductive fruit medium, striped dry, fair
quality, poor for cooking. ripens July 1thi
Tetofsky Russian apple tree small TO
medium, early baTer aud very productive;
fruit medium yellow good and cooks well,
tipens by July 25th.
American Summer Pearmain Tree small,
shy bearer, fruit small to medium, stripped
falls badly, poor cooker Iipens by August 5thi
not desirable for planting
Madens Blush. Tree medium is large,
good barori fruit large. yellow with a red
cheek, good table and cooking variety, ripens
by August u.
Haas. Tree tall slender, shy bareT fruit
Medium, red, fair quality and does not cook
we'll, ripens by August 18th, undesirable for
planting
Wolf Rivers Tree medium, fairly pro.
ductivei fruit large, striped and covered with
a BLUSH bloom good quality and cooks wen
tipens August 10th
Jonathan Tree large vig0rousi productive.
one of the best fall apples fruit which tends
20 drop as It ripens, is g6od ze, red good
quality, and cooks we'll, ripens BY August aOth,
r. l. Greehing. Tree large spreading,
fairly productive fruit large yellowiah green
drops badly fair ripens by September 5th.
Not desirable.
Arkansas Beauty. Tree msdiuHi, 10 large.
good behreri Irhit medium dull red good
eating but poor cooking variety, ripons about
soptenbbr l5thi
The Ben Davis Mammoth Black Twig, Wine
Sap, Menubkey Red stTedk, Missouri PlpDin
and Romantic may be mentioned among the
best winter Yafleties.
Probably the best eight varieties for planting
in She home vrchard are the Red June, elloW
Transparent. Tst0nky, mhiden's Blush
Jonathani Ben Davis. Mammoth Black rwig
and Kentucky Red stfoaki-tabian Garcia,
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