The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-02
APPLES roR EXPORT rR ADE.

APPLES FOR EXPORT TR ADE.
One of the leading growers of Abe
marie Pippins, of Virginia, one of the
chief money crops of the Blue Ridge
section of Virginia and adjoining
States, is the winter apple adapted to
the export trade, the requirements OF
which are very exacting. Still with
proper selection of land upon which to
plant, and a thorough knowledge of
the special conditions requisite for the
growing and maturing OF the several
varieties marketed abroad, there Is
certainly no crop that can be raised
along the Blue Ridge Mountains that
gives as good returns for the money in
vested. Nearly all the successful apple
orchards in Virginia are grown IN
rough mountain ooyes In black stony
soil, and some of the most successful
are on land almost worthless for gen.
eral farming purposes. The writer
visited an orchard few days since
from which the crop was sold two
years ago for $4,500 on the trees, leay-
ing the eulls, which were sold for $500.
The land upon which this orchard was
planted was bought thirty years ago
for two dollars an acre. 1t Is mount
ain cove with northeast exposure,
black soil and very stony, and the va
riety grown was the Albemarle or yell
low Newton Pippin.
From the first introduction the Abe
marie Pippin has been a fayorite in
the English market, owing TO it's good
shipping qualities and exceeding fine
flavor; and it is not unusual to see
them selling in the wholesale markets
of Liverpool for twice or three times
the price commanded by other Ameri-
can apples; It is not unusual for them
TO sell in the English markets at from
$500 to $1,000 per barrel. There are
two distinct varieties of this apple
the yellow" and the Green" The
Yellow Albemarle or Newton Pippin is
far superior to the green and is deeid
eddy the one to plant for the export
trade on account of its large size,
bright color and better keeping quail
ties.
This apple is very susceptible to the
Influences of soil, climate and eleya-
ton, The tree is rather slender ana of
slow growth. becoming large and
spreading as 1t attains age. 1t is al
ways characterized by rough bark.
II is very slow to begging bearing, but
In favorable locality is an abundant
producer every other year after it at
tains the age of fifteen years. IL sue
oeeds best In a mountain cove with
northeast or southeast exposure. IL
must have the morning sum and a high
elevation TO prevent II from clouding.
The Pippin should never be planted
ON ordinary fiat or ridge land, Tor it is
impossible To produce fine export fruit
on such land, and "A pippin orchard
that does not produce good export fruit
Is very poor investment. for poor pip
pins will not command as much on the
market as good red apples. and II will
positively not bear except every other
year, and in many localities where the
bets Of red apples are grown ii will not
bear at all. 1t is generally conceded
that the pippin in point of flavor
stands at the head of winter apples.
II is 4 good keeper when properly han
died. but shows bruises very distinctly
and requires careful packing. Unless
certain that the pippin can be grown TO
a high state of perfection, one had best
plant something else.
WHY ORCHARD TREES FAIL.
While 100000 trees were sold by
nnrserymen last spring, only 150 000,-