Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-19
TO GROW APPLES
THAT PAY WELL.


GRAFTON by the grower. among which
may be named In their order. first. the
second or third party of the second
part, the consumer second. the char
acter OF the variety he plants-as TO
yigor in growth of vine or tree and
its producdyeness. and third, ship
ping quality.
The commercial grower. however
generally reverses this order of CON
sideration. As he plants upon large
scale and his object is TO handle fruit
from the standpoint of wholesale OPP
erutlons. his first consideration is that
OF quantity, and, second. carrying quail
ity.
He gives but little thought to the
consumer. His dealings are with the
first party of the second part. the
broker. and when he has unloaded up
on him the largest quantity of fruit
that he is capable OF producing he
feels that there his responsibility has
ended
He gives little consideration to the
manner in which the consumer re
ceives his product-whether with sat
isfaction or with the feelings of one
who may have purchased a gold
brick
So far has the interest of the con-
sumner been ignored, and even i'm
posed upon, that he now not infre-
quenuy offers public protest against
the quality of fruit that he is expect
ed to consume.
In apples, of which we have very
large number of varieties OF all grades
Of quality as to flavor. there are few
well-established, well-known standard
sorts that have commanded the first
attention in all markets. Among those
most prominent may be mentioned in
summer vareties-the Red Astrach-
an Benoni. Early Harvest, Primate.
Sweet Bough. Williams and Yellow
Transparent.
This class of apples is used more
largely for cooking purposes than for
dessert. and from these might be Sc
cality, as possessing excellent cook
ing quality and in general demand,
the Asthachan, Primate. Sweet Bough,
williams. the two last named when
ripened coming within the list OF
excellent dessert fruits.
In the autumn varieties there is an
imposing number to select from. Al
exander Duchess and Twenty Ounce
may he considered as highly profitable
varieties, yet not possessing the high
est quality. Their chief value is In
their cooking quality. while the Gro
vensteln, Fameuse Porter, Rambo and
Smokehouse may he ranked among
the finest Of dessert fruits
With the exception OF the Alexand-
or. the first named varieties are gen.
orally large yielders, while the last,
with possibly the Grovenstein TO be
excepted, are equally productive.
In the planting of commercial or
chards of winicr varieties we would
follow the same notwithstanding
those varietior that combine the high
est quality ipr both dessert and cook
ing purposes.
The RI g Island Greening may be
taken as a standard representing COM
bined high quality. 1t never disap
points wherever 1t may be found. upon
the corner stand, as an after-dinner
apple. or in any cooked form that may
be desired. Yet with the failure OF
the present orchards, this grand old
standard of highest excellence will
largely pass out, for new orchards are
not 10 much extent being planted, and
it is being rapidly superseded by a
different type represented in the most
SNOWY, attractive but disappointing
Bon Davis.
In winter varieties of apples the
Newton pippin commands the highest
value of any variety that is shipped
to the English market. At times, IL
is sold for 80 shlllings English money,
or 500 per barrel. From the Robert
Pell farm at Esopus, on the Hudson,
it has sold for s22 barrel. 1t is not
fancy color, but rather the keen dis
cernment and appreciation of exceed
ingly fine favor in the Newton that
draws these high prices from the
purses of the English consumer. The
King. Esopus, Spitzenburg. Jonathan,
Mcintosh. Northern Spy, Hendricks
and Red Winter Sweet represent a
range of varieties that possess the fin
est flavor, that are highly attractive
in color, that are in general demand
and sought for at the highest value
| The commercial grower Will raise
the objection that the King, as a
tree, is constitutionally detective
shortlived, and. on that account. is
not safe or profitable variety u
plant. that the Spitzenburg does not
yield enough fruit 10 pay; that the
Jonathan is open to the same objec
Ion. besides being n slow grower;
that the Mcintosh drops its fruit bad
! ly. while the Spy is poor keeper
and bad shipper, and that these yarie
ties may be grown with profit onl,
by those who can place them in {
special line of fancy trade
Admitting that TO some extent these
criticisms may be true, the growel
must rise superior to these Difficult
ties.
For number of years we have beef
growing the King. worked upon thu
Spy, a very much stronger and vic
orous stock Not only are these tree
showing great vigor in growth, bu
they are developing regular annua