The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-15


growing in favor. 1t is larger than its
old namesake and usually not quite
so red But it is demonstrating its
keeping qualities of which there were
some fears. That is, it was feared that
it would not keep with the old Wine
sap. But so far as keeping in cold
storage is concerned, it is the equal
of the old sort. The Arkansas Black
is another apple that is proving its
good qualities and one of these is its
keeping well. The White Winter Pear
man is keeping up it's reputation. AS
a dessert apple it has few equals and
with me no superiors. 1t is an old
apple and it's color is against it some
what. but it should not be neglected
as an eating apple. AS cooking ap-
pie it does not rank as high as many
others. The Arkansas Black is very
fine both for cooking and eating.
Some of our apples in cold storage
did not behave well. The worst was
the Missouri Pippin. I am not sorry
about this for if there is a more
worthless apple grown l fail to know
what it is. The Mammoth Black Twig.
so foolishly named the Arkansas by
the American Pathological Society, is
another failure in cold storage. IN
fact, it is failure in more ways than
one. The apple is good in quality,
and the tree is vigorous, but is too
spreading in habit of growth. When
full of apples the limbs flop right down
on the ground. 1t is tender in bud
and kills easily with frosts at blooming
time. 1t will not keep. This we have
demonstrated in former years, but had
not tested it in cold storage. But now
we know that it fails here. Last year
we packed 1886 boxes of Black Twigs,
but rushed them off before winter at
reduced price, knowing that they
would not keep. l still had hopes OF
it's keeping in cold storage but that
hope is gone. The tree being such a
rampant grower will make good
stock upon which to. work the Jona-
than, Spitzenberg, Winesap and Rome
Beauty. The Red Cheek Pippin, the
Mann, the Yellow Bellfower and the
Swor have proven themselves poor
keepers in cold storage.
One of the very fine apples on ex-
hibition is Hydes King. We do not
have it in our Yakima collection but it
is in the state collection near us and
is a magnificent apple. 1t came out OF
cold storage in fine condition. 1t at
tracts much attention and we'll it may.
There is a question we want to
solve, and with that end in view l am
keeping tab on our apples That ques-
ton is, how will these apples behave
after they come out of cold storage?
The idea is prevalent that anything
kept in cold storage will perish quickly
after coming out. I doubt if there is
any good reason for that idea, but,
like the man from Missouri, l am will
ing to be Showed. Our apples on
exhibition here have been, at the time
of this writing, out of the cold storage
plant nearly two weeks and yet our
Rome Beauty, Winesaps, including
the Stayman, the w. w. Pearmain, the
Ben Davis, the Arkansas Black, the
Hoover and the NewtOns are in very
fine condition. Any one would soon
be convinced that they are good
enough to eat if he could hear the ap-
peals of the hungry crowds to sell
them some of these apples. 1t is al
most pitiful to hear the people from
southern California tell how hungry
they are for good apples. "Why don't
you ship some of these fine apples to
T. l.