The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
MODEL ORCHARD
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WILDE D eyoted Almost Entirely
Is Apples Undc Supervision
NJ 81 u. III S. Government
GREAT INDUSTRY in VIRGINIA
.Evid enccs Thai Present Enor-
nous 4, Prop ortio'ns 81 Fruit IL
Growing yYill@be Increased.


SS3 From Our r eg ular e'or,.cspo emit #4$s
MI N'AsHINGTON.D p. G., February ] IL
Tho Department or Agriculture has taken
action. which can only be construed to-
mean that Iii Virginia there is a section
which Isl, In the opinion OF 4 the depart
Sment experts, better adapted to the
growth OF fruit, especially apples than
lis any other In the United States The
department has Just concluded an (, tlr--4
with Hon. S. Z. Lupton; through
which an experimental Il commercial or
chard will be established onshis farm. in
Frederick county, near Winchester, and
which will Il DC made the model orchard
of the United States. The agreement Is
as#to DURATION and, from the
nature OF tho case, will run for many
years. Tho proceeds Of the orchard
which Is to embrace forty acres, Will 60
Ito Mr.. Lupton, and the department Will
aid him in selling the&fruit. The ar
rangemert8 may be advantageous to Mr.
Lupton$ directly. and It is certain to be
OF Immense advantage to the fruit grow
ers Of that section Of country extending
from Hagerstown to the North Carolina
line, which the pomologlsts Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture pronounce the
finest fruit country In America 35f9 tS
Devoted to Apples.
~ The orchard which will DO planted on
Mr. upton's farm by the department
will embrace forty acres. * Will DO de-
voted to apples almost entirely. INC va
;rleties which will be planted arc the Ben
Davis York Imperial, Grimes's Golden,;
Jonathan, Staylnan and the Veal thy a y
winter varieties, with tho exception OF
the last named. There will q be T q few
lAlbemarle Pippins planted, though Fred
Ferick is not within what Is known as the
plppin bel IA
iigg5..N obody knows more than approxl.-A
ma tely tho cost of bringing an; orchard toi
bearing" said Mr. Lupton, IN TINS CITY
to day. Fruit growers Y have always g
guessed at the cost. hut we arc golng TO-
learn the actual cost from tho time tho
trees are purchased for planting until they
como into bearing. In this way we VIII ne
able to estimate accurately tho profits
tI,crc arc in fruit growing, Ihave had long
experience In fruit raising, and claim 70
understand 1t pretty well. but = am 70
follow the cultural directions OF tho DC
m rtment IN the management of the or
ain "a IN bringing 1T to mnturlty , and In
gathering and packing the fruit.
E-G And then # Mr.. Lupton went into
learned discussion of nurse u and coYol
crops, and tho best of each kind; glt5
seems 81 hat there 8 conSlderapl diver N
sitv az VI op!nion as to tho best nurse
nrnns that is, The crops which may be
prown In M orchard whogthe orchard is
Gaming 10 maturity. such ns corn. " heat,
oto.1 4 cover crop is one which Is DO
sired merely for tho purpose or covering
tho ground, such as pens, etc.
I'M nm lust returning from q session
Of tho Psychological Society Of s Conneet -
out, at Hartford" said MI l.uptoll, /, I.
WAS inyitod 10 appear before the society
and speak OH fruit paoklllg' = W. e Son-
WINGED we are q long ways lns.,u =. 49,,
necticut growers In fruit raising, esle-
cIally ii, packing 1t for market, " Q nave
much better country ~ when 20 rnlse
fruit. agree with those who say tmat
the section from which come, the naileS
~ Virginia, is tho best ~ me y nltea
states for the growth OF apples a. espe7
clally,
Great Industry.
Tho frnlt growing industry Of the VA,
lev. az Virginia, especially q the country
contiguous TO winchester, is o. enormous
proportions mt present. ana N.Y. sLuplol,
said to-day that the orchards nov pian! ,s'
m We GUARANTEE that the Yield would M
erna al a thc rate of 100000 barrels every
Wa years for tho next ten yea ~. me
,hntels md the banks OF Winchester ana
nerhnps Of other towns in the Valley OF
WiruillIa. take mn active, and, posslpls,
innitIiile interest In securing markets Ky. ses
the fruit grown In tha section. I W
growers register In q book kept ~ atsIs
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