The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-09
SINGLE APPLE IS
WORTH MILLIONS
HoRTICULTURIsTs ARE STRIVING
TO PRODUCE IDEAL.
Bushels Of Seeds Being Planted in Eff
fort to Raise Fruit That Will Meet
Exacting Conditions Of Northwest
and Revolutionize Apple Commerce
Ardent Contestants Nearing Goal.

| VI Sl1lSle SEED, HAS Gut pOWcI
OF changing the apple commerce Of the
entire northwest and elevating Mime
j sofa to a place of pre-eminence In the
production OF winter apples. Scores OF
practical horticulturists and a dozen
eminent scientists are vying to produce
this ideal. Tho none has yet achieved
coveted goal
The Seeding apple, the only hope Of
producing the ideal, was the object of
hours Of discussion at the convention of
the Minnesota State horticultural asso-
citation, which closed yesterday. One of
the foremost speakers on the Seeding
SUBJECT was Professor N. E. Hansen OF
the South Dakota agricultural college,
VINO IS conducting experiments on a
large scale at Brookings The expert
ments now going on under his direction
are second only to those of Luther Bur-
oa PEof the sfed wizard 81 calif2rnia;
with small fruits, but is striving for
same result and also delving into the
. apple subject. The number Of seedlings
raised at Bookings already reaches a
half million. Professor Hansen pursues
. the crossing and hibridizing plans,
J crossing the wild berries Of the north
western prairies with the best tame
/ varieties of America, Europe and north
ern. Asia in an effort to produce hardy
fruit that will stand the rigors of north
west climate. s..
/ Wealthy Is Nearest.
, Professor Hansen refuses to be
quoted on this interesting apple lore
and the inspiring quest for the ideal,
but describes, Indirectly, the magnitude
Of the task Of the horticulturists and
the benefits that will acrue from the
creation of the apple that will fill the
| requirements Of the Minnesota Horti-
prize of 1000 for a Seeding apple that
Duchess, with fruit equal to the
Wealthy in size, quality and appear
: a a4 and IN that will keep as well as the
Not until an apple that will meet
2 duced will Minnesota have reached the
zenith that is possible. The Wealthy
4 apple, originated in 1861 by P. NJ. Cid.
i con of Excelsior and now in universal
use and growth turnout the country
comes nearest the ideal of any so fa1
invented, but it lacks the keeping quail
: which the Wealthy lacks is found, the
Q name OF the man who produces the
a apple will be sounded from coast tc
= coast, and his apple will be put into
e every orchard Of Importance in the
Q northwest. +"F. sr" -
a History Being Made.
a It will be difficult for those unac
a quainted with horticulture to imagin,
a the extent of this great work, which
a in recent years has come to be calico
!, artificial evolution or thrematology
+ History is being made in the effort t
' produce the certain apple, and count
:, ardent men who are striving for tn
, 4 great result that will poean millions O.
. dollars to posterity, tho little pecuniar,
gain to them. &c. .. :
It must be remembered that, apple
. have been known to exist for 900
i years, and not yet, has been produced
!, a variety that will meet the exactinl
! seed have been planted by horticultur
lists striving to produce the ideal win
I. ter apple for the northwest. Hundred
of varieties have been the result; but
3 aside from the Wealthy, none has ap
:. preached within sight Of the goal.
The tes the s cones
Too often men try to make success
in this cline with southern apples. Thi
d effort is as futile and wasting as woul
lr be an effort to make Tennessee re
# cedar thrive up here. It will not SUI
le vive: Neither will northern cedar foul
# ish in the south: Nature, thru thou
y H..
d cedar to both regions, but men canno
% do in hundred decades what natur
It has required thousands Of years to PEI
le form. s.@.-e
ar Must Originate Ideal.
2 Eastern apples, SO far as it has bee
x possible to trace them, originated i
le the temperate zones of Europe an
Re Asia, where the climate is much milde
10 than it is here. They would thrive
H. the south, but not in the northwes
Nature and man, together, howeve
"a have developed apples Of varying d.
IL grees of hardness thru the same pro,
r, ess that nature made red cedar poss
Of BILE in the north, but as yet the ide;
10 has not come. So it is necessary thu
I'd horticulturists deal exclusively with tt
n seeds Of the hardest apples in tn
ty quest. It is necessary to invent a v;
err riety that will be hardy. A new, app
to tive forces of nature under the guidin
is care of man. said Professor Hansen
70 In every apple are usually from eigl
u to fifteen Seeds Each seed will Or
duce a different variety of apple. Co
hit slant tests and vigil must obtain. Son
as day the HluckyV cross will be mac
Le- and the ideal will be produced. Duet
in Such matter, and the desired i
dividual will come if only the numb
1 of seedlings is large enough.
Reward Is Meager.
20 One regretable feature to horticr
turists is the lack of sufficient rewa1
for the man who produces the idea
m The Minnesota State Horticultural s
81 ciety has offered a prize of 81 900, b.
re- this will not be commensurate with tt
oe time, labor and money spent.
en- Another feature that limits the fe
NJ. Of endeavor to only the. sincere is Il
ct fact that the inventor of new specl
he of fruit is offered no protection for h
I'M variety. Tt has been legally decid,
~. that a new fruit is "gift of God,
ed and therefore, when man does orig
lie nate the desired apple, he cannot s
cure patent. Once he lets go Of
an single bud or shoot, his secret is OPT
CO. to the world, and his only reward, ASH
m from the small cash prize, will be tt
w, satisfaction that he has done gre
no service.
cir But Professor Hansen does not d
Ter spair despite the difficulty of his tas
He declares that persistency Will pr
4 duce the ideal, and, in his words, fro
the ashes of millions of seedlings w
arise, phenix- like, the new creatio
which will dominate our prairie pomol
- gy. Work like this will finally dov
the specter Of the crucial winter
l684-5, which we must not forget.
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