The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-01

the contrary, would always say some
thing in favor of each one. TWO men
were one day talking OF this trait OIL
the old lady's when one OF them OIL
fered to bet that he could mention
one person of whom the old lady
could not say one good thing. The
bet was taken. So matters being ar
ranged. they called upon the old lady
and one of the men said: GRANDMA,
we have a bet that you can not say
one good thing of the devil; now,
can you?" She folded her hands and
thought for a moment and then, look
ing up with a sweet smile, said: i
think the devil has a great deal OF
perseverance" Just so it may be SAID
of the promoters of the seedless ap-
ple. They have great deal OF per
severance This perseverance Will IN
a good many cases win and goodly
number Of the trees OF this worthless
apple will be sold. AS a resume OF
the present status of this matter
make the following clipping from the
editorial page of the Practical Farmer
of which the accomplished Prof. w.
z Massey is editor: Zone by one our
contemporary farm papers, especlaily
some that make a special poast ol
their attention to their advertising
are inserting the advertisement OF the
seedless apple humbug, Whlch mas
been positively refused by the Prac
tical Farmer. If any OF our readers
invest in this apple it will not pc our
fault The advertisement states that
if is of splendid flavor and absolutely
seedless. when it has been shown tnat
if is as DOOR or poorer than ben DaVls'
and often has seed, and always a
core. 1t has been positively stated
that it is an old variety formerly
grown in Virginia and the promoters
decline to say where they got it. AS
we have said, those who now get 1t
will certainly know where they got it,
Il
Dozens of our best farm papers
come to this Office and as far as L
know not one Of them has ever en-
dorsed this seedess apple except DIS
a novelty. The apple has no stanolns
with the department of pomology at
WASHINGTON. or with our leading pom
ologists in the United States. But
Notwithstanding this lack of endorse
ment, the promoters OF this seedless
annie seem to persevere. | have lying
before me a marked copy of paper
not a farm paper-published in an ap-
nile growing section of the northwest,
with a glowing account or THIS seed-
less novelty. 1t would appear from
this account that a man by the name
of John Dryden journeyed all the way
do IN and examine JnlS
annie in the orchard of John +.
Spencer at Grand Junction, Colorado
Among other things he reports as tol-
lows: Here saw altogether twenty
seven trees in full bearing. l was IN
formed that the oldest trees were
twelve years old and the youngest IN
the orchard six years DID, Ihls Is
q remarkable statement, if true, and
have no reason to doubt it's correct
ness. Here is a man, according 10
Dryden's report, who originated very
valuable apple that is destined 10
revolutionize the apple trade ana yet
after twelve years has altogether
tWenty-seven trees and has not plant
ed in his orchard another tree for
six years. 1t seems to me that II
had in some way got hold of a very
valuable variety of the apple, and
had been trying it for twelve years,
during six of which it was in full
bearing. I would have done much IN
increasing my setting of such valu'
able fruit. A man must be pretty
slow coach who has such a wonderful
" valuable apple and did not have but
twenty-seven trees at the end or
twelve years. My opinion is that the
people who buy these trees will be as
Slow as Mr.. Spencer in increasing
their holdings, after they have tried
the apple.