The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-30
MORE ABOUT APPSES
Rev. F. Walden Answers II. W. ROdman S
Letter Through the Ranch.

H. w. Rodman, of Ellensburg,
Wash, under date of October 16, asks
this question: evil you please name
five varieties of winter apples best
adapted to this particular region?'
Mr.. Rodman says his preference
would be Rome Beauty, Greening,
Jonathan, Winesap and Arkansas
Black. l am also in receipt of a
marked copy of the Ellensburg Capt.
tai in which attention is called to the
fact that there is great awakening in
fruit growing in the Kittitas valley.
I am not surprised at this. Very fine
fruit can be raised in that valley and.
then, A. H. Stulfauth, the enterpris.
ing editor of The Capital, has for
years been advocating the business of
fruit growing in that beautiful valley.
He keeps each fall and winter an ex-
hibit of fine apples in his office win
dow, and in every way he can pushes
this business in his paper. Such per.
sistent and intelligent enterprise is
bound to tell In this marked copy l
find this statement: "Thus far the
favorites are, Rome Beauty, Spleen
berg, Newtown Pippin, Jonathan, Ar
kansas Black and Winesap."
That is my list to a T. When all
things are considered for the valleys
east of the Cascade range, l would
recommend these six varieties in pre-
ference to all others. / would by no
means claim that these are the only
good apples. In some localities l
would plant the Baldwin, the North
ern Spy and the King, but not in the
Yakima, Kittitas and Wenatchee
valleys. In some parts of these fam
GUS apple growing valleys would
strike out the Spitzenberg and the
Newtown Pippin. In some of these
valleys the Spitzenberg is shy bear
er; in the lower Yakima valley
Spitzenberg trees are ds ing and Thu
particular variety seems to be the es
pecia delight of the codling moth
Only the Pewaukee and the King
seem to be worse attacked by this
pestiferous insect. 1t is serious
fruit growers whether the Newtown
pays. 1t is a very fine apple and il
always in demand, and always will be,
at good prices. 1t is one of the apples
badly attacked by the codling moth.
They blow off the trees easily so tha
at picking time it often happens that
half of them are on the ground. |
have top worked good many New
towns on the Ben Davis, but | shall
60 no further in this work till see
how am coming out. would not
grow the Spitzenberg except where
they are top worked on such vigor'
GUS trees as the Ben Davis, Northern
Spy and Wolf River Then they live
longer, bear bigger apples and n ore
OF them if they are properly thinhed
Mr.. Rodman speaks of the Green
ing as one of his favorites. l suppose
he means the Rhode Island Greening.
The Mann apple is sometimes called
the Greening by uniformed people.
1t is worthless apple and should be
behea ed and grated to something
better. The Rhode Island Greening
Is disappointment with US, and be
lleve will be in the Kittitas valley.
Now, it must be understood that III
this discussion of varieties we are
looking at the matter wholly from the
commercial standpoint The ques-
uon when we are discussing any
apple is not, as it good variety"
out Twill it pay?' If we were raising
apples fer home use, then different
list would be gwen.