The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
VIRGINIA APPLES
THE BEST ON EARTH
Standing Of the Albenarle
Pippins in England and
Other Lands.
GOOD MONEY IN
GOOD FRUIT TREES
How the Trees Must Be Cared
For-The Importance of Spray
ing Cannot Be Overesti-
mater-Foreign Fruit
Dealers Attracted TO
Virginia Orchards.

Virginia. or large ppart of it, is
rapidly coming to the front as fruit
growing region, and there are many
men in the old State who have made
money out of orchards standing on
lands that were considered practically
Worthless. until they became orchards
Perhaps no man in tfSe STAFF iiasgde ttes
more to encourage Embarrassing in Vir-
ginia than Mr.. G. L. Sydnor. OF this
city.
He does not own any orchards linn
self. but he makes a business of hand 4
ling the product of the owners of
orchards and in pushing his own bust
fess he has introduced the virginia
apples In foreign markets in way
that has proven profitable to the fruit
growers.
A Times Dispatch man called on Mr..
syinor at his office on Cary Street yes
terday and persuaded him TO talk
liitle on fruit culture in Virginia.
Taking little time to get his think
ing cap in good shape. MIR. Sydnor pro-
ceeded 10 tell of his experience in the
fruit-growing sections of the state.
lie had but recently returned from
trip with several large New York and
London buyers of fruit from tour
through Alhemarle and other fruit
growing counties of the State. To the
Times-Dispatch he related his expert
ence and the conclusions drawn from
his observations.
Thc Good of Spraying.
II have Travelled for several years
In the apple growing section of Vir-
einia.n said Mr.. Sydnor. "and each
year see wonderful improvements in
different sections. This Improvement is
noticed by foreign buyers. with whom
] make trips every fall, and this pro-
gress Is in different shapes
"Looking back but a few years ago.
Virginia orchards We're strangers to
spraying, but experiments with the
spray made such a wonderful improve
ment In quality and quantity OF fruit
that now / think fally so per cent. of
the progressive f--uit-growers Of Viz
II ginia spray their stock, and 1t Is worthy
of notice that sprayed fruit always
brings more money on foreign markets
than stock that has not been sprayed.
But few days back had the
pleasure Of taking a running trip with
n buyer from Gutenberg and one from
liverpool. These gentlemen Were loud
in their praise of the quality of apples
they saw on the trip. and Virginia
from them high endorsement on their
market to all fruit operators, to first
visit virsini:!t before they buy.
You many start In at Covesville,
Albemarle county, where you will find
II. B. Maryland, who is regarded in
this country and Europe as the best
grower and packer of Albemarle pip
pins, In this State. Mr.. Wayland' 8
orchard is in high state Of cultivation,
fruit heavily sprayed. picked a pack
ed with as much care as any one could
display. The fact of his name being on
the package Is guarantee that the
fruit Is the same all the way through
This is a feature that every grower
Should see to. becauss, straight packed
stuff In America and Europe with the
growers name on the barrel Will GER
tainly bu. d for that grower q reputa-
ton that he WI be proud Of.
The Pippln is Supreme.
mir. Wayland's orchard consists oil
1,250 bearing trees, twenty-five years
old. These trees are usually good pro.
4 dllcers. With proper attention. until they
arc at least fifty years old. He usually
81 gathers from six to ten barrels to the
trees OF number one stock, Flo has
1900 young trees bearing from year
s TO year. 1.00Oof these trees are most
3ly high grade winesaps. Mr.. Way
4 land is the owner OF the first ant
original Albemarle pipptn orchard.
"The pippin Is the highest grad.
apple growing In this country. 1t II
by far the best carrier inacold storage
shows a smaller amount of rot am
shrinlage than any apple 1t has eve
been our pleasure to handle. We have
ihipped the pippin into climates tina
vary wonderfully. Only last winter W,
put q pippin through New York, wher
ii At layed one week. With a Temperature
rating from q to as, shipped 1t int,
Mexico. where IT struck q te,npera
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