Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-06
THE GENTLE APPLE
IN BADGER STATE
STATE HORTICULTURAL socl.
ETY. MAKES INTERESTING
EXPERIMENTS.
MANY SECTIONS OF STATE PAR.
TlcULARLY ADAPTED TO
FRUIT RAISING.

the fruit grower?
Whether it is to become such or
not there is no doubt that It's clImare
and soil are Wen adapted TO the con-
dltlons required to grow many warn.
eties OF this most delicious and pop,
ular fruit.
IL IS true that apples are grown
largely in certain localities. but the
business of apple-growing on an ex.
tensiye scale, such as natural condi.
lions would seem to warrant has MOI
yet been earnestly begun in Wiscon.
sin.
As showing what is being done III
an experimental way in this state.
reference is made to the orchard nj
Wausau, which is owned and con.
Quoted by the state horticultural SO,
ciety This is an orchard compris.
ing ten acres on which are grown
some So varieties of apples. The
orchard is IL years old and produced
this year from $500 to 5000 bushels
of apples. The crop was purchased
by w. II. Marsh of Amigo. His bid
was 5000 more than the local mer-
chants offered. and he retailed them
at Wausau for $i.O0 per bushel Eff
teen of TIE varieties grown are rec.
commended by central Wisconsin
growers as being well adapted TO
their locality, the chief ones of which
"a 10 d yfap IL
Mcmahon, the Hibernal. the Duchess,
the Wealthy and the Dudley.
That commendable progress, coup
led with the skill of the fruit grower.
is a part Of the work of tie state hor-
ticultural society It may be stated
that last year the society set out one
acre of grapes in Sparta and five
acres of apples in Manitowoc, the
latter on the county asylum farm,
and also Ave acres of apples at Gays
Mills. These paintings were all on
rented land and the work was done al
small cost, the idea being to test out
the different varieties in order to de-
termine what varieties would be
differing localities of tie state.
1t is said by those who have stud
led the question that apples can be
raised just as SUGGEST lily in Wiscon.
sin as in any state q the union, but
TO secure results an intelligent inter
est must be taken In oreharding.
Soil, climate and variety must all be
considered. Perfect apples cannot
now be grown without care and in
telligent supervision, the fruit has
too many enemies. But the same
amount of attention given an apple
orchard that a farmer wOt'J devote
to almost any other product will am.
ply repay the conscientious worker
one of the reasons stated why
farmers do not more generally profit
from the raising of fruit and espe-
cially apples, is on account Of the
ease with which dairy can be es-
tablished, whereas to set out an
orchard and get it in bearing is a
matter of years
But. as is being steadily shown,
apple growing is o profitable industry
when undertaken along the lines OF
scientific attainment, aud further,
that Wisconsin offers as good a field
as can be found for raising this valu-
able product Attention "a being
more particularly called to loc2lities
best suited to the production of this
crop Demonstration seems to have
proved that the counties Of Sank,
Marathon, Door and Richland are
among the counties Of the state ex-
pressly well adapted to the growing
Of fine apples. Apples coming from
those sections Of the state where the
dairying interests are not almost ex-
elusive. would surprise any one by
their size and color, as Wisconsin ap-
pies are particularly high in color.
The climate from Green Bay along
Lake Michigan is well suited TO the
growing of the Northern Spy and the
Fameuse, also the Golden Russet and
the Red Astrachan and some of the
other eastern varieties, but the state
horticultural society does not recon-
mend any Of these but the Snow or
Fameuse apple for general planting
anywhere in the state.
Amy one can get bulletins from the
state historical society bearing on
spraying, buying nursery stock and
treatment of the oyster shell bark
louise, apple blight canker, etc. These
bulletins may be had by applying 10
F. CranefeId, secretary Of the state
society They are practical and val
liable to all fruit growers, for they
show how to keep trees in good.
healthy condition, to ward off disease,
and an acquaintance with their con
tents will enable one to grow success
fully fruits which now seem to pre-
sent the greatest obstacles to achieve
inert along these lines.
In this city within seven years has
come leaf Blight which attacks
pluma, cherries, currants and apples,
and this disease is now satisfac orlIy
controlled by spraying about which
the bulletins give careful and com
plefe Instructions
Mr. George ". Reggie, 22l Wiscon
sin avenue, president Of the Madison
city horticultural society, who Is au-
thoritv for he above data. and who
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