Milford chronicle., 1910-10-28
APPLE GROWING AT The GRANGE.

The subject of "Apple Growing" was
Interestingly discussed at the Grange
Saturday October 22d. Mr. Chas Sackett
as leader, gave the following article;
When we first began to grow fruit in
Delaware about 40 years ago we were un-
der the impression that this was not a
good state for apple growing for profit
and turned the most of our attention to
growing peaches, berries and grapes but
there was a small apple orchard OF 90 or
IS trees about - years old on the farm
we first bought. They lore fruit the first
wear we owned it and have continued to
bear every year since. A portion OF the
orchard will bear a full crop one year
and the balance will bear full the next
season, thus we concluded they would
produce the fruit all right. The next
thing was to find the right varieties that
would be profitable for shipping to the
city markets.
The most of the apple trees that were
set here 80 or 40 years ago were the va
rieties that we're set farther north as win
ter apples and they would be fall apples
here and of very little value. Then fruit
growers began to get other varieties bet
ter adapted to our climate, such as Yel'
low Transparent, 4th Of July, Strawberry,
Red Astrachan, Williams Red and 9TH
ers of this class which are quite prohta'
bic for the early kinds, beginning to IL
pen the latter part OF June and finishing
m in August. These are followed by
other good fall varieties such as the Col
den Pippin, Grimes Golden, Lankford
Seeding and others of this class which
extends the shipping season to October
Then there are several good varieties o.
winter apples which are quite profitable
such as Staymens Wine Sap and otherI
of that class. but | think it is advisable
to put. winter apples.in cold storage in or
der,to get the most profit out of them anC
this is considerable trouble and expense
for the small growers.
For this reason have set mostly o.
the summer and fall varieties. Some o
these early kinds come into bearing abou
as soon as peach trees, that is in 3 or
wears. | do not think it necessary fol
me to say very much about the setting o
taking care of an apple orchard, as near
1Iy all of our farmers know as much o
more about this than do, but | tn'
the voupe orchards do much better if vi
, grow tomatoes or other trucks and vege
tables among them then than they d.
with corn or other grain crops. l INT
d that some kinds of apple trees can be Sc
e much closer than others, for instance tn
Yellow Transparent which is an uprigh
grower and does not attain a very larg
size. / think % or 26 feet is far enougl
+ for them to be set apart, while the large
= growing kinds require so feet or more.
think the most Of our apple growers ar
y fully convinced that we cannot attain tn
y best success without spraying thoroughly
=. I will not take up this part OF the sut
I iect but will leave it for Others VIII
d are better qualified than myself.
Mr.. John Short said be tried me-
sprav for apple trees that he liked yer
much. that is the original Bordea u
mixture with lime and sulphur in tn
proportion of gal to 100. 1t works vel
,e # one would use lime and sulphur instea
of oil for scale, it would be better.
ID MIR. Cook says the apple trees as
whole are not pruned enough in thei
,g parts: the second growth must be kel
down as they grow faster here and nee
y it.
"a Mr.. Barker recommended the grown
re Of the Grayenstein apple as it was vel
prolific. fine in flavor and an all arour
IS. good fruit Mr.. Harris also spoke in
er vor OF the above variety.
ce Mr.. Peet said the Gravenstien was Il
h. leading apple grown in Novia Scotia, all
profitable in Maine. His plan is to s
7'' permanent trees 40 #. apart on the II
to angle. making the trees 20 ieet apart
the rows ana grow tillers. Prune Il
as filters severely and they will bear bett
' but cut them out as soon as necessary.
n. The yellow Transparent, Dutchess al
ms Oldenburg are good filters and be
abundantly every year. Mr.. Soper sa
90 10 him that he found the Dutchess "
- profitable In speaking about early v
"a rieties TO Mr.. Bancroft he thought We
~ of Williams Red and spoke highly OF Il
Fourth of July, but it was not an annu
r.. bearer. O.
n. In regard to quality Of apples the sta
men Winesap was a favorlte also q
oh King David, put out by stark Bros, :
~ Louis. which is about the size Of u
- Jonathan and comes two or three wee
.st later.