The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-06
NO DISTRICT IN THE WORLD
CAN PRODUCE so GREAT A
VARIETY-WINES HAS THE
PALM IN WENATCHEE.

Commission merchants of world
wide reputation declare that nc
state, territory or province on this
continent produces so many varie-
ties of commercial winter apples as
are grown in Washington, but there
are differences of opinion among the
growers in the various districts in
designating the top-notchers.
Orchardists in the Wenatchee val,
ley, ''the home of the big red apple
give the palm to the Winesap in
acreage and popularity, with the
Jonathan in second place, followed
by Stayman's Winesap, Delicious
and Winter Banana
The Yakima valley pins it's faith
to the Spitzenburg, with the Wine.
sap in second place, other varieties
favored being Grimes Golden, Wag
ner, Pippin and Jonathan.
Orchardists in the Spokane valley
and the district Immediately tribu
tary to Spokane prize the Rome
Beauty, with Spitzenberg, Winesap
Wagner, Delicious and Yellow New
town in the order named.
Growers on the Columbia river
from Kettle Falls and the Okanogar
districts to Walla Wa1la, the Snake
river country and the south centra
part of the state, grow all the vari
cites mentioned in the foregoing
also Arkansas Black, Greening, Nor
thern Spy, White Winter Permair
and Ben Davis.
While the Rome Beauty was the
most popular apple from the poin
of entry at the second National APP
pie Show in Spokane last November
the Spitzenburg, a higher scored ap
pie, carried Off the first and THIRD
prizes in the sweepstake event
| Grimes Golden being second. The
first and second awards were wo1
with Spitzenburg and Winesap a
| the 1908 show, the Mcintosh Ret
capturing the third prize that year
Winesaps, Spitzenburg, ROM
Beauty and Jonathan are always il
demand in the markets of the worlt
and command the highest prices, no
only in this country but also in Eng
land and throughout Europe. The.
are known for their color, size, fla
vor and keeping qualities and Their
is every indication they will com
mand attention for many years t.
come, though the Yellow Newtown
Winter Banana, Greening, Delicious
Mcintosh Red and Senator give ais
promise of adding greatly to thei
popularity.
characteristics as to color, shape
size, flavor and other distinctions o
some of the prominent varieties O
winter apples grown in the CONNER
cial orchards in Washington, follow
Winesap-La~ge round, deep red
medium quality; keeps we'll; tree
moderate grower and good bearer
tendency to overload as it gains agt
necessitating thinning; successful |
the Northwest and is valuable an
popular. Season, December to Ma.
Stayman's Winsap-Large, brigf
red color, prolific producer and hig
in quality; fruit of profitable maj
ket variety; tree is vigorous grow
: er and adapts itself readily to differ
ent soils and conditions; is irregula
and dropping like its forebear
Season, November to April.
Spitzenburg (Esopus) Larg
/, round, brilliant red, with gray dots
firm, rich, crispy, juicy, spicy an
:. delicious; fruit is popular; a slo
grower, but with intensive GUILTY.;
r ton it forms a large and spreadin
3 tree! a good bearer; many orchard
5 lists look upon this variety as til
aristocrat of apple. Season, Decen
Der to April.