The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22

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Aeavter and heavier demand each
&4 the orchards are extended.
<or4kk stride with the apple mer-
1A tho cider presses are this sea :
IniH9 b rafting business, taking
~ " AL imperfect apples and turn
nnt mahy thousands OF gallons nf
tI3d elder. Some OF these mills
make between 1900 and 5000 gal
o " cider before the season is over.
n ~ cider at wholesale prices aver
- about is cents gallon. little
k1nclation Will show that the presses
Nh not run for nothing.
Lands Higher.
according to agents who have hand
ri many orchards during the last ten
1Su. land values In the apple sroNins
1ttfcta are no less than so per cent
tehcr than they were ten years age
gsAt they have not even yet reached
aefr top figure IL shown by the records
m the county clerks office In amy
flpae- producing county. where IL VIII
4 seen that orchards are constantly
ssAanging hands at constantly adVaao-
1tG figures
Land planted IN apple Trees is aoW
XS worth from ss8e To $4,000 an acre, nc
n coniing To the variety OF the apple aud
sMthe age and condition nj the orchard
M The income from the orchard is larger
#3NHd more certain, STATISTICS sh"" thah
gould BIZ derived from any other ihe
4 ssestfneni Of like CHARACTER aud. Eelds
VI axing this. many other states "re cum
~ 4tantiy stoskins TO Nirgihis aud pnr-
chasing esefs orchard that can ee
a fouHd on the market.
III IN Virginia an Atoenfarle p4prtn tree
viii bear sacees>Wely Tor from ssN-
eAHnty-nNe I" nnhdred Years III
Washington and Oregon, the great APP
q pie growing STATES al the West tie
& trees are IN theif prime not longer
tnan twenty -hNe years Whae the
4 HsNof 81 ihe e3fkiiits hppies ~ lar so
u peraor 70 thast al tue western product
ard. being closer t" the great markets
Il - the N"fta. much iaf ger p'ttit 'at
Nfns Feaii4"a H@fh an "Foh@fd III thls
y StsiH
xxs* 10 '"""'e'
s$% SussS TIE a@F"ht ~ ufo"t!H "leS4
ss - "a saHaa Sr"p tatiu't mas 1es'i
sSlNnknoWn. II y s8meth'ng which may
S IN ~ ohket ns ifa'eo' a. pettv' eat =
IL ceapael Win seleb@i'o 'featihshs,
1Hahe inc crop now n assured ming
49, AssHfto. IN 4atS tha' IA many ~
Asse "ssaafo ""h'' 'ah ten
"hat ms next year
% ~ Gsop wiz eft e"hoHt"hs pFfue iat 81
9T1 ~.
ne growing ~ apples however y
ExSees1 al aate 9eHaP"tt"h the most
n Nai'hi a'he@s - fe4hffta
sSAseIs gay Ia the Fear hut. strange 10
- las great Nat"~ gu ehe Virginia
H x1 AuAia ''-aaa = aAhiNNt tutitel9 aHs
YsSp Ssaufke WHlrn a'iaENta the Trees
cue ten nf iftv"h years ago ana
$780, ~ the nofHsnit9flsts reaiize that
sA.. 4uick action ana plehtE "t II ""fe
&g ~ thNeh, tatiF "Fthafas ""tfid be
Sytefy destroyed
An1s pest was imported from some
country along with the San
80 sHais. insects haa iohg regarded
~ Iefs as theif pet property. ana
IA Attie had been done 10 destroy
pu' Win the ADVENT "t the new
II 49,. - many apples were ruined
~ Rex the kfosSsts. IN casting about for
R& N1seinihs "hieh would save their
1919 nekah SPRAYING their Trees ana
RSk0 tHis spfaf tue wonderful condition
Es9f the Virginia apple practically Is
pohAso@s
= ost Of the trees are sprayed three
tour tunes season. some CT the
n 1uNsrs taxing no chances, increas-
Iae tnas number To as many az eight
srn IN Inc WINTER the trees are
" compound or lime, lead,
"a senie aha sulphur being used.
Wake tsefter Fruit
sS4a. - the fa4nest spring the spraying
h h s1 ..assn tines are again taken out, and
N $500 ~ TINE the trees are gwen hath
\ DoTueHnA manure lhen in July
o1sHaias aTe revisited by the
s Wss ,sI @Ha again ~ s"lfeinbet' The
used not only utterly eiltnis