The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
I Special 10 The Times-Dispatch

Special 10 me oS-DlSDItCn.1
washington, February 25-"Summer
Apples in the Middle Atlantic states
Is the attractive title Of a story issued
by the Department Of Agriculture to-
day II. Z. Gould. biologist in charge
of fruit district investigations, says:
Inc extensive and systematic
growing OF carlyripcning or summer
varieties of apples for commercial pur-
poses Is one OF the comparatively re-
cent Developments Of the fruit indus
Try Such varieties have always had
Il place In the family orchard. and in
season of abundant crops the fruit
from these trees has often been sold
In the local markets. Occasionally com
mercial orchards. since the early days
of the fruit industry. have contained
a Few trees Of early varieties, the fruit
or which has been shipped by express
or otherwise to more or less distant
markets. but in most commercial apple
growing sections early varieties have
not been considered worth including
LII extensive fruit growing projects
In some sections. however. during the
past ten or twenty years and espe-
cially during the last decade, the at
tention of fruit-growers has been dl-
rected more and more to the possibili-
ties in this direction
"a considerable demand has de-
veloped for summer apples. This de-
mand Is growing; new markets are
| being reached. During the past few
seasons fruit-growerS and SINNERS
have received an increasing number
of requests from commission houses
and fruit dealers for fruit OF this
class. Though this demand may in a
measure be variously Influenced from
Year to year by the abundance OF
Peaches and other fruit in the market
during the earlyapplc season, it shows
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portant place which summer APPLES
may be made to fill
IN the Middle Atlantic States and
especially In the coastal plain or tide
water region, there are several sec.
lions in which the growing OF summc,
apples has already become an impor-
tant feature OF fruit-growinG. This
phase or the fruit indus .ry las been
greatly extended here In recent years.
and Is being still further developed. ii
10 believed that other sections OF these
otates, where little or no fruit Is now
oelnS grown. arc also capable OF being
developed along this line.
IT is believed that the early de-
Velopment Of the apple Industry is
rractcaole IN that part OF the area
OF the Middle Atlantic states which
lies between the coastal plain and tho
aOO-foot contour (this being largely an
arbitrary boundary line) The condi-
TONS or this section are such that the
discussions which follow, though based
on the coastal plain, would doubtless
be applicable, with only minor modiG-
cations. to this area.
Very naturally large and relatiyelv
nearby distributing centres, such as
Philadelphia and New York. receive
large quantities of summer apples from
TINS region. To less extent some of
the New England markets. principally
providence and Boston, receive more
or less fruit, especially OF certain va
rleties' During the past few years,
however new and more distant mar
kcts have been sought AS result
considerable quantities OF fruit from
me Chesapeake peninsula section are
shipped TO such points as Pittsburr
Cincinnati. Detroit, Chicago. ana to
even moro distant Western and
northwestern points.
roreign markets also offer nm out
let LOT considerable quantities Of carly
APPLES especially when the Eurone IN
crop Is light. The results OF the ex-
p pc, export shipments made by
~, ~, Hnreau Of Plant Industry indicate
mat Tor fruit of good grade properly
handled and when the markets are not
overstocked with home grown fruit,
good fooao returns ',,sr may he expected from
otn ns leading foreign markets.
mere are several fundamental
features which should always be con-
Sidered IN selecting the varieties of any
kind OF fruit to be grown in II given
region or under particular conditions
The purpose for which 1t Is to be
grown, whether dessert or cooking
home consumption or mark ct, should
be given ~ variety may behave in a
certain manner. riDon its fruit during
Il particular period. and show other
Ina bitual characteristics when growing
under certain combination OF condi-
N a all n a inn vi
/ turai methods. When the variety is
CROWN under other combinations OF
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