The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-10-27
Ill IN THE SOIL AAD CLIMATE
Mammoth Apples that Have Created a
Profound Sensation.

had charge of the old SSwden ranch
now owned by F. j. Cummings, of Riv
erside, and situated Short distance
northeast of Oroville. brought in sew.
eral boxes of the largest apples ever
seen by residents of this place. The
eXhibition created sensation even In
community where large and perfect
apples are a common sight, and has at
ltracted much favorable attention and
comment from strangers visiting the
town, and there are MANI such coming
and going every day. All Iof the apples
brought in by Mr. NewIand were OF
mammoth size, few being slightly
larger than their fellow5. Twenty-six
of the ordinary run OF these apples
would fill regulation apple box. Some
|of the picked specimene were mon
sters. Two from a box that Mr.. New
land presented to this office measured
IL inches in circumference lengthwise,
16 l-2 inches around the5center, stood
Is IA inches high and weighed Sc oun-
Ices.
There is wide difference of opin-
ion as to the variety ofsthese apples.
They have the five points, ridges and
color of the Delicious, ahd have been
pronounced of that variety by many
familiar through long experience with
the various commercial varieties of ap-
piles grown in the Wenatehee and Okla
nogan valleys. Several residents Of
|Wenatchee who have secn them declare
|tley are Delicious without a moments
hesitation. Others claim them to be the
Wool River variety, but In shape, tex
|ture and color they are as different
from the Woolf River apple as potato
is from pumpkin. Still others suggest
Spokane Beauty and even Ben Davis.
Every ear mark points to Delicious,
but no one has ever seen Delicious
that will begin to compare with these
specimens for size. r
No matter as to the question of var
|iety. as that cannot be settled entirely
to the satisfaction of all passing judg-
|ment, they are apples, firm, bright COL
ored, excellent eating and wonderfully
attractive apples. Their tremendous
|size is evidence Of The fecSndity Of tire
soil of this part of the state. The trees
were irrigated, and the marvellous
growth demonstrates the power of wa
|ter, in conjunction with favorable
climate and potential soil, for produc-
ling perfect fruit. 1t should be the duty
|cf the Commercial club to secure a dis
rlay of these apples, and that can be
done now, and place them on exhibi-
|ticn at the Spokane National Apple
show. They would create a furor and
prove one of the most effective a1vcr-
|tisements that could be imagined for
this valley.
Samples of these apples have been
|sent broadcast, and will create sem
|sation wherever seen F. G. Mainweiier
shipped box to relatives in Nebraska,
and it required large box to accom-
MEDIATE only few. Chas. Phelps sent a
box to relatives in New York city. A
gentleman secured several specimens
at this office which he sent to San
francisco, declaring that they would
be exhibited in the schools OF that city.
A country that can produce such ap-
ples-and it can produce better
commercial grade of smaller size
should appeal to every man looking for
Ia place to locate, and insure the speedy
occupancy of every acre under the
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation sys-
|tem