The courier-index., 1919-12-19

It Pays to Buy Apples by the Barrel Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agricultural
 Different varieties of apples have pOmological Bertillon marks that serve as Identification guides to the initiated. Those who "know" apples understand that in many cases an unattractive flavor, while on the other hand many as fair appearing apple leaves the con- sumer with the conviction that he does not like apples as well as he used to. Buying an apple because its skin is red or because it appears attractive-if you don't know any more about it than that-is like buying pig in poke. A rosy apple may taste as good as it looks, but it is quite as apt not to do so. Persons not familiar with the quail tties of the different varieties of apples are wise. when buying in quantity, to istics of few of the leading varieties are given as follows:
 Ben Davis Leads in Quantity.
 From the standpoint of quantity the most important apple to be found on the market is the Ben Davis. It Is a good-sized apple, very attractive in appearance, being so heavily striped with red in well-grown specimens as to make nearly solid red color on the exposed side. It is notoriously lacking in eating quality but when used for cooking purposes 1t has considerable merit. Because of its good keeping and shipping qualities 1t is one of the most widely known of the winter va- rieties.
 The Jonathan is one of the best and one of the most common varieties of apples in season during the fall eating uncRked. The Jonathan is medium-sized red apple and rather small for culinary purposes, but it is seldom used in this way because of its choice dessert qualities.
 The Grimes, or Grimes Golden, as it is commonly called, is another fall apple that has a season extending about to the 1st of January. It is com monly used as an eating apple because of it's specially fine flavor and other dessert qualities. It is a medium sized golden yellow apple and should not be held much later than the holi- days, because it is apt to develop 'ap- pie scald," a storage trouble to which this variety is susceptible, if it is held too long.
 One of the best known apples for culinary purposes, although it possesses dessert qualities as well, is the Rhode Island Greening. This is a greenish yellow apple of fairly large size. Some of the apples have a reddish blush on the exposed sides. The Greening pos sesses good keeping qualities and is primarily a winter apple.
 Baldwin Important Commercially.
 The most important commercial win ter variety grown in the northern ap- pie districts is the Baldwin. It Is a solid red apple in well-colored speci- mems, and is one of the most important long-keeping general-purpose varieties. While not possessing some of the sprightly flavor of some of the dessert varieties, it yet has a wide use for eat ing as well as culinary purposes.
 The Yellow Newton or Albemarle Pippin is a winter dessert apple of yell lowish-green color. The crisp, juicy texture of the apple and its very high flavor make this sort particularly prized for eating purposes during the winter months. The Yellow Newton possesses good cooking qualities, but the relatively high price at which 1t frequently is sold makes 1t a dessert rather than a cooking apple.
 The Winesap and the Stayman Wine sap are important varieties widely grown In different parts of the coun- try. The Stayman Winesap is good sized, red-striped to nearly solid red apple which possesses excellent keep ing qualities and is of much importance both for dessert purposes and for cook ing. The Winesap has excellent des- sert qualities and is regarded as one of the best general purpose apples on the market, although little small for an ideal cooking apple.
 Northern Spy Is Popular.
 One of the staple varieties of apples grown principally in the northern ap- pie districts is the Northern Spy. It is of good size and one of the choicest of the dessert apples because of it's crisp texture and spicy flavor. It is