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Title: Fruit growing for home use in the central and southern Great Plains
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Gould, H. P United States. Bureau of Plant Industry
Subjects: Fruit-culture Great Plains Fruit-culture United States Orchards Great Plains Orchards United States
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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^ extendedperiod, a combina-tion exists the se-verity of which canhardly be exceeded.If there is no snowon the ground atsuch times to pro-tect the roots fromvery hard freezing,the danger of seri-ous injury to thetrees is greatly in-creased. The varieties of the various kinds of fruit grown in the region underdiscussion are quite limited in number. With few exceptions, theplantings are young, so the merits of the different sorts that havebeen planted are not 3et fuUy determined. Under these conditionsit is not possible to make any very definite recommendations as tovarieties for this region. However, the following lists, composed (Cir. 51)
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Fig. 5.—A vtii-fun:i-il lit-ii l>a\-i> a))))le ivt-e. grown without irrigationnear Littleton, Colo. The roots of this tree probably do not reach the watertable. It would be better if more of the lower, small secondary brancheshad been left to shade the larger limbs and trimk. FEUIT GEOWING FOR HOME USE IN THE GREAT PLAINS. 19 largely of varieties that growers thus far regard favorably, will besuggestive in the extension of fruit growing.^ It should be understood, however, that the suggestions as tovarieties to plant are only tentative. Further experience and obser-vation will doubtless result in many changes.^ Varieties Suggested for the Central Great Plains. Early varieties. Benoni. Chenango. Early Harvest. Jefferis. Maiden Blush. Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). Red June. Summer Queen. Yellow Transparent.Mid-season varieties. Grimes. Jonathan. Wealthy.Winter varieties. Arkansas (Mammoth Black Twig). Arkansas Black. Ben Davis. Coffelt. Missouri (Missouri Pippin). Northwester

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