. Annual report. Agricultural education. 214 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. belt, and extends somewhat further south in the higher eleva- tions. In the south it becomes a fall apple, and is apt to ripen prematurely and drop and sometimes to decay on the trees. Northern Spy, — This is a variety of the Baldwin belt, and its distribution is very similar to that variety, although less general. It is at its best in the Champlain valley and in west- ern New York. Some excellent specimens have been seen from southern New England, but they do not keep as well as those from farther north. It seems to be som
. Annual report. Agricultural education. 214 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. belt, and extends somewhat further south in the higher eleva- tions. In the south it becomes a fall apple, and is apt to ripen prematurely and drop and sometimes to decay on the trees. Northern Spy, — This is a variety of the Baldwin belt, and its distribution is very similar to that variety, although less general. It is at its best in the Champlain valley and in west- ern New York. Some excellent specimens have been seen from southern New England, but they do not keep as well as those from farther north. It seems to be somewhat capricious as to soils and culture, and in localities of ill success it is not always possible to determine the cause of the difficulty. When grown. Fig. 10. in the south it rots badly and drops, nor does it attain the high color and quality that characterize it in its more northern home. Baldwin. — The Baldwin is the standard winter apple of the northeastern United States. It is distributed all over the north central belt, and is so nearly confined to it as to lend its name to that zone. It is also grown to a considerable extent in the Annapolis valley and very sparingly in the central belt, although it rarely attains any commercial standing in this re- gion. Tt is not grown west of Lake Michigan, owing to the extremes of maximum and minimum temperatures which there. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural College; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Annual report of the Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Boston : [s. n. ]
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