From 1908. Doesn’t speak highly of some growers.
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That’s very cool clipping, where did you see that?
I just read that it was nicknamed the “mortgage lifter” because it was so profitable due to its ability to be shipped long distance with little refrigeration (Ben Davis - New England Apples)
I also remember seeing it being sold by fedco one year. I believe they said in their description that they sold it, not because it was a particularly great apple, but because there are some die hard Ben Davis fans, sounds like they would go down swinging in its defense!
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The American Apple Orchard: A Sketch of the Practice of Apple Growing in North America at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
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That’s great, thank you.
Edit: ahh published in 1908. Got it, learning here
