The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02

Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, and
| Sherbrooke Favorite. When set out on the
southern slope Of hill they had done best.
| The dwarf trees were the only kind that
would do we'll here. He did not think we
could raise peaches here, but apples and
pears would do well. Trees succeeded best
in a stiff soil. He thought trees to succeed
here must come from Northern New York,
or Canada, or be raised from the seed. He
had good success in raising raspberries, but
the winter-the Allen, and Red and White
Antwerp were the best varities-the stalks
of which had grown six feet in one year.
He thought the hot sun in March and April
was worse for trees than the cold of winter
He had entire success in raising strawber-
ries, and the Macavay, Superior, Black
Prince, &C., better than the Honey Seeding.
| His different varities of currants had done
well. He thought grapes would be a sure
crop here, but must be covered in the VIM
ter. All fruit trees require high and dry
land.
Mr.. Hunt, abiding to Mr.. Clark's
opinion, that trees should be set out on a
southern slope, commended that an eastern
| slope would be as we'll or better, for the
reason that it would not be so liable to
heavy frost. He also spoke of the care ne
cessary to distinguish the sex of the straw
berry-many persons having large beds of
thrifty male vines, but no Strawberries
males would not bear-there should be a
suitable mixture. -,.> .lcI.t
Mr.. Newson thought proximity to lake
would be favorable for nursery, as the frost
would be kept off longer there.
Mr.. Shrewsbury said if any person want
ed to raise fruit, he must take to the woods.
He stated that on the borders of Min
netonka Lake, the frost kept off two
weeks latter than on the prairies, and had
often regretted that he had not selected a
lake farm. In the heavy timber we can
raise the dwarf varities of many kinds of
fruit. In the woods the ground does not
freeze more than an inch or two.
Mr.. Clark thought that the people would
have hard work to raise fruit on the prairie
land. Hard freezing does not kill trees
it is the thawing and freezing. High
ground is the best for trees.
Mr.. Whitcomb had raised trees on the
open prairies without any protection, and
they were very thrifty. He was satisfied if
we got good hardy varities, trees could be
raised on the open prairie. He thought the
climate of Wisconsin was as hard on fruit
trees as that of Minnesota.
Mr.. Williams, of Minneapolis, stated that
Mr.. Murphy of that place, had always failed
in setting out trees, but when raised from
the seed they done we'll.
Mr.. Buchanan made some interesting re-
marks in relation to his experience in fruit
culture. He thought standard trees would
not succeed. If trees were set out he
would cut them down to within foot of
the ground, and then they would do WE'LL
The Macavay Superior strawberry was the
best that could be raised here Brinkle's
Orange the best raspberry; Gooseberries
had stood the winter we'll here, and bore
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Seeding the best
done well. Grapes-the Isabella had done
we'll, but be had never had any Catawba
that ripened. He thought the Delaware the
best that could be got, for they would ripen
earlier than any other. The Concord and
Lincoln varities were very hardy. He
thought no one could raise fruit successfully
on the prairie.
Mr.. Clark said that his fruit trees were
not protected at all from the cold.
Mr.. Purdie stated that at the first settle
ment of st. Lawrence county, New York,
they had failed in getting fruit from trees
brought from a region further south, but
they then turned their attention to raising
trees from the seed, and now that county
was a great fruit raising county, and be
thought we should adopt the same plan here.
The experience of the people Of Wisconsin
had been the same as in ST. Lawrence
county. In Freedom county the same ex-
pertinent had been tried with success. The
philosophy of it was, that in this manner
fruit trees grew up like any forest tree, and
would, like them, be able to withstand the
climate. He recommended that where
orchards were planted on praries, that they
should be surrounded with forest trees
planted at the same time, and instanced the
locust, being of the most rapid growth, as
the most suitable kind.
Mr.. Masterson, of st. Paul, had great
faith that fruit trees could be successfully
raised here, but that it required much cour-
age and perseverance. Fruit trees did not
do we'll when set out or planted on wild
soil--in any country they would die if they
were set out as we do here. Most of us
were green hands here, and it was only by a
series of experiments that we could tell ary-
thing about it. His experience, although
he had lost many trees, was encouraging.
He had fine peach trees which he expected
would bear this year. 1t was no use use to
try if man was not interested in the mat
ter. He covered up the trees, but not until
the ground was frozen. The Morello and
Duke varieties of cherries were the hardest.
He had been successful in raising tame
plums. He thought success could only be
determined but by raising trees from the
seed. OF grapes, he said that it was true
that the Catawba would ripen wherever the
dent corn woodland the Isabella wherever
flint corn will
Mr.. Ford hoped the opinions advanced by
some of the speakers here tonight would
not be entertained by the Club, or allowed
to go out for the guidance of any who en-
gage in fruit culture in this State. Mr..
Buchanan thinks it is hardly worth our
while to cultivate Strawberries that need
protection here in winter. There are no hardy