Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-26

from, seed. consequently the pioneer says,
: Ill aeon be able to pu rchase the trees
I.o W., for nv orchard, and | am not
I'm q to spend any time in raising seed
i;nns y The nursery agent is sure to come
Is r. in due time, but he wants cash for
~ ,9ares and unless the farmer has this
.ns,are he must wait, and as rule he
does wait as many years for his bearing
orchard of nursery grown trees as II would
have required to have raised them from
coed had a beginning been made the hrst
season We do not say this because we
have sympathy for the farmer VINO Is de-
rived Of his cider or apple-dumplings,
fnr when he neglects to provide such nee
essaries or luxuries, there is no one VINO
in strict Justice should suffer more out
we speak for the wives ana chi!dfeh OF
Thousands Of farmers, who have ilVed ilVe,
ten or more years upon tnelr larhlS ant,
have not as vet made the first move toward
s,1nDlying their families with frult. Inc
same neglect is observable IN the Vegela'
BILE garden, and OF this we designed 10
speak more particularly than OF lhe OF
chard.
The catalogues of seedsmen are scatter
ed over the country by the hundreds OF
thousands annually, and the people are
| informed that whatever seeds are required
| for the rarden can be sent by mail very
cheap. There is no use of anybody rals-
| inc garden seeds but the regular PROBES
sion9I seed grower. He is the man to do
| If and give you the best article in the
market, of course adding novelties to his
list from wear to year, although the pur-
chaser finds that they are not always new
or valuable.
Then the Agricultural Department at
| Washington enters into competition with
the seedsmen and distributes millions OF
packages free to the constituents OF Con
| rressmcn; but with all these aids the
| private vegetable gardens Of our farmers
are, as a whole, sOrryfOoklng affairs;
| Sometimes the seeds purchased or received
as a Gift fail to grow; then again, the
varieties may not be adapted to the CHI
mate or soil, and partial or complete
failure is The result.
Now tho remedy which we propose IS
this raise your own seed whenever ana
wherever it can be done, even if it does
cost little more than to purchase them
IF YOU have a choice or even good Varle-
ty Of beet, carrot, parsnIp, turnlp, OF
onion, plant few roots this spring and
raise the requisite quantity Of seed there
from. If YOU do this there will be no de
lay next spring in waiting upon the mails
or seedsmen for a supply. New and promls-
l.fr sorts need not in the meantime be
neglected but be sure and have supply
of the old and well known ones on hand
while the value of others is being ascer
tanned Variations frequently occur
among vegetables; a single beet may as
sumo a different color or form from the
general type of the variety, and If the
change is apparently an improvement
then the specimen may be carefully pre-
served and planted for seed. New varle
| ties are generally produced IN this man
ner, but il is only those who are on the
| lookout for such things who eTer find and
preserve them. Our choicest varieties OF
| tomatoes, melons, squashes and other an
nual fruits. are produced by selection; the
best being preserved for seed. The Ger
taintv of knowing that the seed we SOW is
fresh and good is something; besides, it is
usually the case that if the first
planting fails it is then too late to repair
the loss, and a whole season is lost. Then
the convenience of having a supply OF
seeds on hand when wanted, and not be
ing Obliged to write to some dealer, or &C
| to a seed store or neighbor for them, is
worth far more than their cash value
or cost Of raising. Those who are in want
of garden seeds this spring should not
omit planting a few for the purpose OF
raising seed, remembering that man who
depends upon his own resources whether
it be garden seeds or things Of more I'M
pOrtance, is far more likely to succeed
than he who trusts to luck, or the reliable
ity Of his fellow men.-Nelo YORK. Sun,