The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-01-08

Feiio,O Members Of the Eastern Iowo
Horticultural Society:
Permit ine to cs,ngi aiuiate you on
she return Of annfher of our -annua,
sD~~siDgs The horticultural history
Of the past year has been one that has
put 70 severe TEST many Of our Jet
thsoRiss. and ehas reversed or unset
Tied much that We hsd supposed wall
sasahss,srd ~ long sspassssus. Ia
nsany socalhies within the jurisdic
tton sfOsr soeiety. aprlss that ws l,asl
ssnked - among the most hariy
have yielded to the seventies Of the
pat winter, while the Early Rich
'lsoDd cherry, and many varieties oi
gras%s heretofore considered winter
prtnf. have followed closely In their
wake, and raspherries and black ber-
rtss have shared similar fate.
In . s&ctio0 like ours, where the
arid wsnd- ~ winser sweep over the
country without any interruption
from forests or mountain ridges,
where they are not modified by the
presence of any considerable bodies nf
water. and where the ther,nometric
rangs Of the mercury In the shade. IL
from 100 degrees as,nye 10 thirty
degrees below zero, we cannot hope
for any very hong -eries Of years, to
escape such trials to the fruit grower
o. h~ war su.j~cted to in the year,
1853 aud 1857 In the mon Il Of Octo-
bs-r 1859. aud In the wint4r last past
One great lessnn we have 10 lean IL
how best To meet and Withstand the
vicisitudes Of our changeahie climate.
With the apple, our o"Iy couree il
to select varieties approved for hsrdi-
ness. and then give the trees such cul
ture - will insure an early rip-ning of
the woOd. and The surrounding Of the
orchard 0n its exposed sides with tim
ber belts Of evergreen or deciduous
trees. a.a 81. H
For seeeral years, I practiced SOW
Ing my young orchard with peas
This !. crop that can be put In m
soOn ~ the frost Is out Of the ground
i0 the spring. II smothers down all
weeds, ard leaves the ground in good
When ripe harvested
with the horse rake enough for seed
the following year. and then let the
hogs take the remainder. Thi. crop
keeps .the ground in good conditinD
9TH less culture among the trees,
Than any other. and the culture II re-
eetves is given early, aud the harvest
ing p siso done early, giving the trees
. aple time 10 ripen up their wood
preparatory to hibernation.
IL 10 yet an unsettled problem,
whether we may not find among the
Russian varieties sent out by the Ag-
riculturai Depart men, at Was nington,
: list Of apples that will be better
easiisd 10 our climate, and that will
endure without hurt the rigor Of ou,
severe winters, better than any W.
now have.
The question. ''Can we raise fruit IN
iowa" having long been Affirmative
~ settled, the one for consideration
now II with what varieties aud BY
what methods Of culture can We raise
the 0eot.
tits only BY practical perseverance,
aud of repeated experiments. through
. long sertes Of years. that tho Horti
culturaiist aims at positive and p~rms
nent results upon which he may rely
fDr bis future guidaacs. This II pecu
liariy 40 In testing new or untried VI
risites of fruit. While the AgricuI.
turalist from any new grasses OF
grsins, gets return the nrst year o
his experiments. aud within two o.
three years Ut most, fully tests thei
adaptnbility to his soil aud climate
the Horticulturslist often must plol
along through = whole decade, watch
iag the Oh, wrrs Of spring, the heais q
sumner, the drOuths Of autumn. m,
the frosts of winter; before q new
apple, plum. pear or cherry can b
tested, making clima.ois,wy ~ we'll q
tiendr0ioxy' his consisn, -tndy.
.Atn"ng our Numerous varieties q
the grape, nO One Ut all the new caOdl
dates Tor ps,pulsr favor. has succeede
in supplanting the C.'ncord. 9whos
qualities for hardness. ssrliness. rich