Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-17
How to Not Raise Fruit.

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form the labor of frnit raising with
out ever being trJubl d with fruit.
Now, there are great many ways
TO avoid raising fruit. In the first
place, don't take horticulture paper
or indulge in any reading upon fruit
culture. Don't get posted upon va
rieties, prices and adaptation to eli
mate. What's the use The first
tree peddler that comes along will
tell you much finer stories and start
yon in the course of endless planting
without any danger Of trouble in
gathering. Don't prepare any land
for an orchard Pat it off till next
year. Don't fence out the stock
Cattle are spl,ndid for keeping fruit
trees in suhjAction. When you get
your trees, keep them n the sun q
day or two to test their tenacity of
life, and 10 planting invent some
scientific way to prevent their grow
ing For instance, plant them in
dry oats or hot manure, or IN q peck
Of potatoes The manure is the surest
est to Kill, but the potatoes have the
fascination Of keeping up prolonged
and exciting contest with the infant
tree for all ho moisture and nutri-
ment in reach, and usually come off
victorious.
Don't 60 to the nursery. You
might there learn what good trees
are and that might spoil your relish
for the refuse trash and monstrous
lies that may be obtained from agents
The nursery man vii not furnish all
the worthless sorts that you may
prefer and viii try to sell you trees
that W Il grow and bear fruit. OF
course that il not the kin you want.
Oh, no, don't 60 to our reliable hon
nurseries il you woull avoid fruit
raising. BesIdes, il is too plain, fair
and busines.-l Ike to SEQ your trees
before you buy them. 1t is a great
privilege to swallow the splendid
promises OF an experienced tree ped.
dl3r and expect something wonder
full. Besides you don't want such
cheap trees. who wants to spend
his inc and labor upon q % cent
tree, when be might pay a dollar for
the same tree to some agent SO
don't 60 TO the nursery
When stranger comes along from
the IN Il Of the earth, and claims e
be an agent for some distant nursery
don't give him the cod shoulder, but
tell him of all the tricks and gouge-
that have been practced upon you
~ tree pedilers. Tell him how you
have succeeded in raising 10 fruit,
although you gave a $40 order to
this ageIt. S25 to that one and $50 to
another, and so on down to the pres
emit, and yet have little or no fruit.
II, viii soon sac that you are the
right stripe, and WI sell you b. ]
of trees-you b3t d mt fail TO look
at his pictures. Select your trees
slmewhat with regard to tho size OF
the picture but mostly with regard
80 price. Pay 10 attention TO cheap
varieties When he asks so cents
for tree, begin to open your yes
and study the picture. He now be-
gins TO wax eloquent. Buy a few.
He has now discovered your taste
and is ready to furnish big stories
with prices to match. When be
asks dollar for tree buy it at once,
buy lots OF them. A common varie-
" like the Totofsky is Of no account
unless he will call it Russian Crab,
and ask a big price for il. DON'T
fail to ask how soon the tree will
bear. If be tells you il Eve years
don't deleve him, and point to the
decrepid shrubs you planted fifteen
years ago aud have not yet been
troubled with fruit. If he says two
years, then begin to take an Interest,
and If he says they will bear good
crop in one year, then fall down and
worship him as the angel of truth
and benefactor to the human rae.
Hasten TO sign big order for SIN II
handful of trees
Another thing: you must buy
every thiug that is new and untred
and probably worthless. 1t is OF no
consequence that Your nurserymen
and neigh boring horlicul ural socie-
ties are tossing new varieties at great
expense which is generally dead loss.
ou nave tho IlSh' ~ - PctIH
Tor yourself, and in this ne yon vii
achieve your principal success in not
raising fruit Ifyou hear of: a Sand
cherry or Rocky Mountain currant
or ever5oarlog strawberry for sal at
great price, buy it. Sach fruits
when pl,ntetin our soil are excellent
things to occupy your time, space
and Labor without ever troubling YOU
With any fruit. Don't be caj lied
into receiving any of these things
from your neighbors who want to
get rid of them as nuisance and
don't learn fir m the papers that
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