Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-02-12

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sasune 20 tees ana plants ON the Mis,
aeun slopes and IN the central ano
Enosthesn portions Of the State.
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sounolnes nos on9 81 the prominen'
as cuN0I1ets OF the STATE seems In
= 20 anasein she least mas energy
~ peoeecoelng vigorously thls grea'
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In0 rep0Ets "a the various commlt'
49, g p!0eressav0 Aefsculture Were
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HcAiee the negly appointed PRO.
Ter g HortlcuIturAL and Forestry
Eas SsaSs AgncuIgutM C0He&e, On.
faue9 -spOs9 ana Vaficga10nsv anc
f0nen9 @ ne vef1e0lc charactor OF
nune1eQ9 nlanta md fruits. and show
ing their tendency 70 "Sport OF
c1aage an0 m0dity tneir character
v1o9 tnear ye0ug afo useu TOR repro.
dues!0n, was most masteriy e1orl
~ tee1oea on. theory, Dnt dem0os-
t!aae6 ~ aetna! expertment-produc.
tions being exhibited to illustrate his
snD1ect g ne proceeded. This essay
receaveo sno hrss prize or ~ dolnrs
oDeee0ey Me eociety fOr "Dess HOr-
doQltnEal subject. The Professor
seems 20 Pe master 81 the situation.
nandnn& sno subject WIN aDillty, n
veting tho attention OF ms andience
" MS aueacy and eood logic. he !s
recent acqu1sitton to the working
forces of the State, and Will make
great e4ertions g build up our horti.
cu!tural Interests. The reports q
1eNeosee % z meeting of American
fmne!ogical society hold at BOSTON,
lAse Scptember, was an inteaestin8
papers rather mirthfnl IN its character,
The delegates did not seem 70 attach
any great Importance 70 the scientific
Or psscticei results adssncd by thil
body coming together, as too much
of their tine Was SPENT in banquetine
and seeing "the Hons at "the hut, tf
saensfi6ct - weigntior masters wnicf
00oo9mveLcesayS9 saeir ssfensasii
/ -nSo9ge ": - y aiQng, sM0noM
county, feAd 9 valuable paper on tbs
s0p9ect 2! lumber Pfotcction 20 Dott
n0ne snd grown OF tn0 heId crops
Suaee ,caa sac yenoR e0.ton.
~, sIf r,,,r,,osss s;vtrg Ara aiiowa,,cc
I TO rspidity or growth, and next to I,
the black walnut. He staaed his plaf
Of growing timber to be in belts, ol
about ONE hundred feet wide, sur,
rounding each quarter section some
times making sinsiler enclosures. III,
has somc timber belts Of this descrip'
tiOn rangine from forty to fifty feet ii
height. He states that . quarter sec,
tion Of the land so surrounded, viii
after ten years growth Of the tree,
produce more grain from
IL quantity of the land left after de.