Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-09-14
ED1ToR1AI coRREspoNDENc cE,

200 miles-to see this farm; to see and learn
of it for our thousand readers. We now in
vite them to 60 with us through the large
carden-the finest in the. great Northwest,
and then decide as to whether or not, Mon
tana is fit home for civilized man.
Upon entering the garden. we found it
difficult to keep our feet off the vegetables
that grew in great confusion everywhere.
The first thing of special note were two
plum trees, seven or eight feet high, strong,
thrifty and bearing fruit Near these were
a number of the Concord grape-yines
loaded with grapes then clump of Her
stine raspberries, a cIunp of Kittatiny black
berries, and then lot Of the Wilson variety !;
next, a growth Of Davison's Thornless rasp-
berries and a lot Of dewbel1 1ies and berber-
ries. All we have above mentioned, not
withstanding the season had almost passed,
were bearing berries of as rich and delicate
flavor as we ever tasted. The Davison's
Thornless raspberry We're quite heavily
loaded and were still yielding an abundance
for table use.
The big blackberries reminded us of the
tence-corners in the backwoods Of our ma
tive State where they grow wild. Near by
were rows Of fruit trees-some dwarf apple
and pear trees that equal in size the trees OF
the same age in the States. In one Of these
variety, one of which bore o cherry or two
this year. Not far from these flourish two
scarlet oaks, with trunks larger than our
wrist and spreading handsomely. Then we
came to some young ASH elm and chestnut,
a number Of ounce bushes, a poplar or two,
and near by a few shrubs of yellow birch.
Then came rows OF currants, gooseberries
loaded down with fruit, and a quantity of
the thornless raspberries. Passing on over
patch of ground matted with vegetables
onions already ripe, we come to more rows
of apple trees. Here we found something
to delight the eye-four or five Siberian
crab-apple trees loaded down with fruit.
These trees were four years old, three or
four inches in diameter, with a thrifty
esrnzuth of branches. Further up, on the
hillside, and in better grvrrrva, srara a NUM-
Der of fruit trees-one dwarf, four years old,
bearing fine pippins. Then came dozen
Transcendent crabs, we'll filled with fruit,
and as many Hyslop crabs which We're so
heavily loaded that a gale had prostratei,
some of them upon the ground, yes they con
tinued to grow and the fruit looked we'll.
Leaving this garden, we went upon the
hill a few rods to the left. Here we found
another orchard, younger than the first and
more extensive. Long rows of currants
and gooseberries, 800 yards long rows OF
apple trees, among which grow peas, beans,
and melons, in great abundance. In this
field were six acres of corn, as high as ou1
States. True, the stalks We're not so large,
and the yield would be comparatively small,
yet it reminded us of genuine cornfield
Turning aside. across patch Of melons, we
found some grape vines. Although these
had not been supplied with frames and Lay
upon the ground they were loaded with
grapes.
Thus we have given hasty and inn, or.
feet sketch Of what we saw. In int # carr;e.
with it this truth, ! g.. that Montana con.
',i.is . ie''s" one successful, live and flour
'hg frnit-garden. 1t contains upwards OF
1000 apple trees, 25 plum trees, 50 pear
trees, rs grape vines, 4 scarlet oaks, elms,
. cherry trees, several chestnut, ash, wal
nut, poplar, and birch, together with ounce,
currants, blackberries, gooseberries, rasp-
berries, dewberries, ETC., too numerous to
mention.
Intermingling with the above were an al