The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-06

3, Pounu Poah' 'oh inseance Will sell, Dut 10 POI
eating; the best fruits will not sell in our ma
kets; the Garden Royal apple is small fr.
y from defects, is almost unknown, but in eatin
y qualtiesi is almost as delicious as pear; so tn
Sickle pear is fine fruit, and il you will e
n your customer to taste them you can hold hi
' patronage. Among Strawberries, Wilson's Al
derny will produce well but is poor and bet
| ter fruit that will sell for twice the money WI
cost less and give larger profit.
MIR. Dickinson, Of Grand Rapids, said he hs
90 varieties Of apples, raised for eating: ha
+ apples from July till the following June. Tn
: Beauty OF Greece Isl good Fall apple; Fsl
Pippin trees are degenerating; for early white
he raises the Seek-no-further: at all times b
would raise apples that are the best to eat ant
make the degree Of his relish the measure id
value; the coddhng moth Is good Judge O.
apples and he would not raise an apple that Tn.
worms will not touch; Spitzenberg apples are
good. For degenerated trees he would scrsps
the trunk, give them securing with I've and
soap, and cut of the old branches: he tned |,
and found it good course to take.
Mr.. Buell., OF Kalamazoo, said that the gentle
men above needed educating. for they had az :
cluded all good shipping apples and named only
varieties that you can't ship to Chicago we
send apples west of Chicago and must raise ap-
Piles TO send there. Judge Lawton thought the
Canada Red, Spitzenberg, Swaar's r. 1. Green
ing had run ont for us; at the State fair the
Iona grapes took the lead but you can't raise
them here at any price; he was sure that we
must raise what we cap, then look for the best
quality. Mr.. Abrams, OF Paw Paw. started az
an amateurist but now has market orchard of
Baldwlns, and has 200 Canada Reds. but thew
don't produce satisfactorily, and he prefers the
former One gentleman thought it possible to
raise as many Ionia grapes as Concord or anv
other variety.
Forestry for both mechanical and orna-
mental purposes was the subject of Mr.. George
Taylor, OF Kalamazoo, gentleman who evil
IDENTITY understands tree and shrub culture. He
thought the question had been How shall we
get nd of our forests Now it takes the form
How shall we restore enough OF our forests to
maintain supply sufficient for our use and
health? He would cut out the under brush,
and cave the timber trees. make then better
and give wind break at the same time. Trees
need room, and We must give the fttest a
chance. The State is suffering terrible loss
OF timber that is unnecessary and DANGEROUS
our northern fires could have been stopped had
the brush been taken Quit would have been
a good insurance policy on our valuable timber. |
We have destroyed so much timber we must
raise timber; ia natural forest as |
" novel lot cut down the centenarians that a |
show signs Of decay. For shade or ornamental
trees we want Six feet of straight stem. then
then good. heavy top with branching limbs:
we may do we'll to cultivate greater variety OF
such trees and give them more attention. Mr..
Taylor thought our climate more favorable to
he growth OF good timber and ornamental
rees than either Scotland or England
Mr.. Baldwin, Of Ann Arbor, gave rambling
ak on how to save our ram fall.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The first discussion of the day was taken on
Orchard Culture and Fertilizers" Mr.. Engle
4 Paw Paw, led the discussion with paper,
q which he referred to Leibig's proposition
hat elements OF fertility taken from the soil.
nd not restored by nature herself, must be
upphed artifcially. Fruit growers must act
n the truth OF this proposition. He would
se barn-yard manure, ashes, ana all refuse
natter. Salt, two quarts to a tree is good.
specially for the plum. Super phosphates
ave been used by Mr.. Engle, but the effects
ERE not remarkable. He is sure we must
utivate and fertilize our orchard.
Secretary Garfield read an excellent paper r
'om r. F. Kedze, assistant in chemistry at
10 Agricultural College. The writer made .
hosphoric acid and potash the elements of :
egetable growth most needed and the pro- ,
nctveness OF an orchard could be increased .
= the use OF ashes to supply these elements
rof. Stems estimates their value at 48 cts. =.
n use IN orchards. but can be obtained for 9
cts. per bushel. They are good to use alone :.
in compost. They have many elements i'm !.
ediately available to the growing tree and
nit, and also elements that render elements
herwise unavailable. available. Mr.. Kedzie
'ieved thai the use OF such fertilizers would
epare trees the better to escape the Yelows ~
ID other diseases and enemies.
Mr.. Dickinson. of Grand Rapids. would use
raw in the Spring. and then apply ashes IN
G Fall to prevent gnawing by mice. Mr. a
earns. Of Kalamazoo, las experiment. ed till
was satisfied that ashes nd salt can be used =
tn profit.
Mr.. Bltely. Of Lawton, had rather have the 8,
ltivator than manure, if be could have but G.
e, but thought both should be used He
d raised good peaches and grapes without ~
Inure, where wheat and corn would not ~
,w.
Prof. Beal, Of Lansing, had traced roots of "
es at various times for years, and found they B,
Mt no deeper than orchard or June grass, W