The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-26
HOUSE AND FARM
HORTICULrURAL.

| Fruit Trees, lcvergreens, Etc.-Various
liecOmme ndatiOus.
At tho meeting Of tho Minnesota State
Horticultural society last week at Minneapolis,
| the different parts of the state were we'll rep
resented They generally brought more or less
specimens Of fruit with them, and the display.
though not as large by any means as at the fall
| meeting, was highly creditable to Minnesota.
| Conspicuous among the apples was the
Wealthy, = variety which is rapidly winning
favor I'LL over the country. Although not
will keep till spring. The specimens were re-
n size A some ' OF "D them measuring
yearly foot in circumference.
The annual address WAS delivered by the
president. Cspt. John a. Harris, of La Cres-
that it has been claimed that apples could not
be successfully grown in Minnesota, this he
was safe in stating was not true. He then
spoke Of the various varities which have been
successfully produced in the state. t. the
natural hybridizing we are indebted for our
fine fruit. We also spoke at length on the i'm
portance Of cultivating forest trees. He
believed that if every quarter section OF prairie
in Minnesota and Dakota had the shelter OF
| timber belt two rods wide around them, and
acres by like belts and an evergreen grove OF
| five or six acres to shelter the buildings, the
land would produce better oropp, the diff Guilty
to fruit culture would be removed, and there
would never more be danger Of enow blockades.
| The speaker then reviewed the fairs and pom0-
| logical meetings Of last season and their exhib-
| it's exhaustively, in connection Herewith paying
s. just tribute to the venerable Marshall P.
Wilder. Of Massachusetts.
| EXHIBITION OF APPLES
| Emery & Underwood had on exhibition plates
OF the following varieties: Walbridge, Utters,
Red, Haas, Golden Russet, Talman's Sweet,
Plnmb's Cider. Perry Russet, Minnesota Quaker
Lake City exhibited Utter's Red, Talman's
Sweet and Quaker Beauty; Collins Pratt Of
Milville, tho Malinda, Wealthy, and Seeding
sweet apple; E. Wilcox g. Sons Of La Crosse,
! the Grimes Golden Gen. Grant and Pewaukee;
| Geo. P. Pofrer of Pewaukee, Wis, the Fall
| Orange, Allen Russett, Gibbs, and fine seed
| ling; Wyman Elliot minneapolis, large dis
play Of Wealthy; D. G. Heggie, Lake City, the
Hyslop, Hutchinson's Sweet and Soulard; VIM.
| Eastman, Eokah, Seeding not named; D. K.
| hlichner, Etna, Seeding not named: 8. Hsz-
| lett, Lake Seeding apple.
| The secretary then read paper upon the fu-
! ture Of the apple culture in Minnesota, by MIR.
E. Wilcox OF La Crosse, and this was followed
| by discussions upon the question, "Have We =
hardy apple in Minnesota?"
Mr. Underwood stated that it was q well
| known fact that there was not variety Of apple
Or crab apple which had hot been injured by
the col'ness Of the winter, vet he wanted it I'M
darstood that there was 9 difference in the de-
| &; aes to which the various varieties had been
| Injured.
dr. Gibbs of T4ske City, stated that if it was
meant by the question il We have any variety
which shail wi hstand the cold witho It injury
in any deEree, he would answer in the negative
l.. his opinion tee best service We, as society
nj +
admit the tenderness Of even our hardest Sorts
AID to preach the necessity of constant protec-
ticn to olr fruit trees. Showing, if We can,
what the best methods Of protection are; and
| tloa IF new seedlings by processes that stall
| give us gradually incre asng hardness from
generation to generation, till in time the desid-
| GRAFTON is reached.
STRAWBERRIES,
| Isaac Fawcet of Mime Lpolis, read paper on
| strawberry culture; Al eminent horticul-
| turist having been asked respecting what fer
tiiizer he would recommend for Strawberries,
| replied: "First, water; second, water again.
| The speaker said that this nearly accorded with
| his experience. He advocated irrigation as nee
| e4sary and profitable. He then cited Incl Tents
! where sprinkliug had beeu resorted to with
| astonishing effect in cases of drouth.
r. J. Mendenhall, of Minneapolis, read an
exhaustive and scientific paper upon the para
sites with which the horticulturist has to con-
tend. As reuledy against the Colorado beetle
| LIE said that Paris green was as necessary as
was tho planting, growing and digging.
paper from mr. G. W. Fuller of 1tchfeld,
| on eyergreens for the prairies recommended
for setting the following tress, their value be-
ing IN the order name: Norway spruce, white
spruce, black spruce, Scotch pine, white pine
and a1bor vt@. He advised planting in the
| spring, when the frost was out OF the ground,
in j111v NJ Aro,1at IN ,,la anccesafni1v in
| the first place dig carefully, have good roots,
! keep them from sun and wind, have the ground
in good condition and keep itso by good tillage
until the trees are we'll started. Then they
will take csre Of themselves. II . light dry
soil water well and mulch thoroughiy-so thor
oughly that the ground will keep moist under
| the mulcing tie whole season.
! TIE REPORT OF SEEDLINGS.
! The committee on Seeding apples reported,
through MIR. Pearce in substance as follows:
| So far he had not yet found one apple for
| Minnesota that had vet come up to his expecta-
tons. He had found few of merit-one, the
| Ciayson, which originated in Wisconsin about
forty years ago. Sprouts from the old tree
were brought to Minnesota and are now twenty
seven years old The fruit resembles the Yell
low Beethoven and is an enormous and regular
bearer. The flavor is good and 10 excellent fol
cooking and eating. Season a little longer than
the Wealthy. Next the Kimball, twenty years
old, fses from blight, Of good quality and an
excellent keeper: Rollins Pippin, originating
| quality or any of our apples. Elgin Beauty,
Rollins Russet, Spice Sour and Wabasha are all
doing we'll.
Mr. J. s. Harris reported Picketts' seedlings
were ehown ut the etate fair by Mr.: Forster Of
heard 81, Of great promise, the property Of G.
| s. Washburn. Mr.. Kramer of La Crescent
has also number Of seedlings which had mo-
yet fruited.
RECOMMENDATIONS
On Wednesday, after full discussion recon.
mendatiuns were made for some fruit Follow
ing is the list Of apples recommended for plant
ing in all localities:
Wealthy, Duchess, Tetofsky lin limited quad
titles in eastern central Minnesota. The Haat
was stricken from the list
For planting in limited quantities in southern
and eastern Minnesota: Tetofeky, Plump'i
Cider, Fameuse, St Lawrence, Walbridge.
CRAB APPLE LIST.
The crab apples recommended were thu
Hyslop, Beaches, Orange, Early Strawberry
WhitEey's No. 20, Minnesota.
A spirited discussion arose about the Tran:
scendent crab The majority were opposed tt
it, but the matter was fairly compromised by
recommending that it be set apart from Other
localities and plated in localities were not sub
jected to blight.
For general planting, the Concord, Delaware
and GAINESVILLE were adopted.
For planticg in limited quantities., Worden,
Rogers Nos. 3, 4, Is and 10.
Moore's early was recommended for trial; al
90 the Lacy and Brighton.
! RASPBERRIES.
For general planting, Doolittle, seneca
Mammoth Cluster, Turner, Philadelphia ant
Purple Cane.
For trial, the Gregg.
| CURRANTS.
Red Dutch, Victoria, white grape and Black
Naples
For trial, Stewards Seeding and eias' Seed
ling, black.
GoosEBERRRs.
Houghten's Seecllug.
! PLUNrS.
Harrison's Forest Garden, Weaver and D
Sofa.
| STRAWBERRIES.
A spirited discussion. ensued over the straw
berry list. Tho following were recommended
Wilson, Downer's Prolific, Green Prolific
Crescent Seeding.
For trial, Seth Boyden, Sharpleas, Cumber
land Triumph, Miners Prolific, Red Jack ct
Pioneer.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
, | next ensueu, the following named Rentleme