The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-02
Small Orchards.

II VIII not Il a rule pay general
farmers TO 20 In'O fruit raising on i
larry scale. o. attempt 10 do 80 An
enterprise II this line o. any marn trde.
II U!rcs more attention than the a.er-
age farmer can. OF VIII devote 10 il,
more than that il needs skill and ciu-
cation Ia horticultural craft. that J. ONLY
obtained 10y iOnr years a. experience
and study Small orchards. intended
mainly To furnish 4 generous supply OF
whO.eSn mc fruit for the .armer = iami-
j.. VII Toe found much more sati>a--
tory on the whole than Ia-rer uad r
tSk.nr~. 70 they en- hc managed with
ont inter - ~ with other farm wura
Ia s1V C-ea; extent. We are al apt tC
take z ItIlc more 3 n WIKI that which
i Intended Tor cur own particular
II e and We fcei more Interest in
the welfare o. the few trees that
ar Il furnish Is W tn our yearly supply
O: fruit than We would Il raising or the
market: where il J. ONLY :, Question OF
-ioliar- and cents. ranking the same
as a VIII. al field in orr calcGia ions a!
losS OF q q.
Certain i Is. that, with perhaps a few
exceptions. small orchards a" more
thrifty = d pro ucc much more ;ru I n
proportion TO the II than large ones.
/; seems. however. - he in the nature
Of the American flrmcr-anG especially
the Western farmer-to enter largely
into any ente prise that may iooh
promisinglv remuucratiye. He never
hcSi'ates IN doubt - to his Gap
ability to manage 4 part GUAR
underta ing. tut sails in with all
his available cao.tal, and mak"s things
-.gce. This i = very commemorate
aual II. and when applied 10 wheat
raiSiI-, or any other pro ct that viii
Tot require ay ~ extended knowledge
u experience. it usually. inSureS sue
cess. Il Il when We &c down into the
timer practices of agriculture. and es-
pacIas!Y horticulture. il j. sometimes 4
very dangerous element 10 success.
the farmer. who. with but singh; pre-
riouS experience, laws out <lpp or 500
in trees AT II ">woop j pretty pt 10
lose q good SGarco o. the purchase money
ami Al immens amount OF labor along
wjth il. And this i not all that he
loses. he loses all liking for the bust
ness. il indeed he does not contract a
nea TX dislike. lie faiie J. probably,
through pure ignorance * Ia the needs
of q Young or .hart. In the natural or
DIR OF things the failure. We VIII sax. is
only a partial SOM of his trees
wee : on wet. undra ned land. some
- re set too deep. and Were noc properly
trimmed. FIRES manure 2; the roots.
no mu!chinC. or a dozen other causes
might be given WI ch he had never
before thought of. Now from III : state
OF partial failure quite 4 share OF the
orchard might be rescued bv prudent
and perSevering care. Bu. he Is dis
CISted with the bus ness by this time
and thinks il will not pay 10 fool away
lny more time on ii; so me few remain
inc trees came up rs rest thcy can n
their ragged. scattered condition.
His less yeuture>Ome neighbor COM
menceS early in buyinC 4 few common
kinds. and setting them near the house
where he can frequently spend 4 few
minutes 81 work among them. As he
has but a lew, ne al give them bett.r
care from the first than he would ne
able 10 give II there were hundreds in
stead OF dozens. These few trees thrive,
and lie feels encouraged t. add 4 little
1p-t "a oHs NhN htNp
pace IN the increase of his trees. and
by the time lie has q fair->iZed little
orchard he knows uSt how 10 take ARE
o. IL. and make the most from il. He
knows what K mis- do h-st in his pa-tic-
uiar Locality. and what the most Iavor-
able conditions for each arietv. He
knows how 10 buy his trees economical
". and how 10 start them adyanta-
g-nuSiy.
An orchard can not be built ND In a
month or a wear Like a library, il
must serve to buiid itself up. The first
a. uisitions must furnish the knowl-
edga Tor gathering Others ABOUT them.
Gap Ia W Il hurry things up 4 bit. nut
ii takes time and experience 10 do the
work perfect Y
Dun't put oil starting an orchard until
another wear. SIaSmod!c Tort cTltarv
can Uot %" 4 success - 90 steady. bu:
= -relv.-H. u. Boy#l2H- IN PrQlr.<
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