The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-24
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Continued from last week.

FRIDAY, FEB. 17.-MoRNING SESSION.
The weather Friday was all that
could be wished for. As one farmer
said, "This weather must have been
made to order for this OCCASION
In the absence of Superintendent
Morrison, the session was called to order
by Mr.. Gould, who announced song as
in order. "Dare to do Right" was then
rendered by Miss Belle Reeves, Mrs. J.
H. Brewer, and Mr. w. B. Vangasbeck.
The Opera House, on this occasion,
was completely filled below, and per-
haps hundred took seats in the gallery;
probably six hundred were present, most
of whom remained in their seats from
halfpast nine till half-past twelve, ap-
parently as much interested as at the
beginning of the session.
After the song Mr. Gould introduced
Mr.. Geo. J. Kellogg, of GAINESVILLE, Wis.,,
who has made horticulture his life-study.
Mr.. Kellogg is engaged in the nursery
business at GAINESVILLE, and will give any
information in regard to the raising OF
fruit, if stamp is inclosed for reply. Mr..
Kellogg has kindly furnished us with
the manuscript of the paper he read at
the Institute. 1t follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLE
MIN" Small Fruits" By this I mean
big strawberries you can cut with a
carving knife, raspberries one inch in
diameter, dewberries one and one-hali
inches, and grapes that a good many
| punches will fill market basket.
How shall we grow them, of large
size, best quality, generous quantity, al
less cost than we can buy them!
Farmers do not realize that health de.
mands that each member of the house
hold should have two bushels of straw.
berries, one bushel of raspberries, one
bushel of blackberries, 120 lbs. of grapes
and ten bushels of apples each and
every year--not dainty city sauce dish
once day, but generous, large saucer
three times day from June LIST to Sept.
LIST, and from ten to twenty quart jars OF
fruit stored away for winter for each
member of the family. Then you get
healthy living, less physic, and l pity
the poor doctors.
SELECTION OF GROUND.
Not less than one acre, we'll fenced
from the fowls and stock, no shade, no
trees to keep out the sun, let it be rather
high, and over knoll if it may be, well
drained rich soil ; high, that it may es-
cape late and early frosts, both north
and south slope to prolong the fruiting
season, long rows that most of the work
can be done with the horse rich soil
that would bring 100 bushels of corn per
acre. If it is not rich, put on sixty cords
of well-rotted manure one year old,
equal to about twenty-five bushels per
square rod /; this should have been
plowed in in September, and then again
plowed in the spring and dragged until
it is fine enough for an onion bed. If
you have not such an acre, do the best
you can to make it this spring by ap-
plying well-rotted manure and the
scrapings OF the barnyard; don't put
your garden on sod ground for fear of
the white grub and cut worm; plant
after corn or potatoes.
Set the north and west sides to grapes,
six feet from the fence, so you can cult
vate; leave room enough outside the
grapes so you can drive through with a
wagon, and do this between each kind
of fruit and cultivate, pillow and plant
vegetables between; set those fruits on
the side next the grapes that will con-
tinue ten to twenty years without re-
moving; then when the currants, pie
plant, gooseberries. red and black rasp-
berries, dewberries and blackberries are
all set you have ample room for the
strawberry beds and space enough for
vegetables, corn and potatoes.
The best time to plant most of the
fruits is early spring, as soon as the
ground is in good condition.
VARIETIES.
The best kinds will depend somewhat