Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
Berries Fruits That All MAY
Have.

| have.
| "a paper written and read by A. D. Barnes
| proprietor of Waupaca Arctic Nursery and
| Fruit Farm. Waupaca Wis. at the Farmers
Institute held in this city March 18th and 18th ]
| As the strawberry is the first fruit of
the season I will begin with it; suggest
ing that We plant all small fruit in rows
running north and south with the rows
the larger the better, so as 10 be con-
venient to cultivate with horse; and
not in a small plot in the back corner
of the garden or under the old plum
trees in the shade where nothiug else
will grow, but plant in good, well culti-
waited land in the sunlight for berries
must have sun to ripen and flavor the
fruit. Plant variety so as to have
ripe fruit from the Goth of June until
the Goth of December. Of the straw
berry [ would plant Crescent for early
(in small quantities., Wilson's for medi-
um, with the Jessie, the queen of all,
for table and canning berry, its the
largest, surest and most prolific berry
grown. Plant early in the spring to
insure good stand of plants. Cult
vate in large gardens with horse and
small tooth cultiyator also with fork
and garden rake but never use a hoe.
Cover the plants with slough hay or rye
straw as soon as the ground freezes in
the fall Part the mulching as soon as
the weather is settled in the spring so
the plants may come up through the
mulching. Fork up the earth through
and under the mulching between the
rows to stimulate growth. AS soon as
the fruit is gathered burn off the
mulching to gather with the leaves TO
destroy all traces OF rust pests or weed
seeds, and cultivate the ashes into the
earth for a fertilizer and proceed as
before for another crop.
AS raspberries come next-would
plant a few of the Louhegan earliest of
alI which will ripen before the
strawberries are all gone. With TURNER
& Cuthbert (red) for medium and
Greggs (black) for late. Cultivate the
same as strawberries except instead of
burning off the plants cut out all canes
that have fruited as soon as the fruit is
gathered. And let me remark that you
can grow fine raspberries on almost any
site and soil with less work and more
abuse than any other fruit plant known.
Currants come next in season. Plant,
and treat almost the same as Raspber-
ries. For early fruit plant the Victoria,
and for medium plant the long Burched
Holland; and to prevent the ravages of
the currant worm sprinkle the plants
just before and soon after blossoming
with brine made of one part common
salt dissolved in so parts water Keep
the plants we'll trimmed C.1t to insure
good growth and large fruit.
Gooseberrres-Plant and manage
exactly the same as currants, except
you must train OF stake them up from
the ground to prevent mildew and give
good color and flavor Plant IIough-
toms Seeding and Downings
And now we come to blackberries
Gods elixir of good health. Plant and
train the same as raspberries except
you must tip the plant over and cover
with earth (Which would not hurt the
raspberry either) in the fall to insure
regular and full crops, which is early
done by running a small quantity of
earth from under the plant on the side
to which it inclines then go TO the
opposite side of the plant and thrust the
spading fork deep into the earth close
against the roots Of the plant, place
your foot behind the fork and crowd
gently over, at the same time force the
upper end of the handle from you,
thereby bending the plant in the roots
below the surface of the earth, which
will be easily done by few times try
ing. Pin the plant down with another
fork and throw on just enough earth to
hold down and slightly cover the plant
Shake the dirt off with fork in the
spring as soon as the weather is we'll
settled and warm; cut out all canes as
soon as they have fruited and proceed
as before and your plantation will be
just as good and prolific in twenty years
as it will the second or third year.
Plant but one variety the Ancient
Britton which is the hardest, largest,
best and most prolific of all.
Grapes-(not sour grapes) the most
prolific fruit plant on the face Of the
earth, and let me say there isn't farm
nor a garden in Wood County so poor
but what will produce grand, luscious
good grapes, (although most of we
farmers generally locate our gardens on
the poorest piece Of land on the whole
farm because we cannot grow field crops
there and We don't want to lose the use
of the land so We locate the garden
there and let the women folks tend it
too.) Plant early varieties and good
many plants, such as Moore's Early,
Worden's Seeding, Concord and Dele
ware. Plant by 6 feet to train to
single posts and to 10 feet to train to
trellises, cultivate and fertilize thor
oughly. In summing up let me tell you
We can have all these invigorating and
health giving fruits if we chose at
a small expense if we purchase plants
of responsible Wisconsin Nurserymen
as the plants will be fresher and far
better acclimated and far better than
plants purchased from distance and at
double or thribble prices because they
are iron clad and need no attention.
So to begin with get acclimated plants