The Lamar register., 1892-02-06
Trees and Fruit.
JAY

Written fur the REoErKR-I
Fruit growing in the Arkansas valley
has passed the experimental point All
fruits that can be grown in the Middle
and South western States can be grown
successfully in this county. Take al
Piles alone, and there is more money to
be made per acre than by planting any
thing else. The apple crop of Missouri
in 1880 sold by fruit growers brought the
snug sum Of ten million dollars This is
a. much As their wheat, corn. hogs and
tobacco brought Their berries and small
fruits were worth about one and half
million dollars more
The Arkansas valley will support. acre
for acre, as much fruit as any land in the
United States. Prowers county. under
her superior irrigation canal system, will
be fruit country of untold wealth be-
fore many years.
Many things are necessary to bring
the best results. We have the soil and
climate, but We need tirst-class nurse
ryman to start a good nursery in Prov
ers county.
There are great many men think
they know all about fruit growing that
don't even know the proper way to plant
tree. heard man tell friend OF his
that he was very tired at the close of a
days work, and we'll he might be for he
said he had planted one hundred and
sixty apple trees and had dug the holes
for the same. A man that is able to
plant twenty to thirty, three and four
year old trees properly in one day is a
good workman indeed.
But planting tree and sticking it in
the ground are two things. To plant a
young tree Of ordinary size the hole
should be something near four feet
across, and from two to three feet deep;
then fill up with top dirt leaving it suf-
ficient depth 30 when the tree is planted
it will not be more than four inches
deeper in the ground than when taken
up for planting. The ground will settle
and leave the tree about the same as be-
fore taken up.
Don't experiment on new varieties.
For winter select Missouri Pippin, Willow
Twig. Johnathan. Ben Davis, White Win
ter, Permane. The Missouri Pippin is
one Of the the earliest and best bearers
For fall, the Maiden Blush, Bell Flower,
and Rambo; for summer the best is the
Strawberry. The Early Harvest and Red
Astrakan are very good varieties.
Water should not he run in the tree
row, but should be run in bitches for
that purpose, and from two to three feet
on either side OF the tree. The tree
should not have any mulching until the
February or March after planting, and
then it should be kept from the trunk of
the tree. For mulching any refuse is
good, but the droppings Of the COW psn
is much the best
For protection Of trees from rabbits in
the winter, take corn or cane stalks. cut
them in three feet lengths and set them
around the tree. From three to five
stalks are enough for any tree. Tie with
twine at the top and bottom. This will
often last for two years and make good
protection from the hot sun in the
summer.
In planting apple trees they should be
thirty fest apart, and plant pssch tres
in the center. By the time the sppls tres
will spread its branches, the psach viii
10 old enough to cut out Of The wsy.
Peach and all other fruits should b
planted the same ~ apple. Give the
rUots plenty Of room, and it 10 q very