The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-03-15
PAPERS READ a IlIEMSn HUE:
Something Of Interest TO Farmers
and Fruit Growers.
FRUITS ADAPFEB 10 OUR SOIL
An Able Symposium ON .'Fruits' BY .. f.
KimmeI-"Diversif.ed Farming BY
". b. eanfeld.

Among the many good papers and
address read and delivered an the late
farmers institute, that Of j. f Kimmel
stands among the best in point Of in
terest and the completeness with which
it covers the subject. Fruit raising
promises to be one of the main indus
tries Of this section in the future, and
this paper by Mr.. Kimmel On eWhat|
Varieties of Fruits are Best Adapted
TO this Altitude and Soil" is worthy of
preservation by everyone:
Dir. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen
Of the sunshine region:
Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico,
at the irrigation convention held at
I Hutchinson, Kan, in October 1894, said
that instead of calling these plains the
"arid regions" we should call them the
sunshine regions" 1 like the term and
think it is appropriate, indeed.
The three natural essentials to a sue
cessful pursuit of agriculture, are the
right kind of soil, plenty Of sunshine,
and an abundance of water, especially,
when it may be applied as needed.
We have a soil, in these Sunshine
regions" marvellous in fertility as well
as adapt-ability to agriculture as may
be found anywhere.
We also have the sunshine so neces-
sary to develop the sugar which pro-
duces the luscious fruit and paints the
red cheeks so pleasing to the eye. Now
we shall apply the water and we have
! the three natural essentials for sue
cessful fruit growing.
We have been selected by your com
mittee to tell you "What VaFities Of
Fruit are Best Adapted to this Altitude
and Soil"
The outlay of funds necessary to
place sufficient supply of water in a
reservoir to water our orchards, be-
hooVes US to "make haste slowly" ia
selecting our fruit trees, vines and
bushes, because by a wrong selection
in place of a tree that ''bTingeth forth
fruit" good fruit we may get a "cum-
berer of the ground" that iii the end
will have to be cut down, thereby not
only wasting our energy and orr
money, but precious years of our own
lives, which can never be recalled.
Well aware of the responsibility i'm
posed on us, and feeling our incompe-
tency, for the rersOn that we have had
very little actual or practical expert
ence in this section of the country, we
have, therefore, proceeded with our
task with grave apprehensiOns.
What we shall say is based on little
experience III northeastern Kansas and
in Sherman county, careful study Of
the reports and recommendations of
the state horticultural SOCIETIES of both
Kansas and Nebraska, the articles ap-
peariDg from time to time in The Wes-
tern Homestead, and advice received
in answer to letters written to persons
who have made fruit culture a life
study in Kansas, Nebraska and Colo
RADIO, to all of whom our Indebtedness
is hereby acknowledged.
The following list of varities, in our
estimation, is arranged in their order
of preference:
Apples.
Summer-Early Harvest, Carolina
June, Red Astrachan, Cooper's White,
| Duchess of OIdenburg.
For Trial Hightop Sweet, Yellow
Transparent, BenOui, Tetofsky, Chen
angO.
-Maiden's Blush, Rambo, Lowell,
Jonathan, Famense.
For Trial-Wine, Grimes, Golden,
Fall Wine, Wagner, Northern Spy.
Winter Missouri Pippin, Winesap.
Ben Davis, Jonathan, Willow Twig,
Rawle's Genet, Rome Beauty, White
Winter, Pearmain, Dominic, Grimes
Golden.
For Trial-Smith's Cider, Baldwin,
Huntsman, Seek No Further, Red Win
ter Pearmain, Talman Sweet, York I'm
perial, Roman Stem, Rhode Island
Greening, Porter.
Crab Apples-Transcendent, HyslOp,
Whitney No. 20, Yellow Siberian, Gold
en- Beauty.
Apricots-Mooro Park, Breda, Early
Golden, Royal
Russian Varities Alexander, Alexis,
Catherine, Gibb, J. L. Budd, Nicholas.
Cherries Early Richmond, English
Morello, Common Morell0, Late Rich
mond, May Duke.
For Trial-Luelling, Governor Wood,
Lieb, Wragg, Belle Magniaque, 0s-
tbeim, MontmOrenoy, Dyehouse.
Peaches-Heath Cling, Amsdere,
Crawford's Late, Crawford's Early,
Hale's Early.
Bartlett, Flemish Beauty,
Sickle, Clapp's Favorite, Duchess
D'Angyuleme.
For Trial-LeConte, Vicar, Lawrence,
Summer DOyenure
Plumes-Wild Goose, Miner, LON
bard, Potawatomie, Weaver, Forest
Garden, DamsOn, DeSoto, Bradshaw,
Coles GOldey.
Grapes Early Hartford, Champion,
Moone's Early, Victor, Telegraph Me
dium-COncord, Delaware, Warden,
Niagara. Late, Catawba, Goethe, Gin
ton, Agawam.
/ W0erFleS-CFsSeent ChaF eS
Downing, Wilson, Captain Jack, Sharp
less, James Wick, Kentucky.
For -Bidwell, Old Ironclad,
Glendale, Cumberland, Manchester,
Miner.
Raspberries -Blackeap, Gregg Lon
hogan, Tyler, Mama, DOOlittle. Red
varitiss- Cuthbert, Turner, Hansel.
Biaekberries- Snyder, KittatiHmy.
/ For Trial-Early Harvest, Stones
Hardy, Taylor, Early Cluster, Lawt0n.
CuTrants- Red Dutch, Cherry, White
Grape, White Dutch, Fsy's Prolific,
/ Black Naples.
/ Gooseberries- HoUghton, Downing,
Smith, Industry. Mountain.
Dew Berries -LUcretia.- Mammoth
While our advise would be to 90
slowly on the lists for trial, yet We be-
lieve that new and untried Varites