The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-25

know the farmers buy very little
fruit They often 90 into a saloon and
spend enough TO buy two barrels, but
they seldom take anything home.
Mr.. Thayer-I undertake TO say Il u
more profitable for q farmer 10 raise
hia own fruit than II Is his potatoes at
81 bushel. his wheat at 50 per bnahel
or his pork at SO per hundred. Why
not buy your potatoes. your wheat or
your pork? believe n man will have
10 raise az least six acres OF wheat
TO get as much benefit rs be will from
this quarter Of an acre; I believe he
would have TO raise I've or six acres
Of corn 10 get the same benefit.
Mr.. Holmes-As long as evaporated
tlackberrios aud raspberries bring from
twenty 10 forty cents a pound ! don't
think you can overdo the small fruit
business near the cities. The fact Is
'he more nne fruit you raise the more
people viii want q
Supt. Morrlson-som o. the finest
farmers In this state don't have a gar
den and Il Is bacon and pork and po-
laioos, and potatoes and bacon and
pork the year around. believe that
over one-half Of a farmers living can
come out Of bis garden. but be VIII
say, "Oh. Il don't pay" Any intelli-
gent farmer who knows how 10 raise
potatoes and corn can take an acre OF
ground and have part Of Il IN fruit,
and part In vegetables. and have II In
long rows and raise vegetables very
cheaply. know one year ! raised
vegetables IN my garden. and supplied
TO four or Eve families. and did Il for
less than many farmers spend upon
an onion bed. n I were a farmers
wife would run away Il had 10 cook
the way they DO. and with the material
they have year after year. / hope
these talks viii DO some good, because
II only requires a little gumpton,
little common sense and Industry. II
you would spend one-tenth Of the time
you spend between your farm and the
nearest village, you would have good
gardens.
p. Goodrich know Of one farm
which has a good fruit garden like the
one Just described as the result Of
hearing a hortleulturist talk. Ny boy.
then about Is years old. heard Mr.
Hamilton. think Il was. talk on The
farmers garden" at an institute. He
was interested and wanted TO plant one
20 that we could have more and better
fruit than we had had. I told him he
might have one-third Of an acre Of good
land near the house. and l would fur
nlsh the money 20 buy the plants and
the material 10 fence II. n he would
promise 10 take good care OF Il. He
promised and the garden was planted.
The plants and material for a lath
picket fence cost about $50. The garden
has been well taken care Of, and man
AGED according TO the instructions Of
the hortlculturist. Now we all have
plenty OF nice fruit 20 eat and some to
give away. Some IL sold occasionally
for which he gets some money. have
never heard any one complain at my
house OF tho hard task Of picking the
fruit.
Mr.. Arnold-Let me offer a sugges-
ton. II you want a good garden. you
want 10 marry thoroughbred wife.
Mr.. Thayer-Win Mr.. Arnold please
tell what is to become Of rs poor NOR
tails. who are already married. and
didn't get a thoroughhredg
Mr.. Arnold-You want TO get that
wife interested In this garden. have I,
impressed on her mind that the family
will not be healthy without Il. and II
you don't have a good garden In a little
while. you will be pretty sure TO have
a continual thorn IN the flesh.
supt. Morrison-iSnt I, the wife who
generally has 10 get the husband In
terestedg
Mr.. Arnold-Yes. quite often. and II
abe does become thoroughly interested
nine times cut Of ten you viii have q
fruit garden.
supt Morrlson-I have BEEN al Mr.
Arnold's. and he has a lne vegetable
and fruit garden. and give all the
credit 10 Mrs. Arnold.