Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-23
SMALL FARMS WELL TITLED
POSSIBILITIES THAT MAY BE DE-
VELOPED IN SMALL TRACTS.
Remedy for Peach Tree B~Orer-SuEar
Beets for COws-Chickens on the
Farm-Purchasing Bees
Miscellaneous Notes.

y. F. Murray. in Western Fruit Grower:
The man Of small means contemplating
going into the fruit business should be
governed as to the amount and price Of
land by the amount of capital at his COM
maEd or the nelp he may have or expect
from his own family. IL Will be muoh pet
ter to start according to your means; make
a small beginning; start at the bottom OF
the ladder and climb up, than to make a
great show, start a. the top and then take
a tumble. Many of the most successful
fruit growers of America are men who be-
BSn OF z row douars ana Ten acres OF less'
and worked their way up to independence.
In the beginning buy what you can pay
for and do not put every dollar into the
land. You should count on something to
buy trees and plants with.
But let me caution you not to invest In
novelties, nor to be taken in by the silver
peach on hard maple. tree blackberry, and
a thousand other impossible and worthless
things. Neither would l advise you 10
grow your own nursery stock. AS a rule
it will pay better, specially at the start, to
buy good, thrifty trees ard plants from
your home nurSeryman. Buy twO-year-
can depend on, such as Ben Davis, Jona-
than, Winesap, Mammoth Black Twig,
Grimes and Huntsman; in pear, largely of
Kiefer STANDARD and Duchess dwarf; of
peach. Champion, liberia, Stump. Smock
and Heath Cling; of plums, Abundance,
cherry. Early Richmond. English Morello,
Of grape. Moore's Early and Concord: of
berries. Snyder blackberry, Nepkins, Kan
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all these. if you like you may plant ounce
trees and strawberry plants.
Plant your pear and peach on your high
est land and north slope, If you have it;
plant as many the first year as you can
take good care of, but no more. Protect
your fruit trees from the rabbits by plac-
ing wooden tree protectors around each one
when planted; you can buy them of any
box factory at $3.50 per thousand. Don't
fail to plant blackberry n raspberry the
first year. Plant them among your trees
IN rows eight feet apart, and early pota-
toes and other garden truck between these.
In this way you will get an income the
flrst year, and even if small it will help 10
keep up your expenses Your berries will
soon bear, and from even ten acres we'll
planted and cared for you may soon have
an income of from $500 TO $500 per year.
Keep plenty of chickens and let them run
in your fruit garden to help protect your
fruit from bugs and worms. You will find
this a great advantage and the chickens
will add to your income.
After the first year you may increase your
berry plantation from young plants from
your own patch. Supply yourself with
good books according TO your means. You
must have at least a few good papers on
fruit growing, and read them. You must
take time. Read while you are resting.
Visit the successful fruit growers of your
vicinity and learn all you can from them.
Send your children to the day school and
to Sunday school regularly. Get them In
terested in fruit growing. They will be n
great help to you and will soon help you
tho money to pay their way through coll
lege. later on. Rmember that it is possi-
BILE to make from 500 to $500 per acre out
of fruit in a single year.