The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-01
Evergreen Planting.


w. D. Boynton, before the Wisconsin
Horticultural Society:
Comparatively few evergreens are
planted in our cities, as they will not
Withstand smoke and dust. The great
bulk of our evergreens must be planted
on our farms. Many plant in straight
lines, thus boxing the premises in.
This rectangular planting should be
avoided II possible. For. ornament on
the lawn, plant evergreens in groups
II lawn is large. Plant single trees on
small lawns. The pines are good for
this purpose. Norway spruce is too
coarse for small lawns, but is the best
KIND for windbreaks. One use of ever
greens is for screens and hedges. The
American arbor vitae is best for these.
1t is much better than the wild cedar.
For low ornamental hedges on your
street front there is nothing like the
American arbor vitae. A great many
have an idea that they must buy an
evergreen that is we'll grown I'D. Use
light tree that will cost you 81 or SIS
hundred, and in two years YOU will
have a good full-top tree, whereas il
you buy the full-top tree at first it
Will cost you $50 a hundred. Hem
locks do not succeed we'll here. The
best time to plant is in the spring.
Just when the growth is starting, You
can prune evergreens to almost any
extent. 1t destroys the beauty to prune
too much. The beauty of the ever
green is it's natural growth.
Australian Dairy Products.-A few
years ago american dairymen began TO
be frightened at the creamery business
done in Australia. Vast quantities of
butter were to be sent from that COLONY
to drive our dairymen out of the Eng
lish market. The truth appears to be
that Australia became the victim of
an army of creamery sharks. Great
numbers of creameries were erected nv
these gentlemen, and the government
offered bonus and put up cold storage
houses to encourage experts. Capi-
talists also put money into the enter
prise. Three dry seasons in succession
have about dried the dairy business
up, and it is now said that South Aus
tralia hardly makes butter enough for
home use. The American COW is not
dead yet.-Ex.
Improvement the Rule.-No breed of
fowls today is perfection. They are
all capable of improvement. II this
were not so, there would be little in
terest left among the fanciers, and ex-
hibitions would diminish instead n,
increasing as they are each year. The
life of poultry culture is the improve
ment Of breeds. Any breeder who is
satisfied to rest on the reputation that
some one else has given breed will
soon be outclassed by the progressive
fancier.
Meat or Milk for Fowls.-A COM
mon belief is that milk can be made
to take the place of meat altogether
and many writer's have so advised, but
such is not possible, as no material
Astounding so largely in water as milk
can be used as substitute for a con-
centrated food. Milk is excellent as a
portion of the ration, and is relished.
but it must not be depended upon on.
tirely as a heterogeneous material.-Gar.
den and Poultry.
!, If you will plant plum trees in your
poultry yards, you will find them prof
table in the way Of yielding fruit as
well as useful to provide shade for
the fowls.
{ Boiled oats is an excellent food for
laying hens. When oats are fed the
fowls will need lots Of sharp grit. See
that they are provided with same.
Much loss results every year from
terminate or seeds that can send up
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