The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

nois State Horticultural society. con
tributed a paper to the annual issued
by the students Of the Illinois agricul-
tural college. In which he said:
have visited nearly every portion OF
Illinois. have met her farmers on pub
lie conveyancss. at institutes. on their
farms and In their homes. have met
them under all circumstances % farm
life and am always surprised at the
lack Of fruit. Their tables are pain
fully barren Of this great necessity. No
other class % our citizens consumes %
little fruit as they. and a large proper
ton Of what they DO consume Is
bought, not grown. Why this Is so Is
a mystery yet unsolved With the
land the teams and the tools: with the
intelligence 70 plant and care for. they
too frequently buy or go without. 4
few have all they can consume and D
surplus for less fortunate friends and
neighbors. a few have a partial supply,
but the majority have q very seant al.
lowance, or none Of all.
Many a doctor or merchant. on .
town lot. working during his leisure
moments and chiefly for the love OF Il,
produces a greater supply Of luscious.
health-giving fruit than scores Of farm
ers on their broad acres. and the en-.
thuslasm they show Is refreshing 10
see. Why. | have seen ministers bring
specimens Of fruit TO fairs and fruit
growers meetings that would be a
credit 10 any fruit exhibit. and they
discuss Il and their mode OF growing
with equally as much eloquence as
when dlscoursing on other themes In
their own pulplts. Whatever their ef-
forts may have been In changing the
natural man to a more fruitful condi-
ton o. good work and the cardinal viz
tues. their efforts as fruit growers were
certainly noble example and a beau.
tiful object lesson 20 all fortunate
enough 10 see and hear. | have In
mind professors and physicians 10 the
several educational and charitable in
stitutions Of Illinois. who. more from
love OF horticulture than from neces-
sity, grow a surprising amount Of fruit
| from very limited area. These are
men whose knowledge and opinion are
eagerly sought ;or by the various So
cietles Of the land, showing conclus-
lively that the knowledge and skill ac-
qulred by them Is within the reach Of
all.
For some uncxplalnable reason farm
ers seem reluctant 10 experiment for
themselves. and not inirequently are
| reluctant 10 accept the results OF the
experiments Of others With abundant
and reliable nurseries at hand and with
express companies ready to lay down
trees and shrubs at their doors. too
frequently the farmers table Is with
out fruit and his dooryard without or
| namentatIOn Ia u any wonder that
the boys leave the farm2 The wonder
Is that they do not an go. lie, the
farmers begin planting fruit and work
mp to a home supply. A few bushels
l OF wheat or corn, even az present
/ prices. will buy trees and plants
enough for beginning II possible as
certain what varieties thrive best in
ones own locality and plant them. II
that Is impracticable then take the fol-
lowing varieties as a suggestion
Strawberries for early Crystal City
or Michels; for medium Warhold
fertilized with Sucker State: TOR latel
Candy. Set 500 plants each.
Raspberries: Gregg or Kansas fol
black. and Cuthbert and Hansell for
rcd. Set 100 plants each.
Blackberries Early Harvest and An.
Client Brlton. II for cold climate
substitute Snyder.
II but one kind OF tree fruit can b,
planted let Il be apples and three OF
each yarlety-Early Harvest. Duchess
Connelrs Fancy, Jefirles. Ben Davies
Jonathan, Crimes Golden and Miuler
II cherries are to be planted set three
trees each Of Dye House and Early
Richmond.
OF plums set wild Goose and Bur
bank.