Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-01-27

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factory results. Every farmer should
paste this up where he can read it until
he memories it, and then, when a
"slick" stranger comes along with his
whole-root and budded theories, for
which he wants to charge fabulous
price mot for the trees, but the thoeries) .,
let him know and let your neighbors
know, that you realize that he is a
swindler. Budded or whole root grated
trees cost the agent no more at any re-
liable nursery than section or piece roots
All of the extra price goes to the agent,
not to the nursery that grows the trees
The budded theory enables agents to get
root-graft trees that have been gnawed
by rabbits in the nursery row, and cut
back near the ground, which gives them
the Jog" near the ground, the same as
if they had been budded, thus getting
rid OF their old trees with gnarly, stunt
ed roots, although the top may be
young and apparently thrifty. Hundreds
of this class of trees are planted by the
farmers of this county every year.
Another class of takirs that should be
given wide berth are those that sell
their trees by size instead of by size and
age combined Never plant an apple
tree over two wears DID, and see that
none of its roots are affected with the
root louise, or woody aphis, which gives
them knottv appearance and causes a
lot of moss-like roots to grow out in
lunches from the side of the main roots.
Such trees may make a fair growth for
few years, but will never mature to a
healthy bearing tree. A . or 6-year.old
apple tree only ) or Z feet high shows
that it is diseased or has been neglected
or stunted in the nursery row. Don't
touch them il you want a tree 70 bear
fruit Hundreds of such were sold in this
county last spring at and six cents
each which was just that much clear
profit to the nurseryman, and CORE
spending loss to the purchaser who
bought them because they were Cheap"
They would have been much cheaper to
the farmer had he cut them up and
used them Tor kindling wood before
planting, as the salesman should have
done before offering them for sale. Good
trees do not cost much, and it is a mis-
taken idea to think that any old thing is
good enough to plant on your farm.
Good, healthy apple trees will make
growth of from to 4 feet in two years
from the time the graft is planted, and
can be purchased at ten cents each in
Garnett, and they are the cheapest and
best to plant.
Good, healthy peach trees will make
from to feet of growth the next year
after they are budded and can be pur
chased in Garrett at the rate OF 8 for
one dollar, including the Elberta and
most of the other peaches that the
agents of outside counties ask from 20
to 80 cents each for.
If you intend planting trees next |
spring, give some nurscryman list OF
your wants soon, so that if he has not !
them on hand, he can procure them be-
fore he is compelled to accept the surplus
or refuse stock, in order to get the var
icties YOU want. The nurseries usually |
make their exchanges of stock about
the 1st to 10th OF March, and after that
date, it is often hard to secure some var
tiles Last year, every two-year-old
Jonathan and Gano apple tree in the
Kansas nurseries was sold before the
middle of February, and could not be
procured at any price after that date
The Kansas State Horticultural So
ciety's reports for 1898, giving the pro-
ceedings of the state meeting at Topeka
last month, WILSON be published will
see that every member OF our county So
ciety gets one, and 1t is worth more than
twice the membership fee to any fruit
grower. Join our society, and let us
pull for better horticulture in this county.
Subscribe fog the Western Fruit Grower
and keep up up with modern fruits and
methods, 1t is devoted exclusively to
our needs in the West, and any number
of it is worth the years subscription,