The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-12-13

clay, by planting IN the lhil you gam
one years growth, N this latitude.
Prepare land as for a fancy corn crop and
buy nothing but frst-class stock. It
pays best. Prune the top more heavily
than the root. At end Of first year cut
back iour.ftths of top. This will give a
vigorous timber growth and discourage
the sending out Of fruit buds. Cultivate
In the spring just as soon as the ground
is dry enough. Never put COW peas OF
crimson clover in a pear orchard. They
produce too much nitrogen in the soil
and thus superinduce blight. Better to
dig holes than to furrow with pillow
Plant pears inches below the graft and
thus prevent the killing Of the ounce
stock and get roots to put out above the
ounce stock. Wrap and tie paper
around trees to prevent rabbit gnawing."
DR.. Lee endorsed and emphasized many
points Of Mr.. Creel's talk. Phillip Smith
of Prospero said to prevent the rabbits
from gnawing you must raise rabbits
that have no front teeth Oong and con-
tinued applause.)
At 1910 Nov. 2Slh, Tuesday Mr..
Creel took the floor to give a talk on the
Small Fruits and How to Propagate
Them" He said that an old garden is
the worst place to set strawberries. A
lot Of field land we'll cultivated is good.
It should be long rectangle' with sod
margins to turn on when Cultivating and
a fence to keep fowls out. Raspberrifs
should be set in long rowe. Cultivate
one year and then mulch with straw ev-
erv year. Cut out old CansB and burn
Immediately after picking. Gregg is
best in northern Indiana. Too much
nitrogen in the soil makes soft canes that
will winter kill easily. Set blaCkberies
in check rows 6xG and cultivate both
ways, close but shallow. Pruning is inn
portant after the first year, Lst grow at
will the first year. Next spring cut back
, TO u inches. Second year pinch buds
out at Is inches high and in spring cut
laterals back to or s inches. Leave all
branches but II many, cut shorter. In
setting grapes, spread the roots out well,
Do not let over two shoots grow the first
year. At one year old cut back 4 otvine
leaving only one vine. At two
years old cut back to 8 or feet, You will
thus make a healthy long lived vine. In
after years do not leave more than two
, buds to the lateral.
Next was "soil Building" by E B. Og
lesby, Of Cloverport, KY, and uncle Ed
talked to the crowd just like they we're
his children. He has addressed Perry
county Institutes in former years snC
everybody knew when he was announced
that a good, solid, practical talk was il
store, something that would be good fol
. the rich and poor alike. Mr.. OglesbY
y said that stable manure is good enough
but not abundant enough for the whole
u farm. Clover is good but Of late years i
u is a doubtful and expensive crop Blu
d COW peas is certain and cheap and
Q better nitrogen gatherer. 1t grows in q
10 TO 90 days and is good for hay. Whip
% porwill is quite satisfactory variety ant
y stands 96 in feeding value The soy
u bean stands 100 in feeding. Light tros
10 does not hurt the soy bean which is bet
70 ter than clover for hogs. Plant shallow
~ and il the ground crusts, burst the cIus
= with very light drag, float or something
D very light. 1t is excellent as a CatCl
IL crop. Plant medium-2 feet apart. ON
'' crop Of soy beans will store more fsrtil 2
., or than any crop will grow out next veal
u Do not plant earlier than June. Mr.. OR
y lesby continued to endorse and emphs
y size much that had been said by iorme
~ speakers. Indeed, his was the most aT
~ preCiated talk Of the FIRST five session.
~ In the discussion Mr.. Wolfe warned ial
- mers not to leave soy beans after full
~ ripe as they shatter badly. Mr.. Oglesb
\ said SOW wheat, rye, cheat or anythin
y TO cover the ground after removing tn
y, Boy bean crop.
"A DR., Wolfe was called on "Home Mix
"A ing Of Fertilizers" He said that ther
. are only three kinds Of plant food want
70 ed in any Of our soils,-nitrogeD, phol
70 phoric acid and potash. Farmers shout
~ make the nitrogen with clover, COW pea
N or soy bean and buy only phOsphOri
"a acid and potash.
d Mr.. N. P. Hines was called on "Bush
10 els Of Berries and How 10 Grow Them
a but he said that he would only discus
Dr. Mr.. Crsels subject Of the Farmer
ID Fruit Garden" He began by saying the
al sweet potatoes are excellent. TO proceed
st strawberries. Never manure the grOun
o. just previous 10 setting strawberries
sr Break the ground early in March II pc,
Dr. sible and never take plants from an oil
d bed. Set them 30 that the crown will b
ss just above ground, the first week in April
rs Cultivate thoroughly and at once an
sr often until September but not latel
Mulch with coarse straw at the hrl
d reese that will bear up loaded wagon
"a The next subject was ''rile Draining
,s by Phillip Smith, Of PIospero, Ind. Ml
Is Smith said that blowing the land 10
wet has exhausted and worn out ami
D. made more poor worthless land than al
l. the crops that have ever been grown
Law lila 20 10 30 inehea deeD. even Zee