Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-06
FRUIT GROWING IN IOWA.

he. n. Taggart in Audubon Repub-
lican.l
I will say that every wel-regulatedl
farm should have for home use ut least
few acres set apart for fruit and
flowers, as there is no question but that
there can be an abundance of fruit
raised for home use at least, provided
care is given 10 its culture But as one
passes thru the country he will Very
soon observe that the fruit patch and
orchards are the most neglected parts
OF the farm and one would wonder how
they expect To raise any fruit under.
such management. What would you
think OF a farmer planting his corn and
never cultivating it, but saying he had
no time To fool away ia that eornfield.
for ii ought to grow and do Well as he
took lots Of pains in planting II and
knows that IL was done right? This is
the case With fully two-thirds of the
fruit. Cult:Nating is neglected. the
weeds are allowed tn grow. absorbing
what moisture that ought 10 go 70 the
tree have had men take me out to
gee their grapes, as they said that they
had done fine and we would have 10
paw among the weeds III order 10 see
them at all and would find them alive
perhaps, but struggling ;slpng. making
weak growth to what they should
have done il they had had proper cul-
ture The fact is that we live in as good
state as any; in he union and there Is
no reason why farming and fruit grew
ing can not be profitable branch OF
industry, but toraise good crops mar
must first understand the principle OF
keeping his land in a fertile condition
and to know what crop succeeds best q
follow another. And in cattle his sue,
cess is in starting With as good ones a
possible and improving them by care o.
breeding Have good breeds Of hogs ans
then take good care Of them.
/ think that an institute OF this kint
is as good a place as one can be to gan
Knowledge. Where one man seems &
get along and make q success of hog
without disease and loss. let others in
tilire how he feeds and what h
feeds and what he fetds and try an
pattern after the successful man. $
in cattle and poultry and the ditferen
lines of farm industry and With IN
fruit also. Some parties always rails
fine grapes. have seen Concord grape
brought into the market here in Audi
bon that We're raised in this county
about which some made the remar
that they We're California grapes. TIL
punches were so We'll filled The ma
that raised them was onto his job, 5
IL speak. .s..aaie care ard culture an
Knowing how 10 handle the GROWN
vine The same occurs with the app
plum and cherry. | expect that most
us have noticed some farmers succeed
ing and making money while perhal
the man on the other side OF the roa
with an equal chance is making fai
ure and soon has 10 sell and try
again in some of the heavenly homes
the TAR north or perhaps in Texas, ths
10 only meet With the same results. al
who Is 10 blame? The administrator
i suppose | think that the most hal
by person on Gods earth is the farm
that owns eighty or $50 acres of lai
and farms i, right and has contents
and satisfied mind. With what stock
can attend to Well with plenty
groves and fruits of all kinds for Z
family use and some to spare. tf
surely is a heavenly home belo
But what must we plant and VIII
varieties to best succeed? am II
sure what variety 1t WAS that SO a
tracted the eye of Eve, perhaps i "
the Duchess or Wealthy. Some one m
be able To tell us in the discussion, b
we can safely plant Duchess, Wealth
kaump, Northwestern Greening, Scot
Winter, Janett, Iowa Blush, and :
sure that some. II not all OF them. "
attract the attention of the good W
and she will not only want her bette
half but her children to partake of
fruit. The grape plant that you KIN
succeeds best In your own county a
neighborhood is, Concord. Worden a
Moore's Early. and of cherries. la
Richmond, Morella; plums, De So
Wyant and Hawkeye: raspberries. r
mer, Kansas and Older; blackberrl
Snyder: currants White Grape v
toria, Cherry, and for black currar
Lees Prolific; Strawberries, Warfit
Beeder Wood and Crescent: gooseb
ries. Houghton. Downing and Cha
ZION.