Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURISTS
Some UP-to-Dsts Hints About Cul.
tivstion of tho Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures Vitieulturs and
Horticulture.
Wisconsin. uortieui,ura, Convention.

was fair. The program was well fol-
lowed and much matter of interest was
discussed. The session devoted to the
nursery business was taken up large
ly with brisk discussion on the tree
peddlers. There are among peddlers
honest men representing reliable nur-
series. but there are. on the other hand.
many INSCRIPTIONS men who do no.
stop at anything TO gain their ends.
The trec-pcddlIng business ofrers many
Inducements to dishonesty. rs u man
ssn sell the most worthless OF stun and
90 for years without being found out.
1he only way TO prevent tho frauds
complained of seems to be scattering
Information more fully among the pco-
pie. The Ensilsh-spcaking farmers, or
at least tho Egsiish-readIng farmers.
have become 50 wary that they are no
longer easily caught: but the foreign
bred farmers arc being caught right
along. and for them there seems to bp
no hope Of escapc-thcy are paying tho
price OF Ignorance.
One session was devoted TO the dis
euss!on OF the culture of small fruit.
Papers were read by N. $. Kellogg. J.
/. Herbs;. Frank Stark. Frederick
cFancncld. A. J. Edwards and s. II.
Marshall. An extended discussion fol-
lowed these papers. and this will ap-
pear later in the Farmers Review.
Fhc forestry session was one OF IN
usual interest Tho subjec, was opened
by ID. $. Hosic. prvsidcn, O. IN. Stats
Forestry Association. II. reviewed tho
attempt TO sc; bill passed by the
state legislature looking to the begin.
hins OF the ~oEE for the recovery Of
our forest domains. and pointed gu,
shat other states arc doing in this mat
ter. He said that Sca York had pur-
chased an immense sEca o. land in the
Ad'Fosdasks At a Cos, of oaiy 81 PET
acre. and iha; now Is the time for Wis.
eonsin TO take steps TO purchase to.rs,
lands. since they can now bs obtains,
al a small price: shiie twenty-five
1raFs from noS the cost lz likely TO he
much greater.
z D. ~. osens ~ Minnesota asiiyrrrs,
sery Instructive address on the for
es;rY OF the Old World. Ito oon,ras,s.
-ha' Is being dSss there with uha, Is
briaE done here. lie showed how Ger.
many. France. Austrta-tIunEaFy and
.ssitsoFlsnd are conserving their for.
ISIS -iih the result that tssy can cut
a large amount annually ui,hau, de.
efrasinE the main source of ,kslr sup.
plies switzerland has made immense
strides In the matter o, the pFssrTsa-
oos OF hcT forests. which arc ounst,
very largely by tho pubiic. There the
puslle-ouned forests arc much better
ksp; and handled than are the forests
tha; arc Owned By private nersons To
preserve American forests and 20 70.
storc them it is but necessary that a
sensible system of cutting OF be em.
pioyed.
Ernest nFuaeEsn. secretary Of the
Wisconsin State Forestry Association,
read al Interesting paper on forestry
legislation. lie said that the Ervaiss,
obstacle TO obtaining forestry i-zisla.
,ion Is the popular Misunderstanding
Of the term forestry which is as
sutned 10 include our parks and shade
tree systems. Fervstry relates s,.
clusiVcly TO the management q; ,rnas
In great masses. lie said that os,r
lands can become rsfures;eti by sitnoiT
cutting OF the trees and removing The
rubbish to pTuvslt fires: that nature
will do the planting: but that vrhs-s
the ground has been eaten up By for.
est hrus u Will not be in a condition
TO bear trees for generations.
A session vas devoted to orchard
trees. and papers we're read by y &
Coz. Martin Fcunins. a. J. Pbuiips
q. J. Kellogg AMI one was sent By O.
~. Lord. Three Of these papers treat.
cd OF pIums. The Japanese pluns we're
condemned as being utterly unn, for
use in Wisconsin. II was the belief
Of the convention that our hnps lies
In the native plums. q. J. Keiluee's
paper vas on top p-eraftinE. II will sa-
pear later in the Farmers Review.
A. I. Hatch spoke on what We can
do to make trees bear fruit. lie be.
Iieves that We must cultivate and feed
our trees II wc expect results. Jus, as
much as We have to feed our animals
for results.
Frank Yahnke spoke on the growing
of vegetables for market. He said that
the man that makes vegetable grpv-
ing his business must grow ali Kinds
AMI put them on the market in the hes,
shape. He must not try to grow all
kinds Of vegetables on the same Kind
OF soil. but must give to each vegetable
the kind Of soil it requires.
one session was devoted to the mo
mortal addresses on J. c. Plumb. p,
w. Joudon. NJ \. Tbayer and Peter
Gideon.
VIM. Toole spoke on what to plan.
TO bcautify our school grounds. This
address will appear later in the Farm
.rs' Review, as will other talks and
discussions that enlivened the meet.
ing.
The election OF officers resulted in
the following choice. President.
Franklin johnson: vice-president. t.
Z. Loope: secretary. J. l. Herbst:
treasurer. II. J. Coe: member Of trial
orchard committee. L. q. Kellogg.
The discussion on place of holding