Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURISTS
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
hvation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulturs ssd
Horticulture.
Horticultural Ob,ervatio-s.


Illinois horticulturists are delighted
at the success Of the Illinois apple ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition. where 1t
obtained first prize. The varieties OF
apples exhibited were Ben Davis,
crimes Golden, Jonathan, Salome,
Stark, Willow Twig, and Winesap.
The principal exhibitors from Illinois
were S. G. Soverhill, II. NJ. Dunlap,
Arthur Bryant, Fred Sbaw, +. ).
Phoenix, L. r. Bryant and l.. F. Din
tleman. This award is said to be the
fourth successive first prize won at
Paris by members of the Illinois state
Horticultural Society. Illinois has
great possibilities as an apple grow
ing state, and is likely to catch good
deal of the future foreign trade in
apples.
note is going the rounds OF the
press to the effect that Russia has
forest area in Europe alone of about
5OO,000,000 acres. This is said to be
one-third of the European-Russia
area. 1t is likely that these forests
"NiA bS PACoCINSu, NuSola "iii tonN
to heart the lessons that the other
European countries have learned by
experience. The destruction of forests
in several European countries has re-
suited in rendering the land untillable,
especially on the mountain sides
where the soil is exposed to the action
OF torrential rains. In the United
States ts, ktvV,a MP In
favor of preserving the forests we
have. In time wise legislation will
| place laws on our statute books that
will at least protect the public for
ests.
| The strawberry crop this year is re-
ported to have been quite remunera-
tive, due largely to the fact that there
was not large surplus to force down
prices. The prices in some sections
were kept up by canning factories
taking large quantities of berries. This
is a strong point in the disposal OF
any crop. 1t is the surplus that de-
moraliZes the market. We do not be-
lieve in making people pay high pri-
| ces, but we do believe in the producers
of berries or any other crop getting
out of their product the cost of rails
ing plus fair remuneration for capt.
tai invested as well as pay for per-
sonal services. There are many cases
where fruit goes to market and sells
at less than cost Of producing and mar
| keting. In time our fruit growers will
learn to combine to the extent of pro-
viding for the disposal of surplus sup
plies by means of canning factories or
evaporating plants.
A report of the Michigan state
| Board OF Agriculture says: THE vari-
| cites Of Strawberries that have been
reported as being most profitable are
in their order, the Warfield, Wilson
| Bubach, Hayerland, Crescent, Jessie
Parker. Earle and Candy. Among the
varieties that have proved profitable
but which are not so commonly grown,
will be found the Brandywine, Beder-
wood, Clyde, Greenville and Mar
shall" We call attention to the fact
that the second on the list Is our old
| friend the Wilson, which was declared
to have run out ten years ago. 1t is
one Of our Oldest varieties, probably
the oldest in this list yet it ranks
ahead of most of the newer varieties.
The popular theory that varieties run
out does not find much encouragement
in this case. Under proper methods
Of culture and propagation, the Wilson
is probably today as good berry as
| II ever was.