The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-25

iirported for rus Tiass.

six meetings, aud a good crowd greet
cd the speakers at all the towns The
writer had Tho pleasure Of attending
the meetings at bismarck, FarmiBgion
and iroaton, and reports she feeling
there from, his own observations, Bnd
beard good words from the other places.
MIR. n. y. Marrsy, President Of the
Missouri Horticultural Society, and
Mr.. G.. A. AtN ood, editor OF SOUTH
west" Springfield, M0., were present
aud addressed the people at Nil the
meetings. These speakers, after hav-
ing travelled over the entifc State aud
sscn their fruits, expressed their grrat
surprise at The fac fruit land they
found In Southeast Missouri, and espe-
eialiy called attention 10 the fruit from
~. francois county taking tirsl pre-
mium n, Princeton, Mo-, nj the annual
meeting II the State Horticultural So
eiety the fret week In December, 1899,
over all the fruit exhibited there from
all over the State. They both aaid il
Is 0nly question Of time when large
orchards, 100 acres and more 10 eS-
tent, wih be planted all over Southeast
Missouri, A. our ncarness 70 market In
the large cities of NJ. Louis and Chi.
eagu viii give us great advantage over
the more distant orchards IN South
west Missouri and Northwestern Ar
kansas; aud cur position alongside the
great Mississippi river gives US the
cheapest freight rates In The world TO
New Orleans, thence to the ports Of
the whole world for our winter apples.
They called special attention to the
highlands Of our section being admir-
ably adapted TO peach growing, aud
were much surprised to learn that sew.
eral Of OUT more elevated peach or
ehards had considerable peaches In
1899 after The unprecedented cold Of
last winter. They admitted frankly
that this Southeast part OF Missouri
grows finer fruits Than any other part
Ol the State; partly on account of the
superior red land containing enough
iron for the high ooloring and favor
Ing Of the iruit), and partly on nc
count Of our annual rnin-faii being
greater than that of any other part of
the State by 10 inches.
They called particular attention TO
our great home markets, right here at
our doors, among the thousands of
miners and their families that have To
be fed, aud the immense amount OF
California fruit that Is being shipped
in over 5000 miles to supply our niis-
takes. They told Of eating California
dried peaches al the hotels, and that
they were not nearly so line-nayorcd
aud sweet as tho Missouri dried peach
Is. They said these peaches could all
b. grown here Rs well rs not, with !
thousands Of bushels to spare. They |
advised that, rs soon as enough trees
were act ont TO Justify it, the growers
must put up an evaporation TO dry thc |
small or second class fruits, and thus |
avoid shipping the latter to glut the |
aud also to keep the chick
ems aud hogs Ia the orchards to catch
Insects and eat up the wufmy apples
Apple trees must be set out about
29x5j feet apart, using good 2.year-
old trees, aud be sure TO never, under
any consideration, buy trees from an
agent, AZ In nine cases out Of ten they
are unsatisfactory. The writer saw
some apple trees set out last fall that
iaj been bought from an agent, They
,yerc to have been first class 2-year. old
Tces, bat they proved to be s. year Odds
aud not over three feet hlgh---only the
nerest stun,cd switches, covered with
little limbs from top to hottum-noi
IL TO set out at all, aud he paid go
'cnIs each for them, too!
Now, /, as secretary Of your meet
ng, wunld beg leave to tell you ali
bat MIR. NJ. Buuerheld, who Is putting
tut large nursery right IN the sub.
irbs Of Pennington, will furnish you
III the first-elass apple trees you de-
ire al ! cents piece, ? yeats old,
,nd peach trees at about the same
price; aud assure you they will give
aud will all be true to
i1me. While Mr. Bu,teriicld has
never asked me 10 mention his name
'r business In my report, feel under
obligations to remind my friends. con-
emplating the buying u trees aud the
citing OF oehards, that bo comes
smouE De with an unssained record,
md will sell trees Of first quality only
'nd true to name.
The best authorities we have on Of
advise TO buy trees as near
'uur home as possible, aud not to send
~ 10 other States for them. Never
wy new varieties, mt matter who rec
them. They are yet unirich
md cannot be relied on, and 80 many
4
ire worthless. Hen Davis, Winesap,
FORK Imperial, Ingram and Crimes
iolden Pippin are recommended as
'cst for commercial orchard II
were going 90 plant Thousand apple
recs ibis spring would plant every
ne Den Davis.
Plant peaches lGxtG fee.. liberia,
'hampion, Mountain Hose, lIoaIh
ling and Salway arc enough for a
orchard Of 1900 trees.
{ planting peach trees this spring |
you'd plant them all Elbena. Give
lean cultivation with hood crop for
Irss or 4 years. then leave crops oss
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