Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-13

and one-ha1f to four, by one and one
half to two feet, for matted row plant
ing, and for hill culture twenty inches
to two feet or two and one-half feet If
arranged in squares. or three toNhree
and one-half feet between the rows,
with the plants twelve to eighteen
inches apart. While the longer dis
tances may seem a waste Of room, the
trees and plants, when full grown, will
occupy the entire space, If given good
care. on strong soil. and not only will
it greatly assist in cultivating, as it
will make the use of the larger tools
possible. but. especially in dry sea-
sons, the fruit will be much larger and
better colored.
Where fungous diseases are trouble
some. the planting of trees at good
distance apart will permit the entrance
of the suns rays and the circulation of
the air between the trees and lessen
the injury from disease. While it may
be admissible under some conditions
we advise against the planting of fruits
of various kinds upon the same ground.
Some persons seem to think that the
planting Of peaches between apples,
and then setting raspberries or black
berries between the peaches, and
strawberries between the rows Of rasp-
berries will effect a saving of space,
but although it may be followed to
some extent in the fruit garden, the
practice is not ordinarily advisable in
commercial plantations, as, even while
the trees are small they do not require
the same care and none of them will
do as well as if planted by themselves.
Within a short time the roots of the
trees will occupy the ground and moth
ing should be allowed to interfere with
their growth. Even though the inter-
mediate trees and plants are set with
an idea of removing them before the
trees need the space, it seldom hap
pens that this is done until after
some injury has been caused.
While we do not recommend it as
desirable practice, it will be less OBJ
jectionable to plant early-bearing and
short-lived varieties of apples between
the rows, or at least in the rows with
the trees, of slow-growtng, late-bear-
iSg kinds like Northern Spy. Where
He permanent trees are planted forty
feet apart, it will generally be a dozen
or fifteen years before there would be
any very serious injury, if trees of
Wagner, Jonathan and some of the
other varieties were placed between
them, so as to have the ground occu-
each way. In doing this, however, the
supplying of the proper amount of
plant food to make up for the in
creased drain upon the ground must
not be negrected, and before the trees
become so large that the branches in
terlace, the intermediate trees should
be removed. If this is done, there will
be comparatively little injurious effect
upon the growth of the permanent
trees, and the crops secured from the
"fllers" up to the time of their re-
moval should several times repay the
entire cost Of the orchard at that time.
Observations Southern Horticulture.
The question Of transportation OF
fruit is the great one at present. In
northern Alabama and in some parts
of southern Tennessee the Strawberries
were rotting on the vines this spring
at time when they were selling for
Is cents per box in Chicago. They
had been picked to supply the local
demand till the prices fell to a point
where picking was no longer profit
able. The price was low because the
growers were virtually cut off from d
market. Within a few hours from that
time, the writer was in Atlanta, where
Derr1eS were SelllnS from wagons al
from z to II cents per box. The
growers around Atlanta simply had
access to a good market.
There are certain fruits better suit
ed to the sandy lands than others and
these only should be grown. We men
ton the peach and plum, the cherry
and the grape, and the Kieffer pear
At Southern Pines only two varieties
of grapes are being grown-the Del
aware and the Niagara These two
varieties are best suited to the soil
and conditions mentioned. OF the two
the Delaware probably stands at the
head. This is due to the fact that it is
less affected by grape diseases than
the other, and also to the fact that ii
sells at a higher price in the market
The Delaware should be extensively
grown in the South, for it is hard to
overstock the markets with this vari-
ETY.. The Niagara Is profitable where
| the marketing conditions are favor
| able. Many of the other varieties ol
grapes require a stronger soil than
| the varieties we have mentioned.
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