The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-07-12

West Virginia experiment station, one
of the most important in the country.
In talking over the plans for the
great model farm the Capital is to have
in the near future Prof. Corbett was
enthusiastic over the plan. He has
gone over the ground and is very we'll
satisfied with the outlook. The soil is
a sandy loan and quite rich. The site
was cultivated fer a number of years
by squatters, who raised garden truck
and fertile Il the land quite heavily.
There are very few trees on the place.
For some time past it has been the
pasture ground for the mules belong
ing to the army post at Fort Myer.
NOW AT WORK ON THE FARM.
Men are now at work blowing up
the whole place and planting COW peas.
These will grow heavily by fall, when
they will be plowed under, and rye
will then he sown, which will also he
plowed under when green next spring.
This will provide uniform fertilizer
for the whole place. and give founda-
ton for future work. Next fail the
fruit and shade trees will be set out
and everything will be done as soon as
possible, that the farm may take form
in the least possible time.
The six acre lot in the center Prof.
Corbett intends to make a thing OF
beauty. 1t will be park about the
main buildings, and all around will be
planted typical ornamental trees and
shrubbery. 1t will be an object lesson
in landscape gardening. Which trees
and shrubs and how to plant them,
what kind of grass TO use for lawn turf,
and the hundred other things expert
ment has taught will be at the service
of those who aim to beautify and i'm
prove their homes.
The growing OF fruit trees is not a
thing which can be done rapidly, and
it will be ten years probably before
the farm is in full perfection, but even
next year it will be of remarkable in
terest. The trees will all be set out
and will exhibit the general design;
the lawns will be covered with beauti-
full grass, the fields will be rich with
grain, small fruit bushes and vege-
tables.
AS central experiment plantation
the great farm will have its highest
value. The State agricultural stations
are not able to maintain such large
farms, and to this national one the
horticulturists will be able to come for
q sort of postgraduate course in the
study of their science. Within its
confines they will find the most extern.
sive variety and largest collection of
fruit trees in America, and this will
include the small fruits, grapes, cur
rants, gooseberries, &c.
TO GROW EVERY IMPORTANT FRUIT.
A principal feature will be expert.
ments in the cultivation Of every fruit
or vegetable now imported from other
countries with view to determining
what can he raised here and the best
method of cultivation. This branch
will include vegetables of all kinds,
fruits, hops, muskmelons, watcrmelons,
squashes, grasses, forage crops, and
imported cereals such as wheat and
oats, &c.
The cultivation of fruit and expert
ments to discover what are the needs
of each variety will be studied. The
value Of fertilizers and cross-fertiliza-
ton will also be studied Culture
tests will be made Of such crops as are
planted to cover the ground after
cereals have been reaped, such as
vetches, clovers, and new luguminous
plants.
Many cooperative experiments will
be carried on with the State expert
ment stations, of which there are fifty
three or fifty-four in the country.
Horticulturists will be able to study
here foreign plauts and other problems
which they cannot find the subjects to
observe in their own States. Some OF
the important experiments will be with
berries. There will he model cram
berry bog, and experiments will be
conducted in the cultivation of buckle
berries, which have never been cult.
waited, though they are extensively
canned every year in Maine. The
bushes grow wild, and have been pro-
tected from fire only by the people,
who make large yearly income out
of the crop.
The farm will be devoted exclusively
to horticultural demonstrations and
experiments. The interest for the
general public will lie in the methods
of cultivation and the large variety Of
plants and fruit trees
which will be seen on the farm. In
seven years the orchards of all kinds
will be bearing, including the apple
trees, which come to maturity latest.
The vineyards will be yielding grapes
within three years and the pear trees
will bear fruit in five years Washing
ton Post.
It's darn poor policy to argue poll
ties when you amt getting nothin' out
OF it.