The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30
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He.sisultural o~hssrvatseaa.
How n should grow vegetables
must depend very much on whether
the growing II to be for market or
for home. II the products ar to DO
used In the homo the grower must
look out chiefly for high quality and
q supply available q little ct q. time.
Thus. there are certain varieties Of
strawberries Of high quality, and the
very best that can be produced for the
home that will not stand transport to
distant markets. For these markets
a poorer but flrmer berry must be
grown. Then too in the case Of any
kind Of product to be shipped away
considerable quantities must be made
available at one time. and usually
mixed lots are not desired.
Only dreamers make money easily
out Of vegetable or fruit growing, and
they always figure a full supply to be
sold on an empty market. Outside Of
dreams the business is as prosy as
any other and gives only fair reward
for toll and care. The business has
its pleasant features. and thus many
rush into 1t. This makes competition
sharp. and the profits are. by the same
cause. reduced to q common level with
the profits obtainable in other kinds
Of business. Nevertheless the man
adapted to this work can ind in it
much pleasure and q living. When he
has become master Of 1t, he may some
year pick up a fortune. being favored
by a combination of circumstances.
The man that is planning the con
struction of a cold-frame or hot-bed
must consider a number Of principal
points. The heat that is to be sup
piled, must be sufficient for all uses
and must be uniform in quantity. The
protection from cold must be ample.
There must be provision for ventila-
ton and for watering. The frames
must be sc placed that room will re-
main for the development of the tallest
plants Of the kinds that are to be
grown. yet all must be as near to
the glass u circumstances will per-
NIT. The frames should, II possible,
be on a southern slope, and If 1t slant
a little to the southeast 30 much the
better. When frames are to be used
merely to supply vegetables to the
family they may be placed on the
south side Of some building. Either
embankments or some windbreak
should be brought into use to
turn the currents Of cold air before
they strike the frames. Cold winds
eliminate much Of the heat SO neces-
sary to the development of the plants.
Tree Planting on the Western Plains.
The division Of forestry. through its
section Of tree planting, has succeeded
in arousing widespread interest in the
subject Of tree growing on the plains
Of the upper Mississippi Valley. An
agent of the. division has recently re-
turned from that region, and reports
that the farmers in the territory west
OF the Mississippi and north Of the
10th parallel of latitude are awaking
to the importance of planting trees.
especially for economic purposes. The
planters of this section are anxious to
avoid the mistakes made during the
operation Of the timber claim act. The
groves now being planned are de-
signed to be permanent features on
the homesteads.
To that end, the farmers will use q
greater proportion Of long-lived, slow
growing species than formerly. The
demand for such hardy, drouth-resist-
ing species as the blackberry, green
ash, white elm. bur oak, red elm, red
cedar, and western yellow pine (bull
pine) promises to be greatly increased
the next few years. The
greatest present difficulty with which
the prospective tree planter has to
contend is the fact that commercial
growers Of nursery stock are not sup
piled with this kind Of material. The
nurseries still carry large quantities
Of tho short-lived kinds, such az box
elder, cottonwood, maple, and willow.
but are short on the more valuable
species. 41
The planting Of conifers on the
prairies Of the west during the past
has not been attended with general
success. This is owing to the use Of
eastern and introduced kinds that are
not adapted to the country. There is
evidence, however. that the
red cedar and western yellow pine
(bull pine) will thrive throughout this
The d%esirability Of ever
greens for wind-breaks on q bleak
prairie should lead owners to turn
their attention to these hardy native