The Green Forest tribune., 1902-01-11

.-J oiiSh oiiAAi s D Aiieoy 5oO $ OW Il with great profit while waiting for the peach and apple trees to get big enough to bear. He said the company's books show that 46 car loads of apples were ship ped from along the line of the St. l.. < N. A. road the past season, the same year in which the ex- tension was completed, which was a remarkably good showing out of section that practically had no market before. Mr. James said he had noted from one of the Green Forest papers that S4 400 had been paid out for apples by the two evaporators here the past season. He predicted that this line of the apple business in Green Forest will increase ten fold in the next five years. He declared that the people of this section are most fortunately situ- ated, that they can have the ad- vantage of the experience of their neighbors in Washington and Benton counties and need waste no time in selecting varieties and experimenting in culture. Mr.. James predicted great things in the horticultural development of Carroll county. He said the prophecy offered by THE TRIBUNE last week concerning the size of the fruit shipment from the Green Forest station eleven years hence is not out of way much if any at at all. He declared that in his travels over the United States in which he is engaged all the time, it will be his great pleasure to recommend this country as offer ing the best known field for the raising of fruits.
 The next was the singing of an Arkansas song by Prof. Davis and the public school choir.
 "Cantelopes for a Profit" was the subject assigned L. s. Shib- ley. MT. Shibley acknowledged that he knows something about horticultural subjects, but stated that if there was anything about it he didn't know, it was how to discuss the subject assigned him as he had no experience in that line and had not had time to in form himself upon the subject. He said he knows lots of Crawford county farmers who are making good money at this business. He had raised some in his garden and is confident they will grow as well here as in Crawford county. He says a low estimate upon the amount that can be realized from an acre of cantelopes is $50 and that the ground may be cleared of the crop in time to be planted in late potatoes. Knowing so much about his subject, MT. Shib- ley touched on other varieties of products that can be grown with profit. He said that the drought had made it necessary for many people to realize something out of next years crop as quickly as possible and he recommended the planting of beans, peas and onions for market, and closed by saying he thinks cantelopes can be produced in this country at a profit.
 "Strawberry Culture" was the subject discussed byJ. A. Stand lee. Mr. Standlee said the one essential thing to do in the cul- tivation of strawberries is to cul- tivate. He says his limited ex- perience has taught him that one year -old plants should be set out in the spring in well-prepared low beds in rows IS inches apart, and plants three and half inches apart. Pluck away all blooms that appear first season and cul- tivate until the weeds quit coming. He said a few years ago he de- termined to try the production of strawberries. After one failure for lack of knowledge as how to handle them, he planted seven rows of 75 plants each. He sold his surplus berries in town from the first years crop, realizing S15.70. His patch is now enlarg- ed to about three -fourths of an acre. Last season he sold in town and shipped out a great many crates, realizing therefrom the sum of S62.25. Mir. Standlee