The Florida star., 1902-11-14
UNCLE SANS kEl. FARM
Model Institution to Be Estab-
lished Near Washington.
ALL KINDS OF DROPS TO BE GROWN


Farm O Mecca For Farmers the
World Over-Valuable ArbOretum
One of the Practical Features.
The department OF agriculture Is to
have a model farm situated just across
the Potomac river, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Evening Post. 1t will embrace that
part of the Arlington estate not used
for the National cemetery, amounting
to about 400 acres to the south of the
carriage road that leads to the Sheri-
dan entrance and bordering the river.
1t is to be known as the Arlington
Farms, and it is the purpose Of Sec
retary Wilson to make it Mecca for
farmers not only in the United States,
but from all over the world.
In May, 1901, the first move was
made toward reclaiming this part of
the Arlington estate. The property up
to that time had been In charge of the
war department, but it was not used
and had received practically no care.
~
it was turned over to the department
of agriculture for experimental pur-
poses. L. &. COrbett, the hOrticultur-
list of the plant breeding division, was
chosen to work out the plans, and I'M
der the direction of the secretary and
of Professor B. L. Galloway he be-
gan. The land had been used only
., Go
the best thing Mr.. Corbett could do
was to restore the soil. He had it
plOwed up and sOwn to cOwpeas, soy
beans and coarse fodder. which, when
matured, were promptly plowed un-
der again. This year he put in crop
Of rye as an experiment and found
that it yielded twenty-five bushels TO
the acre, which is much better than
the average.
Mr. Corbett has had the land care
fully surveyed and has drawn plans
Just as an architect would for Il house.
There will be model farmhouse, a
model orchard, with the finest Ameri-
can fruit that can be grown, and all
sorts of crops, standard and new.
There will be also a large collection OF
shade trees brought together for COM
parison and all marked plainly with
both their popular and their scientific
Names SO that farmer visiting the
place and seeing a tree or shrub
which he would like in his own home
will be able to make a memorandum
and order from 1t intelligently. There
will be foliage plants and shrubs also
arranged III the most artistic and use
full way, furnishing object lessons in
their use and adaptability. Already
the work OF building a model farm has
begun. and many OF the trees have
been started.
I'VE intend" said Mr.. Corbett. ito
make il the finest and most complete
collection OF apple. peach and pear
trees in the country. and the first OBJ
ject will be to complete the list Of
American varieties. We are particu-
larly well situated here for the grow
| ing of all these fruits In zone where
the flora Of all the north and south
overlap. We can grow apples which
| flourish in the northern part of Min
ncSuta or the DakOtas and at tn" same
| time can grow the varieties which dU
well in the CarOlinas and the northern
| part OF Florida. So ii will be with
| peaches, pears and to some extent pos
| sibly oranges. In making this c"il"c-
tiun We shall grow each tree ourselves,
| grating the stock Oh u young tree of
! known character and health. The cut
ting viii be taken from Il tree which is
| in fruit and which We know tu be true
! To its name. This ~-Trp H"'uTacy
of numenclatur[r. w. II. y. FairbaEcry
valuable for pI:larsai irove, III AIacaho
in the work zen -credire destroyor">r
breeding they cluster of pi last 10 the
eArcrimenterS in;ditorial tas he l"'
he arporeer,in types yer! p'+S
teal thing. lbu fruT Tou' great man!
native trees in ,eE t.on ,',,' now; Win 'U n'
here for purposes of comparison. Ev
cry native tree which thrivos In this
climatpaw him 'fromr"wn OH tn" fun
:, TYR Il, what y and diayT 'rnI, - AND p.rrn
ruth in the rsnser's S, grown in S"'l
e Els SIorga.;e,., l.Pss P'1 to mab. NAL thrn
n - las. - iefm Pie lat may easily b,
E;:-AsdxSGeT4f1n. We shall lot 20 il
tyL.2 v2 Dury or foreign things cXccp
asfBaSIse brought for experimental
tiuI;-t'The main object will be- IL SHOW
what can be done 10y any cntrrIrisins
| farmer with the material al hand"