Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO AGRl-
CULTURlSTS.
'ome up-to-Date Hints About Cuit,-
walton of the Soil and Yields
Thereof-HorticuItur yiticuIt.rs aud
Horticulture.

IL the Wild Goose rum self FERTILE .
The Farmers Review recently sent
)ut Inquiries TO some of the leading
| 'ruit growers and hortlculturists re-
yarding the self.fertllity or self.steril.
~ OF the Wild Goose Plum. Below
are some OF the an1wers received:
w. Il. Flick. Marion County, Kan.
sas: think that the Wild Goose Plum
IS self-fertile. I have grown II for 20
years without proximity to any other
plums. They are apt to drop badly
from curculio, think. have but ten
irees. They have not proved hardy
with me.
5. J. Baldwin, Ncmaha County Kan
sas: ] have always grown Wild Goose
Plum with other sorts. such as Golden
Beauty, Weaver. Miner. Abundance.
Burbank, Ozon and others and usually
have fair crop Not having grown
Wild Goose Plum separately am not
prepared to give facts in regard to its
fertility. But | believe 1t is best to
grow 1t in connection with other sorts.
/ he Miner is sterile.
N. +. Murray, Holt County, Mis-.
souri,: The Wild Goose Plum is not
self-fertile. No mistake about this; II
Is barren and worthless unless fertil-
lied with some other variety. II wild
plums are growing near and there are
plenty OF bees working this will an
swer. But better plant other varieties
with them.
A. Chandler. Wyandotte County.
Kansas: / consider the Wild Goose
Plum fertile. 1t is early and sells we'll.
though IL is of poor quality. | can rec.
ommend II TO all fruit growers.
James b. Wild. Jasner County, Mis-.
souri,; We do not find the Wild Goose
Plum sufficiently fertile to enable 1t
to produce fruit by itself. We find IL
advisable TO plant near 1t plums like
the Miner and Forest Garden.
l.. A. Goodman, Secretary Missouri
State Horticultural Society: There
seems to be two strains OF the Wild
Goose Plum--one self-fertile the other
not.
Mr.. J. c. Bear. Montgomery County.
Ohio: My experience with the Wild
Goose Plum convinces me that 1t is
not self.fertile. have found a small
wild plum that successfully fertilizes
the Wild Goose Plum.
7. B. Chandler. ST. Francois County,
Missouri: grow the Wild Goose Plum,
but as the trees are right in the midst
OF a grove Of other plum trees they
(the Wild Goose trees) }. are full OF fruit
every year.
j. III. karnes. Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,: The Wild Goose Plum is one OF
the most prolific and profitable OF our
native plums. IL is not self.fertile.
have the best success with the Miner
as a fertilizer for 1t. The Miner is
ine late plum. Forest Rose is perhaps
as good.
F. M. Grant, Wabash County. In
diana: l am growing quite a number
OF Wild Goose plum trees and get
IIlums every year. l find 1t pistilate
or imperfect and fertilize with other
American sorts. have 46 varieties
II European, japanese. French and ma.
i've sorts In an orchard Of 500 trees,
and do some experimental work.
]. c. Evans. Howell County, Mis-.
souri,; There is more than one strain
OF Wild Goose Plum. Some are self.
fertile some years, but none are SO all
years, and none OF us have learned that
any are sure to bear any year.
G. w. Hopkins. Greene County. Mis-.
souri,: have always had some other
variety with the Wild Goose and can.
not saw from experience whether It is
self.fertile or not.
c. NJ. Hobbs. Marion County. Indi.
ana: The Wild Goose has not proven
here.
l.. N. Beal, Jefferson County, indi-
ana: The Wild Goose Plum is benefit.
ed by the pollen OF other plum trees.
! find the Miner plum good pollen
izer. can cite instances where iso-
lated Wild Goose plum trees are bar.
ren. From my experience would not
plant them by themselves. have 40
OF plums and consider the
Wild Goose one OF the best when han.
d,ed right But IL is like the Kiefer
pear. To be successful person should
know his business. One way 70 know
your business ia to read what others
are doing in such papers as the Farm.
ers' Review.
A. Bonnell. Lee County. Iowa: !
have few Wild Goose plum trees.
and like them the best OF any variety
have. think they are selffertile IL
several trees are set near together.
A summary of the above experiences
bears out the opinion expressed by
some Of our best hortlculturists that
The Wild Goose cannot be depended on
10 fertilize itself. The suggestion that