Oakes Republican., 1902-01-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
OF INTEREST TO AGRl-
CULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Culti-
vation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulture and
Horticulture.

Is the Wild Goose Plum self-Fertile:
The Farmers Review recently sent
out inquiries to some Of the leading
fruit growers and horticulturists re-
garding the self-fertility or self-steril-
it, of the Wild Goose Plum. Below
are some of the answers received:
w. B. Flick, Marion County, Kan
sas: think that the Wild Goose Plum
is self-fertile. l have grown it for 25
years without proximity to any other
plums. They are apt to drop badly
from curculio, think. l have but ten
trees. They have not proved hardy
with me.
S. j. Baldwin, Nemaha County, Kan
, sas: 1 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 l am not
prepared to give facts in regard to its
fertility. But believe it is best to
grow it in connection with other sorts.
the Miner is sterile.
N. F. Murray, Holt County, Mis-
souri,: The Wild Goose Plum is not
self-fertile. No mistake about this; it
is barren and worthless unless fertil-
lied with some other variety. If 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: l consider the Wild Goose
Plum fertile. It is early and sells we'll,
though it is of poor quality. l can rec
ommend it to all fruit growers.
James B. Wild, Jasner County, Mis-.
souri,: We do not find the Wild Goose
Plum sufficiently fertile to enable it
to produce fruit by itself. We find it
advisable to plant near it 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 it is
not self-fertile. have found a small
wild plum that successfully fertilizes
the Wild Goose Plum.
L. B. Chandler, st. Francois County,
Missouri: grow the Wild Goose Plum,
but as the trees are right in the midst
OF grove of other plum trees they
(the Wild Goose trees) are full of fruit
every year.
j. H. Karnes, Buchanan County, Mis-
souri,: The Wild Goose Plum is one of
the most prolific and profitable of our
native plums. 1t is not self-fertile.
have the best success with the Miner
as a fertilizer for it. The Miner is a
fine late plum. Forest Rose is perhaps
as good.
r. M. Grant, Wabash County, In
diana: l am growing quite number
OF Wild Goose plum trees and get
!'lums every year. l find it pistilate
or imperfect and fertilize with other
American sorts. I have 46 varieties
II European, japanese, French and ma
tive sorts in an orchard of 500 trees,
and do some experimental work.
j. G. 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,: I have always had some other
variety with the Wild Goose and can
not say from experience whether it is
self-fertile or not
c. M. Hobbs, Marion County, Indi-
ana: The Wild Goose has not proven
self-fertile here.
l.. N. Beal, Jefferson County, Indi-
ana: The Wild Goose Plum is benefit
ed by the pollen of other plum trees.
I find the Miner plum a good pollen
izer. l can cite instances where iso-
lated Wild Goose plum trees are bar
rem. From my experience would not
plant them by themselves. | have 40
varieties of plums and consider the
Wild Goose one Of the best when han
died right. But it is like the Kiefer
pear. To be successful person should
know his business; One way to know
your business Isl to read what others
are doing in such papers as the Farm
ers' Review.
A. Bonnell, Lee County, Iowa: 1
have a few Wild Goose plum trees,
and like them the best of any variety
I have. I think they are self-fertile if
several trees are set near together.
A summary of the above experiences
bears out the opinion expressed by
some of our best horticulturists that
the Wild Goose cannot be depended on
to fertilize itself. The suggestion that
there are two strains-One fertile and