The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-11-30

~NtHf~~IEl -IIlt crow II-, AS lE All
other ayocatinus, is commensurate
( ira success or falure, iu proportion
to the wisdom that IS exercised 10y
those eubaTkiug iu the business,
sud since wrong beginning is al
most sure to result in bad ending.
/ will eUdeayor To give few prac-
teal details that should be observed
iu order t. obtain the most success
full results. The first and most inn
poTtaut Of which is "A iudicious Sc
lection OF soil ia reference 10 it's
adaptability tor certain species Of
fruit, as even in our black land
country the soils are widely differ
ent III their character, aud it is
often the case, that on very SIN Il
block Of land, may be found deep
alluvIsl soil, that is either we'll
drained with a gravel subsoii or has
Il rolling surface that quickly car
ries of all surplus water. Such
soils are best suited for stone fruits
as The peach, plum and apricot, a
so grape vines and berry plants, ana
on the same block only short dis
rance away you will find stif
.sayy soil where the adaptation IL
better for apples and pears which
are not So easily affected by water
soaking their roots The next inn
portaut step IN successful fruit
growing IS In make an intelligent
selection Of varieties. This can
often be done by inquiriuE Of your
neighbors what varieties OF peaches
or plums or other fruit they have
tested and which have proven the
most profitable ana satisfactory,
and If you can not suit yourself in
this way, you should visit or write
to some one of your nearest nur-
serymen, stating the character of
your soil, and the purpose for which
you are planting, whether for home
consumption or commercial purpo-
SEES, leaving the selection of varie-
ties almost entirely with him, and
you will almost inysribly get more
satisfactory selection of fruit than
could be gotten In any other man
ner, for he is supposed to under
stand your wants and TO know what
varieties would be best adapted TO
the purpose FOR which YOU desire
them. 1t is 10 the interest OF all
uurserymen to give their best selec-
tion in such cases, thereby making
every orchard an advertisement and
lasting friends of their customers.
will nov call attention to the old
adage Any thing that Is worth do
inv AT all, - worth doing well. " and
know Of nothing that il can better
be applied 10 than the handling,
planting and caring for trees. For
successful fruit growing mainly de-
ponds upOu the treatment the trees
receive. Yet we often see intelli-
gent aud frugal men Ia other ways
throw valuable trees ia al open
wagon, and drive tor miles with
their roots unprotected, and exposed
70 the sum and drying winds which
rapidly reduces their vitality. Such
negligence on the part OF the plant
/ er is often the cause Of disappoiut-
nleut, and makes tro1ble for the
nurserymen. IL is generally con-
ceded - 81 practical fruit growers
or any one else who has been close
observer OF plant growth, that fall
| planting is best, for when a tree is
rransplanted it immediately begins
TO rs-establish itself by starting new
roots; drsti by the healing Of the
wounds where the roots have been
cut, next by throwing out strong
quill like, penetrating roots from
such places, and then multitudes Of
fine feeders will begin to permeats
the soil in all directions. So BY